Jiyeon should have known it was going to be one of those days the moment she walked into the restaurant kitchen and heard Chef Kang shouting at the coffee machine like it had personally wronged his ancestors.
"You demonic, caffeine-spewing contraption!" Kang bellowed, his hands clenched into fists. "I'll dismantle you bolt by bolt and sell your parts to a thrift store if you don't start working!"
Jiyeon set down her bag, rubbing her temples. "Is he yelling at the coffee machine again?" she asked no one in particular.
Jisoo, who was attempting to clean a tray that had apparently been splattered with espresso, shrugged. "You'd think after the third time it flooded the counters and started steaming ominously, we'd get rid of it. But nope. Kang's determined to 'tame the beast.'"
Jiyeon raised an eyebrow. "Tame it? Is he planning to ride it into battle?"
