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“...So,” Cash starts, brow furrowed as he squints up at Frank, who is leaned far too casually against his desk. “Every year these kids go on a trip up to the lake, unchaperoned?” the officer clarifies, rubbing a calloused hand over his face.

“Yes, Callaway, unchaperoned,” Frank responds, like he can’t understand why Red Lake’s newest policeman is having a hard time understanding this.

“...And y’all are all fine with that?”

“Jesus, you’re such a prude! You know if those kids want to have sex they don’t need to wait for an unsupervised camping trip to do it. Teens will be teens.”

“Dammit, Frank, I’m not worried about them gettin’ after it,” Cash growls, scribbling his signature over the last bit of paperwork that was laid out in front of him. “I’m worried about the bears and the timber rattlers...or the massasauga rattlers...or the copperheads,” he grumbles, scowling at the thought of a bunch of drunk high schoolers running a muck in the mountains. The whole situation had snake bite written all over it. “Not to mention that wolf is still out there terrorizin’ everybody and their grandma.”

“It attacked someone’s grandma!?”

“Wha--No, Frank, it didn't attack anybody’s granny. It's a figure of speech,” Cash sighs, pushing back from his desk and standing while pulling his badge free, walking over to swipe it at the computer, effectively clocking out for the day. Marlene, who had been napping peacefully at his feet, blinks her eyes open and hops up to follow them, her nails clicking against the old tile flooring. “I’m just sayin’ it's a disaster waiting to happen, that’s all.”

“You worry too much, Callaway. You’ll give yourself an ulcer,” Frank laughs, giving the younger officer a pat on the back before chucking Marlene affectionately under the chin. “You two take care now, alright?”

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Cash pulls up to Red Lake Café and puts the crown victoria in park before cutting off the engine. The town didn’t have a ton of extra money for things like nice cop cars, so most of the force had to drive these outdated beasts. The Texas native didn't mind though, he just figured it added character.

“C’mon, unload,” the brunette says as he opens the back door to the cruiser, scratching the german shepherd behind the ears after she follows his command. He holds the door open and let's Marlene go first, nodding his head towards the table by the window in a wordless order. The dog doesn’t hesitate, her police vest clinking together with her identification tags as she trots over to the table and plops down, tail thumping against the floor as she waits for him to join her.

Cash goes to the counter, nodding as he passes the Brooks boys. “Can I get a coffee?” the officer asks the blonde teen who stood behind the register while he fished his wallet out of the back pocket of his uniform pants. Even though it was pretty much one o'clock now, Cash had been on duty since three that morning and was in need of the caffeine. “Don’t worry about makin’ a fresh pot, whatever you got already made’ll work fine.”

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Giving Riley a wink, Kimberly ended the brief phone call with Alyssa. "I guess she's already heading over. Perfect!" Biting her lip, Kimberly's eyes played over Riley's face. She sighed. "You excited for the trip? Love going up to the lake! Nice break away from the town. Word on the streets says they'll be more people heading up with us. Confirmation?"

Hearing the door open, Kimberly looked over. Her eyes widened momentarily as she stopped them from roaming too much. She found Alyssa's pretty face and locked onto her eyes. She smiled yet again. The trifecta was here. "Hey Lyssa!"

When Alyssa crossed over to join them, Kimberly watched as Alyssa and Riley hugged. She soaked in the sight until the two pulled away from each other. She was quick to avert her gaze yet again. They were friends. Just friends. Right? Course, it was silly to deny her ever thinking she could be more than friends with either of them, but why ruin the good thing they had going? Plus, word could never get out to her parents. Kimberly already knew how they'd react. She'd be inviting Armageddon to happen sooner than it should.

"I finished packing this morning too," Kimberly said. "You want company fetching the dream machine? I've got a pretty clear schedule. Someone's gotta make sure little missy here stays out of trouble too."

Kimberly looked over at Alyssa. "Say Lyssa. When're we running again?" About to comment her attire, another thought popped up in Kimberly's head. "By the way, there's an amateur fight airing the weekend we get back from the trip. You in? Obviously, you're invited, Ri."

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Alyssa returned Riley's hug happily. Riley, and most people, knew she was gay and she never treated her any different because of it. Kimberly shared that trait, making the two of them the most precious friends she could have. The fact that they were also pretty threatened her happy equilibrium constantly, but she'd made it this far. "I wouldn't mind coming along to pick the beast up either if you're looking for company. Emily's fed so I'm free till whenever."

