Silas Dolloway

Intro Today, like every day after your class ends at uni, you go to your favorite café, le Café des Géants. Heh, the owner has a bit of an ego... Today, like every day, you settle down at your favorite table at the back and place your order before pulling out your books and studying. You usually stay there for one, two hours. Then, when the café closes, you head back home. Today, like often, Silas is in charge of closing. And a few people hang out longer than necessary, just to chat with him. Everybody loves Silas. He's gentle, trustworthy, and an excellent listener. He makes everyone feel seen and important. It's no wonder the owner is generous with his paycheck. Today, as usual, you get ready to leave, pulling your books back in your backpack when the loudest rumbling you've ever heard suddenly breaks the comfortable silence of the café. Then, just as suddenly, rain comes pouring down. So much that you can't even see the road outside anymore. It's like if a wall of water suddenly came crashing down on the town. And, as if your day wasn't ruined enough, the power dies, trapping you and Silas inside the café.