[color=f6989d][b][centre][h2]Talie "Friendly local rock nerd"[/h2][/centre][/b][/color]


[b]Location[/b]
The Cozy Bear
[b]Mood[/b]
Happily fed and caffeinated. 



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Talie took her coffee very thankfully, chocolate plus pancakes made Talies morning even better. She had not really eaten much before she left the house having not been very hungry. Now she definitely was and her sweet tooth was giving her happy brain chemicals. [color=f6989d]"Thank you, I do enjoy sweet things. "[/color] Talie bit at her doughnut and savoured some of her life giving coffee before she noticed anything else. Levi was a blatant flirt and well practised through his real intentions where unknown. Maybe he had a thing for one of the local women, or was a playboy. Regardless, the service was good and the food tasted good as it looked. 

[color=f6989d]"Yes! That's the one. I'll look for them, it's practically a local legend it seems.``[/color] Talie spoke before he vanished into the back and the kitchen. If it was half as good as it was known then it probably was pretty good to say the least. Glancing over at her work phone, she did not expect to be dragged into something but she had it in hand bag. The USGS was hardly a festival favourite, yeah she had a fair collection of pretty rocks at the office. But they were not exactly mainstream. It was sad that people don't appreciate a pretty rock. They made useful gifts like paper weights, door stops too or threw them at people who annoy you … in your mind of course. 

[color=f6989d]"Thankyou again Jewel, I'll have to remember to say hi when I'm by city hall. Nice outfit by the way."[/color] Talie knew the platitude was pretty hollow but it was diplomatic to compliment the person who worked for the Mayor's office. She recognised a rich daughter if she saw one, she was kinda one just not in good standing with her family. People thought it was a walk in the park but the pressure could be real especially if you did not conform to the expectations. 

Talies food arrival and Jewel being distracted by something moving in the distance ended that one. Sheriff in the dunk tank, might have to miss, he did help her settle in to the town. The pancakes were good as word and expected and soon had a rather happy Talie thinking she might get breakfast here more often. Looking over shoulder a large metal object was moving into town reflecting light across the growing collection of activities outside. 

Spotting a familiar redhead Park Ranger outside, they had some disagreements. Maybe she liked the old man who she replaced too? She had not got him removed, he just got too old and was asked to retire. The office was a mess frankly when she took over, missed checks, the paperwork was all over place, old samples though the shipments were all rather regular.  He got one thing right, Talie guessed. She still had to finish getting a proper inventory done. 

Where else was she meant to find better samples than the old slag and dumps near the old mine and refinery that has long fallen into ruin, been recycled and was barely more than piles of rock, rusty metal too heavy to move and some old timbers stubbornly hanging on. The maps she had dated back over a century and the old man… she would just have to order new ones from the BLM and others to get up to date info.

Making a few quick notes in a notebook, she scribbled a short to-do list between pancake pieces. She would forget to do it on Monday so noted It quickly in a leather notebook. [color=f6989d]"I must leave a good tip"[/color] Talie spoke to herself without thinking. 

Glancing over and outside, it would be rather interesting to see what happened. This seemed like a fun event.


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