A new coffee shop opened up last year under the name "Cassanoire" operating daily from 6 pm to 3 am. It is entirely family-run by a guy with long hair and a sly grin named Erych, his partner Mama Cass who works in the kitchen, and their daughter Lisa, who does various chores . This shop is located at the end of a small strip-mall along side of a large, isolated parking lot.  Cassanoire offers $3 drip coffee with free refills along with a menu of a few stale pastry items. In the beginning, Erych hires Jose to present the menu and handle orders at the table.  The cafe is usually calm and quiet with plenty of empty seating.  But after the first few months the format changes, and  Erych lets Jose go.  Orders are then taken by Erych who lords over the counter waiting for customers to approach.  Customers could then choose a mug and get their own coffee refills to carry to a table.  

Soon a group of unorganized Regulars forms that includes Debbie, Prissy, Joan, Pugsley, Timmy, Kernell, Thom, David, Tony.  Less frequent regulars like Darkseed, Babydoll and Candy only come on the weekends.  The shop is a gem to alternative younger crowds who have limited options for places to go later at night. The dim and smokey atmosphere draws out new customers who are unemployed or want to be part of an eclectic culture. But a growing segment do not buy the coffee and just come to sit and socialize. Debbie gets rides from her mom and starts meeting her friend Prissy every night.  Timmy wants to come every night too, but he runs out of cash and just sits without buying anything.  A guy named John begins coming frequently and let's Erych know that he wants to bring some friends to the cafe too.  Another regular named Tony says that Erych has started kicking out people who do not purchase a drink because the shop is becoming busier. "I don't see how they keep the lights on in this place," David wonders. A glimpse into the back part of the building reveals a mattress, spent cigarettes and excessive trash strewn across the floor.  Mama Cass is working around the mess, but Tony thinks that Erych's family has started living in the back of the coffee shop.  Pugsley confirmed this and suggested that they can't afford to pay rent anywhere else.  Darkseed says that he has seen Erych throwing trash out the back of the building before.  And Lisa has begun flirting with some of John's friends.  They say among themselves, "We should be getting some of THAT sweet tail!"

The Regulars are apathetic about what goes on in the back and what gets said in the front.  As long as they can get cheap coffee and sit in the shop for many hours, the state of the management is not much concern.  Curiously, some people notice that Erych begins handling personal items which he keeps under the counter.  "Check this baby out!" as he pulls out a sword holding it horizontally with both hands.  John gleams, "That's a slick blade you got there, bro."  Erych then brags that he has other items including a slingshot, a hunting knife, and a valuable book which he also removes from under the counter to show-off.  Pugsley recognizes these items as belonging to Candy, Thom, and Timmy, respectively.  Most of the others do not pay much attention though.  And apparently, Erych has been offering "deals" to customers who spend a lot of time in the shop without making a purchase.  These new deals involve Erych holding some item of value as payment for menu items until the owners pay him back.  Or he just keeps the items to add to his little collection.  Erych begins to promote these sort of arrangements as him providing a service to the coffee shop community because it allows for Regulars, like Timmy, to continue to stay in the cafe for hours every night.  For example, a girl named Pamela ran out of money but continues to sit in the cafe without a mug.  Erych sees her opal necklace and says, "We can make a deal for that beautiful necklace you got there, honey.  And you can stay as long as you like."  Pamela replies with a look of horror, "But my grand mother gave me this the last time I saw her," as she looks down.  "Don't worry Pam, I got your drink tonight," says her friend Valeria, as she slaps three bills onto the table.  Erych retrieves the money with an almost-amazing smooth swipe of gliding perfection across the table, disappearing the bills under his hand.  He then glances away toward a large empty glass jar and remarks softly, "Looks like the tip jar is getting cut tonight."  Pam and Val walk out never to return again.  

