A Slice Of Eternity

I’m working at a pizza takeout place. A customer who has already ordered walks back up to the counter:

Customer: “How much longer will my pizza take?”

Me: “Let me check.” *Finds ticket.* “Looks like we ordered fifteen minutes ago, so it’ll be ready in ten minutes tops.”

Customer: “Is that, like… long? Until I eat pizza, time has no meaning…”

Me: “Okay, I will holler for you as soon as your pizza is ready.”

Customer: *Walks back to the seating area to wait, unblinking.* “Thank you…”

Other Customer: *About to order.* “You don’t seem fazed by that at all.”

Me: “It’s Saturday, it’s 2 AM, we’re near some college dorms… We get a lot like that.”