At the Pancake House During a Zombie Apocalypse

"Rain or shine, it's pancake time!"

Joy has heard the saying before and having gone to the Pancake House since childhood, she remembers her family hiding out there during a hurricane or sneaking out with friends for 2 a.m. pancakes and bacon or researching online the status of the Pancake House index to determine how close they were to an apocalypse.

Apparently, the government considered them a good indicator of how close they are to some impending doom considering that they just don't ever close.

But now it's Day 532 of the Cordyceps Pandemic (more commonly known as the "zombie" pandemic) and the Pancake House is still dishing out coffee and bacon to clients, and giving Joy an earful for being late for her second shift-- even if it was for the fact that she had to fight off a hoard of zombies just to get to the Pancake House.

Because rain or shine or the Pancake House never closes.
Not even for a zombie apocalypse.