As word of mouth spreads to other nearby cities, business starts to really pick up later in the evening.  Erych has made a new policy and points to a sign on the wall that reads "Buy or Good Bye".  He remarks to the crowd, "It's time to get out those wallets folks."  Erych has also points to the giant glass jar on the counter with money at the bottom with a card that reads, "Tips for Erych". Timmy quickly informs everyone, "Oh shit, I don't have any money until next week, and Erych already has all my stuff."  Before anyone could intervene, Erych presents a solution saying, "I got you covered.  I will give you a $50 credit to use in the store, but you have to spend it all tonight".  With a wide devilish grin, lips pressed together tightly and rubbing his hands, Erych firmly adds that Timmy would have to pay him $75 next week.  Debbie supports the demand by saying, "Come on Timmy, we want you to stay here!"  Darkseed remarks, "wow, that's steep".  David observes, "That sounds like a trap," quietly commenting to Tony.  Timmy hesitates nervously while John says, "Don't worry about it Timmy, you'll get paid by then and you can settle it up, bro".  Erych then steps it up and adds, "...or you can leave", again pointing to the new sign on the wall. Feeling heavily pressured, Timmy agrees to the deal and ordered as many snacks and drinks as he could consume, giving some to the Regulars to use up the credit.  Debbie, Prissy, Thom and Kernell are very happy to get the free drinks through Timmy's deal.  Darkseed, Babydoll and John have no comment but they accept the drink.  Candy chimes in, "Make mine a large!".  Pugsley says, "No thanks, I'll pass".   As Timmy leaves to go into the restroom, Tony remarked that he would have paid for Timmy's drink.  Pugsley, Darkseed, and Babydoll admit that Erych was not being fair.  But then Prissy stands up to say, "Timmy should pay for own drink like the rest of us, or else he should have to take the deal that Erych offered!"  Joan agrees saying "We all got to pay for what we want one way or another, he just has to go with the flow."  Thom adds, "I just mind my own business in here."  David chimes in, "He spends all his money on junk food, loses his personal possessions to Erych, and now he owes more money just to sit in a chair - It's obscene and ridiculous."  Debbie reasons, "You can't come in here and not buy anything".  But then Babydoll argues that "he was not taking anything from the shop by sitting in an otherwise empty chair".  Pugsley tells Tony privately that Erych and Mama Cass are getting more desperate to pay the lease as trash builds up in the back and behind the building into the parking lot.  

Factions are forming in the coffee shop as Erych begins hosting weekly private meetings outside of business hours exclusively for certain customers who identify as "Juggalos" - attendance by invitation only.  When Debbie asks Erych about secret meetings, John cuts in sharply that the private meetings are "Cause we're family, bitch!".  Then there is a loud and disruptive "whoop whoop" coming from one of the tables.  John laughs, pointing, "Hell Yeah."  Babydoll asks Darkseed if they can leave early as Erych ignores the clamor and continues work at the counter.   A new guy named Jeremy meets a couple new friends at his table and declares, "Listen up you all, We're the Devilplayers.  And we're doing our own thing here."  Another new customer named Rusty comes in and goes around greeting everyone.  He tells Erych that he wants to bring his crew in there too because he loves the atmosphere.  Upon hearing this, Mama Cass walks around a corner and goes out sight.  Kernell asks Pugsley if Rusty is a new Juggalo, and Pugsley says that he is nothing like the Juggalos.  Pugsley quietly adds, "Everyone knows, don't mess with Rusty.  He is trouble". The commotion appears to please Erych immensely as he prepares several drinks.    Erych's delight then soars to new heights, "What will it be, rocket man?" as he starts talking about possible drink concoctions that nobody ever heard of.  He smiles at Lisa,"We got some good ideas in my head tonight," as the last late night hour drags on.  

Rusty and his crew become known as the Rumulons, after his last name.   A few of less-vocal regulars are missing, but their seats are replaced by more new customers.  The Juggalos have a firm presence on a side of the cafe.  And graffiti that reads "ICP" next to a clown face appears on the side of the building.  The so-called Devilplayers emerge as a frequent group who read and play cards in the corner.  Jeremy and his three friends tend to spend a fair amount buying more than just a refill coffee.  So Erych has made a new drink menu:  "Desperate Joe" for $4,  "The Rebel Yell" for $5, "The Razor's Edge" for $7,  "Hell's Fury" for $9, and "Reaper's Revenge" for $15.  He claims that this last drink is an exclusive concoction for loyal customers want to support the coffee shop and stay up all night. Ingredients are a mystery, but it has a much higher dose of caffeine and sugar than any other drink. Prissy laughingly  exclaims, "No one is going to buy those overpriced drinks."  Joan implies she would do sexual acts to get the drinks if necessary.  She exclaims, "I can't afford this new high power drink, but damn I want it real bad!  I'll do anything, I mean ANYTHING, if one of you high rolling guys would buy it for me."  Darkseed says, "It's motel time y'all!"  Joan gazes out and forms her lips into a circle with her tongue sticking out with a nasty little grin.  This draws Erych's attention and his face lights up.  Lisa hollers out, "You go girl!"  Raven shouts drunkenly, "That's what I'm talking about!  Some low-down hot pleasing action."  David brags that he will order the most expensive drink, repeatedly asking what that is.  But Tony accurately predicts that it would be a one-time purchase.  Pugsley quietly tells, "Most of us can't afford to pay those prices anyway."  John, who is becoming a prominent juggalo, yells out, "Hell yeah, about time he put some teeth into this place!"  Another Juggalo, John's new sidekick Raven, adds with a glare, "All you poor fuckers better be chugging them down tonight - we need this place."  John reinforces the remark with, "What the man said guys - wake the fuck up already." Darkseed quietly comments, "Roll them bills out", and laughs. Debbie moans, "This place is getting too goddamned expensive."  John proudly orders, "A round of Hell's Fury for all my boys!"  Rusty announces, "A round of Reapers Revenge for my crew!"  Erych glows as he calmly states, "I can feel the love tonight."  Babydoll tells Candy, "Holy shit, look at that.  The tip jar is starting to fill up, and it's not just the money that Erych put in this time."  Mama Cass gives advice to Joan about her vulgar attitude, and then returns to the kitchen again.  