Alyssa grinned mischieviously when Kimmy mentioned the upcoming fight. "You think they'll let me in the ring?" She laughed a little. "I'm about ready to start gearing up for track again this year so I'll be running just about every morning if you're up for it, otherwise we can get back into our workout schedule once we get back."

Turning to Riley she grinned. "When are you gonna give in and join us for that by the way?"

[centre]Cassandra



Location: Cafe
Interacting with: no one really, but @BlackPanther boys are there.

Cassie finished setting up, glancing over as Sophie left, unconcerned. It wouldn't be the first time they were left in the cafe to themselves. They hadn't burned the place down yet, and she doubted they would anytime soon. Finally sitting down, Cassie played a few notes, a small song as she settled into the rhythm of the music. Music to her was freedom, it was a chance at making something beautiful and amazing, something people could enjoy.

Her tunes seemed to be almost jolly and full of excitement as she contemplated the coming trip. Finally, after playing a couple of songs, she took a break, standing and stretching, knowing from previous experiences that if she didn't stop and stretch for a bit, her back would be hurting and she'd barely be able to walk. Although Cassie was generally a fit individual, this was a result of the accident that had killed her parents when she was but a child.

She took a walk around the cafe, generally staying out of the boys ways, chatting with some of the customers as she did so, and asking Gage and Aron if they needed a hand, always happy to lend one. She liked working with them, like their companionship as well as their friendship. It was always easy to talk with them, now. As it was so with most of her friends.

"I was thinking of bringing along some snacks, for the trip, if you guys wanted some. I want to try and get everyone's favorites! No doubt it will all be gone before nightfall, but that doesn't matter!"

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Kimberly mirrored Alyssa's grin and gave her a wink. "Meh, you've still gotta ways to go," she teased back. Hearing Alyssa talk about track, Kimberly felt herself being drawn back to very familiar waters. "I'm down. Lacrosse is revving to go too. I wouldn't mind missing some running and gym time. Plus, I could use a spotter on the squat racks."

When Alyssa asked Riley the question, Kimberly placed her hands on Riley's shoulders. She stared at Alyssa. "I think instead of asking, we'll just have to drag her out." Kimberly gave Riley's shoulders a gentle squeeze. "She's got no excuse either. Plenty athletic. You ever gone dirt biking with her?" Kimberly gave a slight nod. "Athletic."

Letting go of Riley, Kimberly felt her phone buzz. She pulled it out and checked it. Texts from Morgan.

Kim? Venison. Oh my god. Dad's not saving any for you.

Kim texted back:

You better make him, Morg. Seriously. I helped catch that buck.

Putting her phone on the table, Kimberly drummed her fingers against the counter. She stopped drumming. She looked over at her friends. "Don't forget your swimsuits. We're totally swimming at the lake."

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Charlie shook his head at Sophie's quips but kept quiet. After she left he moved behind the twins, clapping a hand on both of their shoulders. "You know what? I think that was progress. I could feel the flirtatious undertones" he said with a grin before getting back to cleaning the dishes. He turned his head as the bell over the door rang, signaling for him to move up front to help a customer. It was the cop, well one of the many cops in Red Lake. This so happened to be the one who liked to take his dog everywhere, which was understandable. Dogs were fun. “Can I get a coffee? Don’t worry about makin’ a fresh pot, whatever you got already made’ll work fine.” the guy asked. "Yeah sure, I'll have it out in a sec. You can seat yourself. Looks like Whitefang over there already has," he said with a smirk before jetting back into the kitchen.

Back in the kitchen, Charlie grabbed a clean, white mug, the standard kind that can be found in diners all across America, and filled it to the brim with the last of the coffee from the aging coffee pot. He brought it out and set it down on the officer's table before whipping out a notepad and pen. "So what will it be officer?" Charlie asked with a mock salute. He'd met the guy before, down at the police station. Charlie had been brought in once for underage drinking and some minor vandalism. The cops generally turned a blind eye to the parties that the teens through around Red Lake, but when one of them spray paints a genital onto the mayors house, well, it's hard to ignore.

Charlotte finished her second cup of coffee and placed it back down on the table, still staring out the window. Her mind was in it's own little world, running the little dream she had seen through in her head, over and over. Why had it been coming up all of a sudden? It wasn't like there was anything to provoke it. The wolf attacks hadn't been bear her and she hadn't even encountered another one since the attack one year earlier. Oh well.

