Diner Story Idea

In the early morning hours (4-5AM) a small diner located beneath a train track is empty except for the burly short order cook who is slowly wiping down the counter top. The lights in the diner begin to flicker as an passing train shakes everything that is not bolted down. After the train passes a short hobo with a flushed face and tattered clothes enters the diner. The hobo walks up to the bar, sits down and motions to the cook that he would like some coffee. In an irritated manner the cook points to the marquee where the price, 5 cents, is listed as the cost for coffee. The hobo smiles awkwardly and begins to dig in his pockets hastily. The hobo places the contents of his pocket on the table and begins to push each penny toward the cook. However after the third penny the hobo tries to pass off a couple buttons as pennies. This is quite obvious to the cook who scorns the hobo with a look of frustration, but the hobo returns to searching in his pocket for some other item to exchange. As the situation looks more and more futile, a beautiful female waitress enters the diner. She is early for shift change. Immediately the expression on the cooks face softens as he ogles her. She sits down softly in a booth and picks up a paper lying near by. As the cook falls into a trance, it becomes obvious to the hobo that there is a connection between the waitress and the cook that has yet to be explored and an opportunity for him to facilitate. While the cook rests his head in his hand leaning on the bar, the hobo slowly reaches up and plucks the cooks hat off his head. The cook is jolted out of his daze and begins to scold the hobo, but the hobo gestures to the cook to go over and sit with her. Eventually the cook hands over his apron and sheepishly moves over to the table and asks to sit down. The jolly little hobo trots over to the table and serves each one of them a hot fresh cup of coffee. As we watch the waitress and the cook begin to have playful banter, the camera pulls back to reveal the hobo quietly and happily sipping a cup of hot coffee.