Boss attacks: Varick Visits the Dalv Shack

Somehow lounging around reading all day on the white quartz beach of Lyra had caused Varick to work up quite an appetite. A small food shack sat on the shoreline, so the mahogany Clydesdale approached the aluminum-sided building. No one was waiting at the order window, so Varick stood there waiting for someone to take his order. No one appeared, causing the tailor to get suspicious as he dusted a bit of sand off his rainbow bikini.

 

    “YOU CALL THIS FISH AND CHIPS,” a voice from the back yelled. “THIS SHACK IS A HEALTH HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CONDEMNED!” The sudden shouting caught Varick off guard and made him jump a little.

 

    “Um, hello,” the blonde horse asked, slightly leaning into the window. A familiar angry human with red eyes and brown hair appeared in the window shortly. “You work here now, food cop?”

 

    “We’ve been over this tailor! My name is Lord Dalv Blackhand, and no, I don’t work at this travesty! I’m shutting it down, though,” the vampire growled, annoyed by this new interruption.

 

    “Lord… right. Does that mean I can’t get a turkey burger with all the fixings and an order of fries,” Varick inquired as his stomach growled, reminding the Clydesdale of his hunger. It would be a long walk back into town to find food if Dalv shut this place down.

 

    “You want a turkey burger? I’ll make you the best one you’ve ever eaten if you burn this petri dish of a shack to the ground afterward,” the vampire hissed as he disappeared back into the kitchen. Five minutes later, Varick was eating the best turkey burger he had ever had. Dalv cooked it to perfection with the right amount of seasoning. The fries tasted like they were fried by a salt fairy whose sole purpose in life was to fry potatoes.

 

    “That was the best burger I’ve ever had, but you know it’s illegal to start a fire on a beach, so…,” Varick told Dalv as he finished the last bite of food.

 

    “Don’t worry, I have another solution,” the vampire smirked sinisterly as the beach swallowed the shack.