She shook her head and looked back down at her half eaten biscuit, pushing the plate away. Charlotte had lost her appetite. She gently rubbed her eyes and yawned, looking forward to some sleep when she got back home. A well deserved nap.

After about a 10 minute walk, Sophie arrived at the hospital. She walked up to the front desk and checked in. "Excuse me. I'm here for an appointment with Doctor Charlotte Edwards? My name is Sophie Fairchild. I should be scheduled in with her for a check up in about 5 minutes." She said to the secretary behind the counter.

The secretary looked down at the computer in front of her and typed in a few things before looking back up at Sophie with a slight confused and concerned expression. "Yes you are scheduled for a appointment for Doctor Edwards and you are checked in. However it seems she checked out of work for a break about 15 minutes ago. I will call her right away. You may be seated and I apologise for the wait." The secretary replied. Sophie nodded with a concerned expression and took a seat in the waiting room.

The secretary then proceeded to the nearest phone and dialed Charlotte's cell phone number. "Excuse me, Doctor Edwards? You have a patient here at the hospital by the name of Sophie Fairchild. She's here for an appointment."

Charlotte practically had a heart attack when her phone went off. She had been completely zoned out thinking about sleeping when the nurse had called. She picked up the phone and her face dropped as soon as she heard what the nurse had to say "I....I am so sorry. I'll be there as soon as I can." Charlotte hung up the phone, grabbed a twenty from her wallet and laid it on the table, and then sprinted out the door while calling back "Keep the change!"

She ran to her house and quickly changed out her shoes, then pulled her hair up in a ponytail before hopping into her car and roaring down the road towards the clinic, the purr of the 65' Mustang resonating through the narrow streets.

She pulled up to the clinic and hopped out of her car, locking it quickly before taking a moment to catch her breath outside. After her breathing had returned to a resonable rate, she walked inside and sent an apologetic smile towards Sophie before signing back in at the nurses office, whispering to her quickly "I am so sorry...it's been a rough day." She then proceeded towards Sophie, a warm smile spread across her face.

"Morning Sophie, my apologies for being late. If you'll follow me this way, we can get started."

"You mean afternoon? You're still half asleep, aren't you Miss Charlotte?" Sophie replied jokingly with a slight laugh as she stood up. She then followed Charlotte to the back room where she would be examined.

"Long night here at the clinic. Didn't get much rest unfortunately."

After the door was firmly shut behind the two, Sophie stripped down to her undergarments and sat on the bench, the sanitary paper crinkling under her weight. "So have you heard of th wolf attacks lately? I'm actually happy that Im sick for once. Means I won't be risking my life on some lame trip." She said. "Then again, I never really planned on going." Sophie laughed a bit at the thought.

Charlotte took a moment to put on gloves and then proceeded to wipe down her stethoscope with an alcohol swab, just to be sure. She then walked over and held the bell of the stethoscope in her hand to warm it up before placing it on Sophie's upper chest, then her upper back, each time asking her to take a deep breath. "Any seizures since last year?"

"Nope! Not one! I think I finally am getting better!" Sophie replied with a happy smile.

She then moved over to the blood pressure machine and wheeled it over, wrapping the cuff around Sophie's left bicep and pressing a button to start the measurement. She wrote down a few things while the machine did it's work and then looked back up to Sophie, smirking as she mentioned the wolf attacks. "They say that there's something different about these wolves. Don't know how much I believe though."

With a drawn out yawn, Charlotte scribbled a few notes down on her clipboard and noted the time, before taking off the gloves and looking back to Sophie "Alright, could you step onto the scale over in the corner?"

"Don't believe in it much, huh? I heard that it was werewolves." Sophie replied slightly mockingly making a goofy "spooky" gesture. She then got up and proceeded to step on the scale. "You know, I was told that it's rude to ask a woman her weight." She then replied jokingly and stuck out her tounge in a goofy manor.

"Werewolves huh? Have you been watching too many horror movies..." Charlotte said with a super obvious sarcastic tone, then laughed lightly at her weight comment.

"But since you are my doctor and a friend, I won't hold it against you too much." Sophie teased with a smile.

Charlotte quickly took note of her weight, before getting closer to read her height off from above Sophie's head. A few more scribbles on her clipboard. She looked up at Sophie again and smiled "Well, blood pressure is almost back to normal levels at around 100/65 and your heart rate is still a bit on the fast side, but all in all it certainly looks like you're improving." Charlotte stood up and went for the door. "I'll leave you to get changed. Meet me out at the front desk when you're ready."