As the show-boating wears off, everyone returns to ordering the less expensive drinks.  Timmy coins a phrase:  one-cup minimum, referring to the cheap refill coffee that the remaining Regulars continue to purchase.  A few of the long-time  customers have stopped coming, and others leave early.  But a growing group begins to congregate around Rusty on the other side.  Jeremy's group remains at the same table in the back every night, and they do not bother anyone. Suddenly, Debbie complains toward Erych that "it's too crowded in here".  Pugsley notes that Erych is talking about expanding the coffee shop as the unit next door is vacant and available.  Tony wonders if Erych and Mama Cass can get the funds together to rent another unit.  When asked if the increasing business is a success, Mama Cass was heard remarking, "It's a real struggle, but we're believers".  Tony hearing this also, orders a Razor's Edge for each of several Regulars at a cost of over $200.  Prissy smiles and says, "Oh my god, you're an angel."  Erych has the widest grin on his face as he lines up a row of mugs and starts the fills.  Joan struts past John who is wearing tight vinyl pants, and taunts, "I just want get into those pants."  John, appearing unimpressed replies, "I'll let you know if I want to get rid of them."  The whole place is becoming a stuffy mess where nothing really goes on, but everyone wonders what will happen next.  A recipe for disaster is right around the corner as new graffiti appears outside on that wall that night reading, "Rumulons Rule" crossing out "ICP" with "FU juggalos."

Erych starts an Open Mic Night with poetry reading every weekend, as the increase in customers appears to be leveling off.  There is a rumor that he is considering charging a $10 cover to enter after midnight but include a basic cup of coffee.  Debbie and Prissy are saying negative things about him behind his back, simply referring to him as that "greedy asshole", for example. Kernell calls this a "forced coffee purchase just to enter a door."  Candy asks, "How do those guys afford their rock and roll lifestyle?"  Timmy calls the drinks that Jeremy, Rusty, and John buy as over-priced, glorified coffee drinks.  The Juggalos and Rusty's crowd now make up more than half of the customers sitting in the shop on an average night.  Although business is up, a few customers express concern because of new graffiti that reads "snitches get stitches", and art showing an a grenade, a broken bottle, and a pumping fist.  Pugsley says that David is talking to regulars like Darkseed about protesting the shop.  David tends to act as an agitator when  conflict erupts, and it looks like they are making some sort of plans.  Lisa has been seen leaving with certain customers in Rusty's group at the end of the night.  Poetry readings mostly make no sense, but occasionally include jabs at some of the other factions.  Jeremy's group seems the most interested in the new features and reads poems about dark, unsettling topics while Debbie tells Raven to sit down.  Raven snaps back with "You can suck my dick you fat ass cunt".  Prissy gasps as Joan adds, "You're better at that action than she is."  Candy laughs, but John being triggered throws in with a twisted look, "We'll see how wise you people are outside."  Pugsley moves to the back of the cafe as Debbie screams, "Blow it out your ass, shithead!"  Erych has a moment of concern on his face, but then overrides the tension with a few funny remarks such as, "If this keeps up, we'll need to build a stage!"

