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'Lonely Hearts Club' (Waitress Version)

Added 2023-02-14 13:30:01 +0000 UTC

[Alternate Text: An image of a soft pink, paper heart strung on a string with a tear starting to rip through its center. The background is black, which makes the title: 'Lonely Hearts Club' in a pink and dusty rose colored font stand out. The font itself is retro.]

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The Fernweh Diner sign casts an unsettling reddish glow over the mostly empty parking lot. Its discharge tubes are well-made antiques, allowing the neon light to shine a vibrant crimson before weakening to soft pinks and muted reds as the excited emissions strobe through the tubing. The words look more alive the longer you take to study how they pulse.

The red and white color scheme is fitting for Valentine's Day, but it only seems disturbing at night.

Your latest nightmare was full of red…

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