She walked out to the desk and handed the nurse her clipboard to enter into the computer. "Print off a patient summary sheet for me, would you?" she asked before walking into her office for a moment.

Sophie nodded and immediately got dressed as soon as Charlotte left the room. She wore a happy and proud smile on her face. Finally... Finally she was making progress.

Once finally dressed, Sophie proceeded to the main counter where she scheduled her next appointment for next year. She then took a seat near the front desk and patiently waited for Charlotte to arrive.

Charlotte walked back out of her office and grabbed the sheet from the printer, signing it and handing it over to Sophie. "There you are young lady. I'll see you back here next year. Oh, and say hello to your father for me, will ya?" She said, her light Irish accent coming through right at the end.

She almost looked sad to see Sophie go, having no one to really go home to.

"OK I will. See you later, OK?" Sophie said with a smile then left the hospital.

After about another 10 minutes of walking, Sophie arrived back at the café. "Hey, Aron! Hey, Gage! I'm back!" Sophie called smiling to the twins and deliberately ignored Charlie. She quickly went to the coat wrack and took off her hoodie before changing into her apron. She wore a happy smile on her face as she took the broom from the supply closet and went out front of the café to sweep the outside seats.

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Both twins eye roll at Charlie, knowing full well sophie was not flirting in any way what so ever. But water, let the guy dream. They both look at each other with faint smirks before focusing on Cassandra.
At the mention of getting their favorite snacks both twins light up. "Kettle corn" Kettle corn has several happy memories attached to it. Even with it's high sugar content, both find themselves remembering times when things were happier. Both smile at her. "Thanks Cassandra" Honestly, that was the best thing she could have given them.

Gage turns and heads off to the kitchen while Aron hugs Cassandra before getting back to work.
Gage slips on his apron and feels himself getting into a better mood. He moves about the kitchen with a lighter, happier step, as he gathers items he will need. H debates going ahead and cooking now, but waits for orders. He does however, start making tea. Somehow making even that smell good. His movements equal to an artist, taking care in each step. This seems like a completely different person.

Aron sees the doctor leave in a rush and goes to clean up. He takes the money over and puts in what was owed and gives Gage half of what is left, keeping the other half for himself. Both twins making it a part of their tip.

Aron looks up from finishing cleaning the table and smiles. "Oh hey soph, How'd whatever you were doing go?" Gage's voice could be heard from the kitchen "I made tea if a certain shrimp wants it" As in gage made tea and didn't take into consideration who would be getting it. Most likely gage would slip the amount owed for the tea into the register, because he is in a really good mood now and that makes him feel like giving some tea to sophie.

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"Dad slow the hell down! I don't think Red Lake is going anywhere! Avalon Jones shouted from the passenger seat of her dad's pickup truck as they raced towards the small town of Red Lake. Her feet, clad in black converse, were up on the dashboard, and she was staring daggers at her father from behind his aviators that she had commandeered a few miles back. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You're right, I'm just excited. This is gonna be a good place, Av. I can feel it." he said, smiling at her warmly. She smiled back. He said that about every place they moved to, but she would humor him. She turned her head back to the road, as they finally crossed the town line, and drove right up to a quaint little bed and breakfast.

"Wonder who Riley is?" she said aloud as she hopped out of the truck and grabbed her ratty black duffel bag. Her dad had the rest of their bags, which wasn't much. Constantly moving had left them with very few possessions. "I promise, we're only staying here until we close on a house, then we'll be out of here." She replied with a simple "Okie dokie" and followed him inside, admiring the quaint small town charm that she'd seen in so many other towns.

While her dad got their room sorted out, she wandered around, poking her head into all the nooks and crannies of the home. All she could think of was how great a spot this would be to paint. She sat down by a window and looked out onto the town. She saw a sign that read "Jake's Cafe" and her stomach made a rather unflattering noise, signaling that she was hungry, something that she would have to wait for her dad for. She groaned but her annoyance was quickly relieved when her father moved up behind her. "Hey kiddo, I've got to work out all the room stuff with the owner, but feel free to go get some food. Here's my card and everything. I'll be a while." She grinned big, showing off her pearly whites and gave him a hug before skipping off and towards the cafe.

She kept skipping, all the way down the street and towards the cafe, drawing some stares from passerby that she shrugged off. When she finally reached the so called "Jake's Cafe" she shoved the door open, and walked in. It was like a scene out of an action movie to be quite honest, sunlight filtering in behind her as she lifted her aviators off of her head, and folded them, while she waited to be sat. She saw one woman talking with a cute boy. She shot the boy a smile and a wave and scanned the rest of the cafe. She saw a group of girls talking together. So this is Red Lake. Huh.