Cassanoire and is now filled to capacity during the Open Mic Nights.  Erych decides not to charge a cover on weekends after all.  Instead he hires a new employee named Ray - a tall, dark individual who never smiles and does not seem interested in conversation.  Ray has a routine of going around as an enforcer to find anyone who has not made a purchase, firmly asking, "Would you like to place an order?" while staring intently. The Regulars order their one-drink minimum , but some continue to sit and not order.  Many try to avoid and ignore Ray.  He was heard dealing with a regular known as Kernell, someone who runs out of money before his next paychecks but still comes to the shop.  Ray began explaining to Kernell, "You have two choices:  you can either purchase a drink, or you can leave."  Kernell then gets up and slings the heavy glass door open to go outside and stands next to the entrance as if waiting for someone.  Ray aggressively marches behind him while threatening to call police.  "If you want to stand outside the door, you still have to make a purchase," Ray growled.  Tony calls this "gestapo tactics". Prissy tells Ray that he "can go to hell."  Mama Cass hearing this whispers something to Erych.  Joan intentionally does not order, hoping to get attention, but Ray skips right over her.  Joan then yells, "Why don't you come at me, motherfucker?"  Timmy was also heard making insulting remarks behind Ray's back.  David nods and mutters, "Preach it brother Tim."  Yet Ray seems unphased by anything said to him, or about him.  And he seems to know not to bother the Juggalo's, the Rumulons or the Devilplayers, if they don't order immediately when they arrive.  

One night Tony goes to Cassanoire to meet an aquaintance and did not order for a few minutes.  Before his meeting,  he was aggressively approached by Ray who started the "enforcer script" on him.  This made him angry because Tony had informed Ray that he was waiting for someone and would order at a later time.  Ray rebounds with "You have two options..." as Tony interrupts with, "I have many options."  Ray repeats his demand but did not threaten to call police this time.  Tony said that Ray appeared less confident than usual and tells Pugsley, "I have not seen Ray back down before; he just stood there all nervous."  Pugsley describes Ray as a mechanical nuisance lurking over everyone as Debbie advises, "Just ignore him... that's what most of us do anyway."  Tony suggests that he was not coming back as long as Ray is there, adding, "He totally messed up my meeting.  That guy is abusive."  Darkseed points out that, "This is the only social outlet some people have."  While John lowers his aggression to say, "Darkseed is right on that one... some of us come from an hour away to get here and then have to put up with his bullshit."  Thom ponders, "We're not here to right the world, we just want some space to think."  Ray's behavior begins to errode attendance and effectively eliminates some customers that Erych could use to make deals.  Sometimes Kernell enters to see if Ray is there and then leaves quickly without taking a seat.  This all contibutes to the Juggalos being more obnoxious than usual.  One of them named Peter moans, "Watch this!  I'm so off my rocker,"  as he flicks a lit cigarette straight up into the ceiling where it hits a tile and rains down hot ashes leaving a burn mark.  No one even seems to notice as Prissy asks, "Where are those Devilplayers tonight?"  Joan informs that they started going to some comic shop instead.  A couple  Rumulons come in and sit down when John asks, "Where's the big Rumu tonight?"  Rusty was outside behind the building making some sort of exchange.  Pugsley claims that he saw Rusty earlier passing a lit cigarette to a couple of kids behind the building before taking a package onto a trail through the woods.  Later, he comes inside as Lisa lets him in through the rear entrance of the building.  

After a long time of planning, Erych expands Cassanoire by making a large opening to connect the shop to the adjacent vacant space.  The size and number of customers that it can accommodate doubles.  But the timing may be bad because while the plans have been in the works, customer patronage is declining steadily.  Ray is seen less often, and Erych's attractive, charismatic daughter, Lisa, has become more visible during week nights, making vulgar remarks to Rumulons about how sexy they look.  Pugsley says, "Don't tell anyone I said this, but Lisa sleeps around for money."  Some guys, including Rusty and Raven, come out alone from a black door in the rear of the expansion as  Debbie blurts out, "Where's Lisa?!"  David also noticed that Lisa had disappeared for awhile and remarks, "That's interesting."  But Pugsley looks down and says, "shhh... Don't ask," tapping his fingers nervously on the table.  Darkseed flashes a gesture of a sex act with his hands.  And John remarks, "When do I get a turn?" Erych unexpectedly remarks that his daughter "knows how to treat the guys right" with a crazed look in his eyes and a mad grin.  He proudly announces, "It's time for my daughter to butter the bread!"  Debbie notes, "But you don't serve buttered bread here, do you?"  Prissy rolls her eyes and then takes Babydoll's mug when she is not looking.  Later this night, Lisa emerges with a black eye and a missing tooth which she is trying to hide.  Debbie exclaims, "I hope you are ok, Lisa."  She continues to walk around and mutters, "I need a break, but they won't let me rest."  Mama Cass avoids coming out from the back.  Peter sees Lisa and mutters to himself, "Damn, she looks like a punching bag tonight."  Joan asks Lisa "Why don't you get some sleep, honey?"  So Rusty butts in with "She's obligated, you want to help her get the jobs done?"  Debbie gets into a fight with Rusty and tells him "Keep it in your pants, ass wipe."  Another regular who is usually quiet inserts, "Shut the fuck up all you Rumulons!"  Erych looks silently on, as if he is being mildly entertained.  A couple of new customers abruptly leave the shop without ordering.  

