Charlie gives it a go.

Charlie thinks to himself and thinks, fuck it. What’s the worst that happens, so as a joke writes on one of the menu’s ‘Leave a big tip’ then puts the menu out on a table. It’s about an hour before someone sits at that table, after reading the menu and ordering food Charlie thinks it’s not gonna work, it was stupid to even try. About 40 minutes later, the couple finish there sandwich and coffee and pay. Charlie sees to his own disbelief that the tip they left was more than the meal.

Charlie writes it on all the menus then watches with anticipation. Charlie relishes in the number of tips that come in from everyone, even the ones that only got a cola. By the end of the day Charlie had made more in tips than he had the last four days combined. Charlie closed up and went back up to his apartment above happy and excited about the Pens abilities to make him money.

He started his unwinding process which included watching a porno on cable TV, which he usually fell asleep before finishing himself. Charlie dreamt of sex, which wasn’t uncommon for him. As most of his dreams went It was usually about someone from the café or even the 18-year-old redhead who works Saturdays for extra cash for college. Charlie dreamt of using the pen to get some release, it had been months, if not a year since he last had sex. When Charlie’s alarm woke him at 5:30am he was intensely horny.