Object
Patio Waffles (small, shareable serving)
A small serving of breakfast waffles — the familiar grid‑patterned cakes brought onto the outdoor patio by a waitress. Presented informally (on a plate or to‑go container), they function as an immediately edible, shareable prop that staff riff on while talking. Characters pick at or mention them in mid‑conversation; the waffles punctuate banter and register as a trivial, domestic presence against the meeting's political urgency.
3 appearances
Purpose
Edible refreshment provided to staff — a casual snack to eat during an off‑record patio meeting.
Significance
Operates as a comic, grounding detail that highlights staff levity and distraction. The waffles' casual presence undercuts the meeting's seriousness, prompting Leo's rebuke and thereby signaling fraying discipline and rising internal tension.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used