At this point, many of the regulars are no longer seen in the coffee shop.  Ray is not there most nights because Erych is not paying him on the agreed pay day.  But Joan is seen going into the black door with single guys or girls while Lisa is unable to come to work.  Joan makes giggling noises and oddly remarks, "I don't know much longer I want to do this."  Upon seeing Erych playing the with sword again, Rusty jokingly says, "No worry my lord! I got some new business prospects out back."  He asks if he can be allowed to use the entire expansion side as the back room for an event with his crew.  But Erych puts his finger to his lips and frowns with a long anxious, "No, that would not be a good idea, Rusty."  David says, "What next, a new drink called Whorehouse Haven for 100 dollars?"  Erych laughs as he begins to install a large-screen monitor on the empty wall of the other side.  In a low voice he says, "This should add some eye-candy for those pecker heads."  Later, the screen begins displaying bizarre cartoon clips and other meaningless content.  During the next few nights, some pranks begin to emergy such as a bag was left on the floor with many insects.  Debbie describes it as, "Someone let out an ant farm or some shit".  But it turned out to be crickets that spread out all over the cafe.  Erych had to clear the building temporarily, causing most customers to leave early for the night.  In another incident, the one tiny restroom in the shop gets its drain blocked with the facet left running and the door locked and glued shut from behind.  It was discovered by Mama Cass who apparently uses the same restroom as the customers for some reason.  Debbie asks out loud, "Is the person in the bathroom okay?" Joan adds, "Is there more than one person in there?"  Yet another prank was the lable on the coffee dispenser being changed from "House Blend" to read, "Piss Brew".  Erych suspects some disgruntled regulars.  Darkseed laughs as John suspects that David is somehow involved as part of a protest.  Pugsley sums it up real good saying, "This is what happens when anything goes."

Customers are seen entering and going directly to the other side toward the back room without purchasing any food or drink. On one occasion, Lisa came out with Raven and exclaimed "Wooo hooo!!!!" as he kissed her on the lips and proclaims, "This girl knows how to please a man!" She then slides her hand down the front of his pants.  Pugsley looks away as if pretending to not notice.  Joan becomes jealous and tries to get Raven's attention, but it does not work.  Lisa moves erratically and laughs wildly as if she is high on something very potent.  Peter notices the dark circles under her eyes and mutters, "She looks like a raccoon."  Debbie loudly remarked with a smile, "Lisa, I want some of whatever you are having!" And Lisa returns the smile screaming, "Then you got a lot to do back in that room."  Pugsley remarks in a low voice, "Debbie is not all that smart."  David injects, "This place needs a complete renovation."  Before long Joan reaches her boiling point and throws a mug in Lisa's direction.  "Why does she have to get all the attention around here just because she is somebody's daughter?" Joan questions.  Erych attempts to distract and disfuse the situation with another lame joke, but it backfires.  Mama Cass from the kitchen proclaims, "I am absolutely done with these people's Bullshit around here."  On top of that chaos, there are tents appearing to be set up in the woods just behind the building, and a boy on a bike has been seen going to the back door and then off into the woods frequently. 

After an abscence, Tony decides to return and see how the shop is doing.  He says that he was approached by Lisa asking if he would like a "Good time in the nest," with some "magic puff-puff", or maybe "A little woo poo for your stiggy wiggy."  Tony describes Lisa's approach as being offensively reckless and obscene.  "She's out of her right mind," he observes.  Lisa wobbles behind Tony as he leaves, "If there is anything I can do for you," she shouts, "we got a new menu."  Tony tells Kernell in the parking lot that he would never come back into this shop again after that experience.  Around the same time, a few of the regulars begin meeting up in the parking lot and not even going inside.  The new menu mentioned is apparently a secret menu that Erych is offering to certain customers with items listed as:  The In-and-Out; The Backdoor Banger, The Feelgood Fill-Up, and Danielle's Double-Dose.  But no prices are listed for these drink items, and no one is ever heard ordering them either.  

