I missed out on the last couple of @snook's challenges because I struggle to remember things. Not this time! It's time to Create Your Zombie and I looooove zombie stories. So I hope you enjoy the story of Marcel the Macaroni Maker.

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Marcel the Macaroni Maker

Marcel was a simple man growing up in the 60's. He was a chef at a local cafe in the village of Magor. He worked hard every day and made macaroni for the whole town. He was a special kind of chef though, as he only know how to cook one thing. That one thing was macaroni. You see, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed when he was alive, and that translated over into his undead-ness. Even after his untimely death when he was just 48 years old, he continues to go to the cafe every day to work and make macaroni for the town. No one questions him or really pays any attention to the fact that he's been dead for years and has chunks of flesh falling off. His macaroni is just that good.

The owner of the cafe doesn't mind because the towsfolk love his macaroni dearly. Some of them even come in every single day for Marcel's famous macaroni. It's a very simple recipe that no one will ever get the exact ingredients to because well... He's been a zombie for quite some time and his speech is pretty limited. You know, on account of being dead and all. But nonetheless, his macaroni is very special. It's rumored that the main reason it tastes so good is that every now and then a little chunk of his flesh falls into the mix. No one has ever seen it and no one cares because it is just that good. So good, in fact, that the townsfolk would rather keep eating it than question whether it's safe to consume zombie meat.

Unfortunately for Marcel, the town mayor agreed that he doesn't technically have to be paid for his work because he's technically dead. He doesn't have a house to go home to, not that he would really need one anyway. After his all-day shifts at the town's local cafe, he wonders the streets until the morning of the next day comes. Slowly lurching in no particular direction and waving to the townsfolks he passes by. Sometimes he'll say super cute things like "uuuuung", "macarooooooooni", or "braaaaaaaains". That's really about it. He's a special zombie. He never really liked eating people because they "aren't cheesey enough" like macaroni is. He would continue doing the same routine until he's no longer able to walk because he rots a little too much and loses a leg.

And that is the story of Marcel the Macaroni Maker. I hope you enjoyed! Make sure to create your own zombie and enter the challenge linked above!