Busboy Return

Restroom

Throughout the day, the accommodation I entered was filled with about 30 young people like me who had nowhere else to go.

According to Dooki, Captain Joseph operates a large lodging to ensure a stable workforce supply.

"But you seem so strange today. Your questions are all very basic and beginner-level. These questions are usually asked by newbies who just joined," Dooki said.

"Well, You told me I almost died. I feel like I just came back from the dead, so I am updating myself now."

"Sure, you came back from the dead. Anyway, there's something odd about you. I don't know what's going on in your mind, but you should be careful," Dooki expressed either pity or concern, it was hard to tell.

"MJ, you know that the atmosphere has been weird since the last incident, right? You know that if you cause trouble here, you'll be the only one affected," he added, pointing towards a row of doors down the hallway.

"What do you mean? Last incident?" I asked, noticing the suspicion in Dooki's eyes.

"Just kidding, just kidding. How could I forget? Don't worry about it," he brushed it off.

"Get rid of this stupid newbie thing quickly. My patience is about to go through the roof." 

Dooki warned, showing genuine concern for me.

Suddenly, the conversation abruptly ended, leaving an awkward silence between us.

'Anyway where the heck is the room? I can't just ask which one it is, even though the concept is Newborn Baby' 

I muttered, lost and wandering around, and Dooki's annoyed expression didn't help.

"What's wrong with you, man? Do you need to go No. 2?" he scolded.

"Maybe I need to"

"Oh shit! Go take a dump, man." Dooki said, getting into the door labeled 11."

Also, I noticed Dooki's unconsciously turning his head towards a certain direction.

'OK! The restroom is this way! Dooki's chin is a compass,' I thought to myself.

Without warning, the door swung wide open, and Dooki's casual remark slipped out.

"Let me tell you something that matches your concept today. Don't stay in the restroom for too long. You know ghosts come out at night, right?"

Thud!

I felt startled, even though I hadn't done anything wrong. Perhaps it was because of the thought that I was deceiving him.

***

[Captain Joseph runs a large-scale snow crab specialty buffet characterized by huge stores. The company's headquarters is in Maryland, with chain stores in major cities across the country...

...providing employment opportunities and accommodations to socially disadvantaged young people, helping them become self-reliant and nurturing diligent and sincere members of society, contributing to a healthy community...

...especially, the company is a leading player in CSR, collecting discarded crab shells in Mexico, crushing them in a factory, and bringing them back to the US mainland to use as construction materials, providing housing for vulnerable groups...]

"It's quite a decent restaurant. By the way, they have more than a hundred large-scale restaurants nationwide? Is the Snow Crab so expensive because people like us eat so much here?" I asked, recalling the sight of hundreds of people eagerly enjoying the crab.