After a four-week steady decline of regular customers, it appears that Ray no longer works there and Lisa is on an indefinite vacation, rumored to be in rehab.  Joan has run away after she found out that she has a social disease.  Rusty brings young girls in and out of the rear door for new random customers to meet behind the black door which has become more widely known as "The Nest".  David notices guys coming in and going straight to the back without buying anything. Erych begins using code words and frames it as a "fun new loyalty program" where some customers are called by names such as "socket man" (Timmy), "the shot caller" (Rusty), and "boobie Billy" (new Rumulon customer). The back room now has a sign over the door.  When Prissy asks why the sign is there, Erych casually responds, "Everyone was calling it that anyway."  Darkseed and Babydoll argue over who has more profit potential between Lisa and Joan.  Debbie asks, "What about me?"  Candy laughs as Debbie hurls her coffee all over them.  Pugsley notes that for the first time Mama Cass is not in the back.  The parking lot is trashed with litter, the trail into the woods appears to be widening with more tents.  And new graffiti appeals to the factions with, "Juggalos and Rumulons unite!"  The cafe no longer offers snacks on the menu, only a few basic coffee drinks at the same prices.  Some of the lights appear to be burned out and the sign has been smashed.  There are reports of juggalos taking coffee mugs out into the parking lot and hurling them high into the air.  One night such a throw ended up smashing through the back window of a car.  John and Raven both smack Peter on the back of the head, but then they all laugh.  Peter asks, "Am I going to get in trouble for that?" Raven does not answer but takes his mug and smashes it straight through the side window of the car in the next row.  A stray "whoop whoop" rides out from down the parking lot as the sound of shattering glass echos off the long, windowless side wall of the coffee shop.  

Erych's way of handling transactions seem to be changing.  Sometimes he accepts payment at the counter and responds, "I got your number" while placing a clean, empty mug on the counter. The mug which normally is taken by the customer to be filled with self-serve coffee dispensers nearby, remains on the counter empty until it is later put away.  The giant screen that Erych erected is no longer working and remains off with a large break in the screen.  The tables and chairs have been re-arranged with fewer seats than before.  When Thom asks, "What is this nest you all got back here," Erych replies, "That's just a more comfortable area for you to enjoy your coffee and hang out."  The Rumulons are now hanging outside in the parking lot too around a black van that is parked backwards close to the wall.  New grafitti appears reading "ICP SUX", and "F U rusty".  The word "unite" is painted over.  A group of kids behind the building hang out there to smoke cigarettes while they talk about a rumor that one of Thom's friends was punched in the face in the parking lot one night.  It is said that he was hit so hard that he required facial reconstructive surgery and would not be able to drink coffee.  When Debbie hears of this, she comments that "He won't be missing much."  Prissy also complains to her that the coffee is cold.  Thom snaps at Debbie saying, "Shut up, nobody cares about your coffee problems!"  Then Erych makes an unusual offer to brew a fresh pot of coffee, and gives Debbie a refund, telling her to drink as much as she wants for the rest of the night.  But it seems this minor move to make up for the all of discontentment is too little, too late.  On a good note, since Ray is now gone and there are many empty chairs in the shop, Timmy is able to return and not purchase anything.  Unfortunately, open mic night has been canceled due to lack of participation.

The parking lot has become as active as the inside of the coffee shop.  The farther behind you go, the more chaotic it is.  Broken glass, used condoms, and discarded clothing become visible around the last row of the parking lot near the rear corner of the building.  The back door of the shop appears to be missing entirely.  And inside, all of the tables in the expanded part of the shop are gone with that side closed off.  Problems have spilled out affecting the whole shopping center as a book store has recently gone out of business.  The owner's of the building have made known that after Cassanoire's lease expires, they will never allow another coffee shop to open there again.  In the two weeks that follow, business drops off sharply.  Lisa is admitted to a substance abuse recovery institution for awhile.   And David says some nights there is hardly anyone there as coffee is still sold on occasional when a new customers comes in.  The few Regulars remain to buy the "one-cup minimum" as a five-dollar "cover charge" to sit in the shop.  But Debbie's mom came inside one night and said that she would not allow her daughter to go there any longer.  Erych has been pressuring customers to add to the empty tip jar.  Just before closing, he was heard yelling from the kitchen, "Looks like the tip jar is getting cut tonight... AGAIN... god damn it!"