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Riley looked between Kim and Alyssa as the two of them talked about going out on a run together which Riley had never done with the two of her best friends, she usually preferred to go out on her dirt bike out in the woods she jumped slightly and blushed deeply when she felt Kim's hands over her shoulder to inspect her muscles. She did work out but not as much as Alyssa or Kimberly did, she then smiled when Alyssa asked if she would go and watch a fight sometime with them which she did want to go watch with her two best friends.

"Yeah, i'll go out on a run with the two of you sometime but do I have to get up early in the morning or something to do that with you two?" Riley asked and then Kimberly asked about the trip of course she was already excited for the trip, she even spent the whole evening yesterday packing up. "I think I remember pretty much sending out a town wide text to people around our age who wanted to go up to the lake tomorrow, so i'm sure we will get a rather large crowd this year."

"And before you say anything I already got my bathing suit all packed I did it all last night, the last thing we need is the RV which i'm going to go and get it, you two want to go with me, and did you want to grab a bite to eat first before we go my treat?" Riley offered and smiled softly at her two best friends and looked over towards Vanessa. "Hey Vanessa, your coming to the trip to right?" Riley asked she knew that Vanessa would most likely go and she was like an older sister to her of course she would invite her if she wanted to go.

Riley turned her head around as she heard the door open and saw a blonde girl around their age who she had never seen before, and thought she was most likely just passing through. Though she was pretty cute Riley smiled towards Avalon and waved over towards her in a friendly way of course she was willing to get to know the new comer into the town.

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Kimberly laughed as she poked Riley on the arm. "Always prepared. Why do I even bother?" Looking over at Alyssa, she rose an eyebrow and smirked. "I'm sure miss Paige wouldn't dream of missing a chance to show off her sweet bod. But yeah, I'm game on going on a RV retrieval outing. But food. You sure you want to pay? I missed venison to eat out with my girls."

Looking at Jack's Cafe's menu, everything looked really good to her. Whenever she went out to restaurants, her folks would always call her the 'slowpoke' of the Thatchers. It wasn't her fault. Not really. Kimberly wanted to try everything, but she always settled on a favorite dish. She was reluctant to try anything new after that. Today she was trying to break out of her little comfort default. Fishing for her mental coin, she trusted said coin to be unbiased. Even if it wasn't. She simply didn't want to find a real coin. Plus, there was never anything wrong with turning a two-sided coin into a twelve sided coin. Whatever the occasion demanded.

Before she got too involved in the menu, Kimberly remembered something stashed in her purse. Getting up from her chair, she went over to Alyssa side. She sat down. "Hey, so you might've forgot, but," Kimberly reached into her purse and pulled out a hair tie. She opened Alyssa's hand and placed the hair tie in it and closed it, "I borrowed this when we were out running. Last week or something. Thanks for letting me use it." Looking at Alyssa's face, her eyes trailed to her hair. "You looked nice with a ponytail..."

Starting to regret saying anything, Kimberly praised whatever powers may be as the cafe door opened. She turned around and looked at the new comer. The girl was most definitely out of town. Easy on the eyes, Kimberly wondered if she was here to stay or simply passing on through. She seemed like the city girl rather than a small towner.

Following Riley's example, Kimberly smiled and waved. Until proven otherwise, she gave folks the benefit of the doubt. Taking out her phone, she found her text conversation with Aron. She tapped the bubble and began to type a message:

Hey Cinnabon <3! Hottie alert just went off. I guess tell your dumb twin too

She sent the message. Re-reading the previous text, she wrote up another one:

P.S. Love him ;)

Putting her phone back in her purse, Kimberly waited for the stranger to come on over and join them. If she wanted to of course.

She grinned at Riley's concerns over the early morning runs. "Yup yup, crack of dawn. We run like ten miles while I scream at everyone like a drill sergeant, including the birds." She couldn't keep a straigh face and eventually started giggling. "We can run in the evenings if that works for you, but you're welcome to join us in the morning too."

"Yeah, count me in, but I ate with Emily before I came down so I'm good on food." She looked over at Vanessa and called with a grin. "But I could go for some of that awesome peach tea you make if you've got any."

