005 ✎ suddenly, my world's gone and changed It's face but i still know where I'm going

[rehashing]

[ forward dated to later this morning - say, seven-thirty, when she turns on the feed, she's up early late, unable to sleep. she's camped out in her living room apartment. her pile of Shakespeare plays can be partially seen on the coffee table next to her ]

If anybody is wondering, I didn't spend all day wandering through the maze. I just - took [ a mental health day ] my work home with me.

Also, the post a few weeks back about me and -- men. Apparently, I did it. [ She still doesn't understand it. ] It came from my device so I guess I was... cursed. Guess I don't feel left out anymore. [ Like she considered the autocorrect curse a curse at all. Not that she bothered not feeling left out. She misses that feeling, she does. But, now she's a part of the pack. ]

Anybody else up?

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[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Sounds good, pretty girl. I'll wait for you there.

[And when she arrives, Derek will be sitting on a bench close to the fountain, finishing off the coffee he had bought earlier.]

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[rehashing]

[ Pretty girl? It sounded friendly. Rote, even. How many flirtatious men are in this city? But, she changes into something more appropriate and makes her way to the fountain.

Reaching the bench, she'll stop and stretch. ]

Morning.

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[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Morning.

[Derek stands and finishes his coffee while she stretches. He tosses it into a nearby trashcan and moves back over to her.]

This will be good for you. Anytime I need to let off some steam or get my headspace straight, I run or... lift weight. I work out.

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[rehashing]

Yeah.

[ She agrees, stretching her arms. ]

I have to drop something by the police station. Then we'll run?

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[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Sounds good to me. You working there?

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[rehashing]

I'm the receptionist. [ And currently, an -- assistant. A research assistant. Though, she stepped up to that title on her own. She waits for Derek then starts to walk. ]