Factions begin to form in the parking lot.  A group of homeless who live in the woods become known as The Tweakers.  They come out to bum cigarettes or trade for drugs later at night just after the coffee shop closes.  The Juggalos now completely congregate outside with their loud and disturbing behaviors.  Another group forms known as The Bitch Busters who come from the beach on occasion to start fights with the Juggalos using baseball bats.  Juggalos fight back by throwing numerous mugs they stole from inside the cafe.  When pieces of broken mugs are not flying everywhere, the graffiti multiplies with images of clowns, weapons, and absurd-looking cars.  One slogan reads, "I don't giva fuck."  Another reads, "pimp central" with an arrow pointing toward the front of the cafe.  There are piles of clothes, broken dishes, and other personal junk as people are sleeping in each others' back seats.  A couple of cars even have ICP spray painted on the doors and clown pictures on the hoods.  Before too long, spectators from a nearby bar watch from a safe distance as they leave for closing time.  During a scuffle over a girlfriend, Raven tells Peter and a place called The Heritage Store and asks, "Why don't you over to Stooges and get some pussy?"  It seems that the parking lot has become all the more of an attraction than the inside of the coffee shop. 

As the situation progresses, the parking lot contains several inoperable vehicles with flat tires and broken windows.  New graffiti on top of old shows obscene depictions of genitals, sexual acts, and images of a sword and a head.  New slogans read, "Suck it up Baby", "Blow the snow", "Put their balls to the walls", and "Hot young boys" with an arrow pointing toward the back of the shop.  A nearby fence across the parking lot has been trampled down and torn apart to allow the passage of others to come and go in the vincinity of the coffee shop.  Last night the Juggalos wired a car and then crashed it into the woods for amusement as the radiator in the front burst into flames.  Pugsley left early after commenting, "It's like Beirut out here," just as Ray returned to collect overdue pay and threantened to "tear the place apart."  Erych laughed in his face and told him, "Take your useless ass out of here and don't come back, or it will be the last place you go."  Ray exited slamming the door on the way out so hard that the glass cracked.  Pugsley says that Ray has an ill temper and that he won't just go away.  He states that "Erych owes him a lot of money and had to sell some furnishings to pay the rent."  Pugsley also hinted that several runaway kids were living in the back room which used to be the Nest.  Erych was also charging a homeless couple cheap rent to live in the kitchen.  And Joan has returned to report that Lisa is pregnant.  "He is making her get an abortion," Joan confirms, citing her addiction problem as making her unfit to be a mother.  Rusty spends more time at the back door than the front of the shop.  Kernell says that Rusty is now the guy to "hook you up with anything you want."

Erych makes a last ditch attempt to turn things around by announcing Cassanoire will be turned into a member's-only coffee shop.  He has a new sign that reads, "Coming Soon - Razor Revenge - A new kind of coffee house!"  A copy of a new menu is displayed showing items without prices.  He claims that the cost will be based on the level of membership, a complication which quickly puts off the regulars who just want a simple place to convene.  Kernell asks what will it cost to patronize the new coffee shop.  Erych rubs his hands together with a sly grin and says only 100 dollars a month includes all the coffee you can drink.  "I'll give you broke asses a half-price deal for the first month to give you time to prepare for the full price!  Plus, you will get a discount on the expensive drinks," pointing to a menu with no prices.  David gives a confused look and exclaims, a discount on an "unknown price is still unknown!" Peter mutters, "Just bring lots of money if you coming back."  Pugsley says, "He will charge you whatever he feels like," noting that lately Erych has been ringing up drinks at different prices for the same drink depending on who ordered.  Darkseed escalate the protest, but Erych calmly counters with, "If you don't like, you know what you can do."