She pulled out her phone and fired off a quick text to Mirianda; "Vanessa's Cafe, hangout, do it.". She looked up just in time to see Kimmy a good deal closer than she had been. Kimmy placed a hair tied Alyssa'd loaned her in her palm, then closed it. Alyssa's heartbeat surged and fortunately a new arrival appeared before the blush hit her face.

"T-thanks." She put her hair up, she'd mostly composed herself before continuing. "I'm thinking about bringing a bikini this year instead of the one piece. I don't know though."

Casssie smiled, pleased to be able to bring smiles to her friends faces, returning Aron's hug. She smiled brightly at Gage, pleased to see that he was in a better mood then when he came in. She waved to Sophie as she returned, before returning to her guitar. She once more began to play, a warm tone that was inviting, something that would, hopefully, attract customers and encourage them to stay.

After a little while, she began to sing. It was a brief song, one she had written herself, of hope and joy. Her voice was nice, if a little rough from not having proper lessons but this simply added to the overall mood of her song. Perhaps refining her singing would ruin the part that was her.

Yet music was music.

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’Whitefang?’ Cash thinks, brow raised as the blonde teen hustles back to the kitchen. ’Well, ‘least he said somethin’ more original than Kujo. Does that make me Wheedon Scott then?’ the officer muses as he goes to take a seat at the table Marlene had picked out. If he had looked at it close enough when they had first come into the cafe he would have realized it was the exact same table Dr. Edwards had been seated at just moments before. The waiter comes back and gives him his cup of coffee and Cash immediately grabs the mug to take a swig, swallowing a mouthful of lukewarm, ancient coffee. “S’good. Thanks.”

This kid looked sort of familiar. Cash squints at him, trying to remember where he know him from. Even though he’d been in Red Lake almost an entire year now, he still had problems remembering the student’s names after he met them. It didn’t help that it seemed like this little town was made up of mostly high schoolers, somehow. ’...Oh right. This is that Elwood boy, the one that graffitied dicks all over the mayor’s house in neon pink.’ The older man recalls, stifling a chuckle by taking another drink of coffee. That had actually been pretty funny. Completely illegal, but hilarious none the less.

"So what will it be officer?" Elwood asks, giving some sort of faux salute that has Cash scowling again.

“Dammit kid, knock that shit off,” the older man grumbles, but there’s no real heat to it. Cash was sure the teenager was funny enough most of the time, but he was too tired from being up all morning to be much in the mood for all that nonsense. “Just toast. And two slices of bacon,” he starts, before tagging on a “Please,” at the end to show he meant no ill will.

A brunette girl walks in and begins to banter with the twins while another girl starts strumming softly at her acoustic guitar, crooning out the lyrics sweetly. Marlene’s ears twitch and she scrambles to her feet quickly, ready to bound over to the teenager, but Cash puts a hand on her back to still her. A lot of business owners didn’t mind him bringing her inside since she was a police dog, but that didn’t mean the officer would just let her run amuck and do whatever she pleased. “Sit,” he tells the dog, giving her a pat when she follows the command, albeit reluctantly. Then they settle in to wait for their order, Cash tapping his foot idly along with the melody.

Vannesa Von Strong

Location: First her appartment above the diner, then the diner ' Jake's Café '

Time: 12:30 pm

Interacting with: Riley @Nallore, Alyssa @Meiyuki, Kimberly @Anima and Avalon @smarty0114

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Vanessa looked over at the door and smiled as Kimberly walked in, she nodded as a hi and then looked at her costumer. ''I will come back later for your order'' she said as the door opened another time and Alyssa walked in. ''Hey girls'' she said and walked back to the counter. She started up her coffee machine and winked. ''Coffee is on my treat then, as I know how Riley will react if I say that she doesn't have to pay'' Vanessa said with a grin.

She listened to the girls while she made them a coffee and placed it down in front of them. When Riley asked her if she was coming too she acted like she was thinking. Well, she was thinking and doing a quick math as she knew soon the full moon would appear. She looked at the calendar and saw it would be the second night of the trip. She though about how it could turn out if she wasn't able to get away from the camp in time. She made herself another cup of tea and thought for a moment extra. ''Yep, I am tagging along'' she then said and would figure something out when at the camp.

She could go for a night swim and swim to a different small beach before she would turn. Not that she would bite anyone, she could control herself but she didn't want to scare them. The door opened again and a strange girl walked into the dinner. ''Hi there!'' Vanessa said to the new girl and smiled. ''Have a seat, I will be with you in a moment to take your order'' she said and then looked at Riley with a smile. ''Maybe one day I can give you guys a job here if you want a extra one'' she said with a giggle.

