Historically, the Black Bear Diner was more or less what a hoarder with a bear fixation would imagine a lumberjack eating in. It was, however, close to Spruce Industrial and had cheap, filling food, so it did modest business. Two years ago, however, the flagging business was purchased by Gina Castro, who was either too broke or too cheap to completely renovate the place. Instead, she kept all the bears-- and upcycled. Now all the various wooden bear statues, carved bear heads, and bear busts go through a series of wardrobe changes as they are dressed up by staff, the mugs were drunkenly repainted so some bear paws have rings, painted nails, or at the very least retouched, and the whole place polished without actually fixing up much.
The Den is open 24/7, always playing music entirely based on Gina's preference that day, and as a rule of thumb the staff never lowers it and never takes requests, though they can be bribed to change it to the genre of your choice - if they like you. And speaking of the staff, the only things Gina insists on is people get the meal they ordered in a reasonable timeframe and that it stays sanitary. Things like smiling, manners, uniforms, or really customer service are not what they're paid for, and thus are entirely optional.
How does the place manage to stay in business? Well, it's got a quasi-hipster vibe now so it's enjoyed ironically, and you get surprisingly good, cheap diner/waffle house food without having to make small talk or pretend to be in a good mood. Not to mention the staff rarely takes initiative, so if you want an uninterrupted conversation over a meal, this is your place.
In early August 2020 (OOC January 2020), rumors started circulating that what everyone has always known as the Black Bear Diner actually used to be called the Grizzly Den Diner. All of those without Glimmer remember it as the Black Bear Diner exclusively, but those with Glimmer can roll Alertness+Glimmer vs Mandela Effect/6 one time to determine how they remember. Any success means they remember it correctly as The Grizzly Den Diner. Any failure means they remember it as The Black Bear Diner.
You can reroll using a luck point, but you do not re-roll every time your PC attempts to remember. The one roll covers them indefinitely.
Because the diner was purchased namely to launder her own fortune, alleviate boredom, and give her some permanency, Gina's diner is not run like most places, especially the employee-patron dynamics.
Things to keep in mind:
* 1. For employees, this is not a democracy. It's an apathetic dictatorship.
* 2. Gina considers the food sacrosanct. Anything that affects the food quality or its sanitation is a big no-no. The dining experience she cares less about, though..
* 3. You can't buy anything stronger than coffee. The diner doesn't have a liquor license, so they won't sell any - though feel free to bring alcohol, the Poorhouse is close! Employees, as long as you can still do your job well, Gina doesn't care. If you're an employee and also a drug dealer, Gina won't care what you sell so long as it's not during your working shift.
* 4. Federal work guidelines are obeyed as much as possible. We get drug dealers AND cops in this diner, let's not have anybody get nervous.
* 5. The fluffy soft customer service skills are entirely optional. Food to the table in a reasonable amount of time, Sanitary, tasty food. Those are the only constants, patrons. That simple.
* 6. In the Diner Hierarchy, Gina is top, the bears second, cooks come third, staff fourth, and patrons last - this is a place where the customers are not always right, but are by tradition humored.
This business is available for cooks, and waitstaff.