In less than month, the sign over the coffee shop is completely smashed out.  A poster on the door presents, "Now RAZOR'S REVENGE - A members only coffee shop".  Raven is now the door man who controls who can enter the other side.  His minions help him check memberships, direct new customers to a small corner in the front, or bounce people out if there is trouble, while Rusty continues his dark enterprise in the rear of the building.  A few die-hard regulars who hang out in the parking lot bringing their own coffee and portable chairs, fear for their safety and are talking about meeting somewhere else.  Pugsley advises them to stay near the road and not to walk around.  The Tweakers take cigarettes from the kids in the woods and make a fire in the parking lot using trash that has gathered.  Thom was last heard saying that the place has got too dangerous for him.  John gets into a fight in the parking and police are called, but they are not able to determine who to arrest and so they depart.  Rumor is that unless there is a call, the police avoid that whole area known as Lynnside Arms.  With a bad reputation brewing here, the number new customers to visit the cafe is also declining.  Juggalos have also aquired stolen dishes from a thrift shop for the purpose of hurling against graffiti that reads, "Might Make Right Bitch!" and "Cannibal Corpse Hole." At certain times you can see various objects shattering onto the wall, flying onto the roof, or smashing into a nearby residential area where signs of For Sale have emerged, but no one is buying.  Lisa has been released from treatment and is living in a small RV in the parking lot with newly missing front teeth, a short hair cut, and dirty ripped clothes that reveal her body.  Pugsley described the place as The Zombie Apocalypse.  He says that every night there is some incident and people from the nearly bar come to gawk.  Apparently some of the Juggalos find this to be cheap entertainment too as they create a disturbance surrounding a noisy white van driving in circles toward the entrance.  There is so much clamoring and yelling that everyone in the coffee shop and bar come out to see what is going on.  

As the lease is about to end, the former Cassanoire coffee shop is ended by an act of arson in which the entire building and its contents burn inside.  The Juggalos get high and cheer as flames errupt from the roof, chanting "Burn bitch burn!" raising their fists in the air.  Then John grabs a bottle, smashing it onto the writing of "ICP sux" and yells "Show them who's right!"  Another voice calls out, "Fuck em all" as everyone throws anything they can get their hands on to smash against the wall.  As pieces of broken glass bottles and various car parts are flying in every direction, tweakers urinate on the back wall.  Then Erych runs out the open rear doorway repeating in a plain tone, "Fuck me."  As he turns around to see the chaos, he exclaims, "jesus fucking christ with this place," and lastly gasps a final, "Goddamnit it all to hell" as he disappears swiftly into the darkness of the woods.  Rusty calmly smirks, "They can have this cursed place," as he sets his mug on the ground and gets into a sleek blue sports car that swiftly peels off.  Ray hears of the event and says, "I never liked those people anyway."  Prissy cries as Joan is arrested for prostituion.  Timmy gets accused of sex with a minor behind the building.  And Pugsley's final assessment rings in, "This war zone needs to be bulldozed,"  as Kernell acknowledges, "It was long overdue - over and out y'all."  Tony speculates that the Rumulons had began running their activities from the bar across the street in advance because the Tweakers' encampment in the woods was getting out of control and interferring with his arrangements.  Tony adds, "I hate it when he uses that word."  Later that night as the crowd partially disperses, John takes the Juggalos on a maddening rampage smashing every vehicle in the parking lot, stealing gasoline out of some cars, setting others on fire and leaving a trail of destruction that spreads into the woods and across to the other side of the shopping center.  Lisa was last seen standing on top of the RV holding a doll, her head shaven completely bald, as she gazes at the fire and murmurs incomprehensible words.  When the fires begin to die down, she is repeatedly ripping her clothing away and then pouring wine all over her body.  As word spreads of the demise, the Devilplayers return in black robes and begin conducting occultic rituals in the far corner of the parking lot.  The fence along the back line is now completely trampled down allowing drifters to come and go from an adjacent project neighborhood, adding further to deterioration and destruction.  By dawn's early light, another shopping center's windows had been smashed out in its vacant units, and the owners are ordered to temporarily close off the remaining shops for public safety.  

During the time after the close of the coffee shop, Lisa recovered from her addiction and started a social media group for former regulars of Cassanoire.  Many of them went onto the group to re-connect and catch up.  Prissy lamented the lack of places to go at night for coffee, and Lisa asked if she were to open another coffee shop would anyone want to come.  A few responses led her to suggest that she going to use some insurance money to open a coffee shop named Mystic Moon Cafe across the street.  By then Mama Cass had died and Erych was in jail, so they were not involved.  Lisa feels that her charisma and widespread recognition will draw people back to something.  But the only space available is a dull former dentists office down the road.  This place has a poor sectional layout and bright office lighting - it looks nothing like a coffee shop.  No one else will rent to her.  And a call to Tony led to a call to Pugsley who says that the former Regulars refer to the now-closed Cassanoire as "The Shitshow" and are not interested.  "We want nothing to do with any of that," declares Thom.