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The large moving truck drove into a small town a few hours outside of Red Lake and pulled into a gas station. An middle aged man and his wife sat in the cab talking for a few moments as the younger lady hopped out the side to fill up the truck.

Alexandria popped the gas cap on the truck and wandered over to the pump, pressing the diesel button and taking a hold of the pump. With a squeeze she began filling the truck back up with fuel, idly glancing around at her surroundings. The town was fairly busy with cars filling the streets with a moderate level of traffic, however it wasn’t slowed to a crawl and she expected to be out of the town in ten minutes easily.

A minute or two later, she felt the handle shudder as the pump cut off the fuel. She placed the nozzle back onto the pump and took a pair of twenties from her wallet and walked towards the building. She grabbed a pepsi from the cooler and placed it on the counter before looking to the cashier “Pump number four, the truck.” She slid the money towards him and took her pepsi, calling back as she left “Keep the change as a tip.”

She walked back out into the hot August weather and was just about to get back into the truck when she spotted it. A canary yellow Jeep Wrangler parked across the street with a sign saying For Sale, 1500$. She stopped midway up the steps and opened the door, peeking her head in “Mom, dad….you know how you had asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I never really wanted anything?” Her parents nodded suspiciously. “Weeelllll, I found what I want. I’ll pay half for it, sound alright?” She motioned to the Jeep.

Twenty minutes and lots of haggling later, Alexandria sat behind the wheel of an open top, canary yellow Jeep Wrangler, following her parents in the moving van to Red Lake. She was the happiest person in the world. Just her, the sun and the open road. Could she ask for any more?

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The convoy pulled into Red Lake at about half past one and parked in front of the Red Lake Café. Alexandria parked her jeep in the front row and hopped out, letting her hair down before checking herself in the mirror. After all looked well, she walked inside and looked around the room, stopping at Cash for a moment before walking up to Aron before asking in a quiet voice “Could I possibly get a sandwich of some sort, I’m starving.”

Sophie had a happy smile on her face as she looked up at Aron. "Oooh you knooow... The usual. Same old, same old. " She replied with a small laugh, obviously lying. She made her way to Gage and smiled at him as she accepted the tea gratefully. She took a sip of the tea and immediately regreted it, as it was still very hot and she burnt her tounge. " ooooow.... So good... You're really good at cooking, Gage." Sophie thanked him with a painful smile and gave him a thumbs up, then sipped the tea again, carefully this time so she wouldn't get burned again.

Sophie had overheard the officers order and quickly got to work on it. On her way to deliver the order, however, she noticed the police dog with him. Sophie placed the bacon and eggs on the counter and quickly ran to the back and grabbed a couple day old biscuits and stuffed them into the pockets of her apron, then got the order and walked over to the officer, trying to contain her excitement and happiness. She placed the order on the officer's table then kneeled down and pet and hugged the police dog. "She's so pretty, soft, and a total sweet heart! You take such good care of her, sir!" Sophie said as she continued to pet the dog and fed her the biscuits she snagged. "What's her name?" She asked happily.

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Gage nods at Sophie. His cooking is his escape.

Aron smiles at Sophie before he feels the small vibration signifying a text on his flip phone. He quickly opens it and snorts at the text from Kim. He quickly replies back: I'll tell him later. Scope her out for me Kim' he winces at the last part knowing full well he isn't ever going to be interested in any women, but not finding himself able to tell even his best friend yet.

His attention is quickly pulled by a customer and he smiles at her while he whips out his notepad. "okay sure. Anything else or are you fine with water" he also pulls out a seat for a table meant for two. "go ahead and sit here" he then heads over to the window. "sandwich not specified"

Gage grins and does a nod at his brother before pulling out bread and roast beef. He salts and peppers it before placing it in a pan. The smell quickly filling the whole place. He lightly toasts the bread and places it on an oval shaped plate. He cooks the meat a bit longer before placing the tender beef on the bread. Then he gets set on the sauce. A beef broth with the drippings from the meat and poured into a cup with a wide opening. Another ding echoes as he places the plate on the window.

Hearing the song Aron grabs the plate and places it in front of her along with a napkin and a glass of water. "enjoy, if you need anything my name is Aron" he then head over to a different table to make sure everything is clean.

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Riley looked at Alyssa for a moment as she joked with her about doing it at the crack of dawn and laughed at her friend. "Yeah, you know I like sleeping until 12:30 when I don't have any work or school by now." Riley said, she always stayed up late when she knew that there were days she didn't have to get up early for school or work. Riley smiled when Kim poked her arm and playfully nudged her friend's shoulder and looked at her. "Maybe I should come over to your place later and i'll help finish packing if you forgot the important things, because I always know you forget something and you mooch off of me for my supplies." Riley smirked at her.

When Vanessa came over Riley smiled when she gave her and her friends some free coffee, she loved Vanessa when she came over she sometimes got free food of course she would pay occasionally for the food as well. "I don't think my dad would want me working for his rival for the best coffee in town. But if you need help I am willing to help you out anytime V." Riley said and looked towards Kim as she stood up and walked over towards Alyssa to give her back a hair tie.

"I agree with Kim you do look really cute with a pony tail, and a two piece would look even better on you as well." Riley said winking playfully at her best friend as she took the mug of coffee and took a sip, before turning to look at Vanessa. "Mind if I have a grilled cheese sandwich. Oh and add pepperoni to it as well?" Riley finally asked she was craving it for some reason.

Time: 12PM.
Location: Home (Garage)
Interacting With: Vinny, Wes [via text] @McHaggis, Ruby @Undine

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Rudy was half way under a car when his phone rang, tinny, just beneath one of the wheels of his greasy creeper. Now, he shouldn’t have been surprised by such a thing; he did, after all, leave the volume on high for reason. Many people texted or called him during the day, most looking for a quick bang or a bite to eat, but for some reason he was still surprised. So much so that his head shot up and connected with a rather heavy heat shield. The proceeding noise was a dull clang, and a rhythmic ringing that left him deaf and blind for a few moments.

Varied curses flew up and out, echoing across the oil-stained garage musically. Rudy rolled out from under the car, rubbing at the bump on his forehead with one hand while the other lowered to grope for the buzzing phone. The world spun when his eyes tried to fucs, and then all at once he was staring begrudgingly at the blue-ish bubble of an iMessage from Vinny. His horrid grimace turned into a lovely smirk; a signature expression. Mindlessly, he tapped back a quick reply:

To: Vinny
got you covered bro, bring her over sometime this afternoon and ill fix her right up

The phone went dead silent, resting lightly in the palm of his stained hand, and Rudy sighed and stared up at the ceiling. All inspiration was lost, even though he was sure people didn’t need inspiration when doing an oil change, and with a lack of motivation to even move he settled against the worn pleather of the creeper and sighed. The world outside slipped in through the decent space separating the garage door from the dirty concrete. A chilling breeze, not too different from the gales back home, kept the heated air within the workshop moving and electric. The smell of distant winter mingled with oil and smoke. Everything felt a bit too warm and a bit too cold and Rudy sighed again and sat up to scurry towards his jacket.

Once fasten into the familiar warm leather, he turned back to pat the bumper of the old jeep. It was a neighbor’s car, a Jeep Grand Cherokee of an indiscernible year, and it surely was giving Rudy a bit of trouble. Leaks, bruises, shoddy interior, all of it was a mess to him, but he had been paid for one thing and one thing only: to change the oil. But now he was even too irritated on the nothingness he felt to focus on that.

I need a break.

”Ruby! I’m heading out! Text me if you wanna meet up later!”

Rudy pushed up the garage door, slipping under and letting it fall down with a crash as he braced against autumn winds. Noon sunlight glistened against the asphalt, glittering like stars in a rocky sky and Rudy appreciated the sight with a raised brow before moving on towards his car. His beautiful car, his wonderful, awesome, utterly dented, coughing, rusty car. Lovingly named Debra, Rudy cherished the rustbucket as if it were his own child. As his hand trailed across the frozen surface, leaving fingerprints in the mud-streaked redness, a soft smile pressed against his lips. A new idea for break time came to life.

Quickly, Rudy typed a message to Red Lake’s own Wesley Ward.

To: Wessssss
hey doll you around? wanna hit up main street together ;^)?

It was a simple request, but was bound to end in a mess of lights and roaring engines. Street racing was the only other thing Rudy enjoyed besides cars probably, and Wesley was both his rival in it and his partner in crime. If anyone was going to keep him busy during his break, it would be her. Without another glance to his phone, Rudy popped open the door of his car and plunged the key into the ignition. Sound and smoke roared from beneath the Charger, and instantly the current popular pop song blared over his speakers like a siren. And then he was pulling away from the garage, the jeep, his home, and racing towards the center of town.