[color=f6989d][b][centre][h2]Talie "Friendly local rock nerd"[/h2][/centre][/b][/color] [b]Location[/b] The Cozy Bear [b]Mood[/b] Caffeine Zombie ... Natasza woke up to the sound of the battered radio alarm playing, half asleep she turned to grab some water and bright sunlight shining on her face. She really needed the landlord to sort that curtain rail out. "...The weather looks good and Sanctuary is going to be busy today, rides, food, fun, all the good stuff. So we advise avoiding the…" Natasza just ignored the rest as she made way to the bathroom. She was a newcomer to the town and the Sheriff had advised to go with the town's flow to fit in. People had lived here a long time and could be a little strange about new arrivals. The old guy who ran the USGS office before her had not helped in recent years by ill health for field duties and getting various reports late to city administration etc. So she was attending, maybe being the friendly rock nerd might make them a little less granite and abit more pourus to her. Searching her brain, what she remembered while the shower warmed her up nicely. The Town was still nor fully known to her and the backlog of work had kept Talie busy, the cafe… that would be an OK place to try and get some idea what was going on. The Sheriff would be rather busy, there was some pilot she used to send some samples off last week, he had a mixed reputation for cargo apparently but they were rocks. It would be fine. Honestly she had not had too many chances to get to know many outside of a smaller circle. That would change today. … [color=f6989d]"Il grab some coffee on way ba."[/color] Remembering she no longer had a roommate now, it was nice but a little lonely too. After careful deliberation with herself and the mirror in the end Natasza had chosen to go a little more conservative. Maybe it was best to see what the town was like before she rocked the boat too hard. Wearing a dress and not her slightly silly T shirt and so uniform on the weekdays. Finding her respectable white trainers that looked mostly clean throwing a slightly worn and rather faded vintage denim jacket on the passenger seat pile. Shorter hair made life so much easier, she did miss it long but got in the way so much. They would get used to her tattoos. The older folk a little longer maybe but she would not hide them. Climbing into and out of the truck would take a little finesse but doable, her work truck had picked up a knock, more than normal and was due to the local mechanic on Monday. Oh well. The two would have to get used to her more interesting truck. [hider=My Hider] [Img]https://litb-cgis.rightinthebox.com/images/640x853/202303/bps/product/inc/uctjwx1679985462905.jpg?fmt=webp&v=1[/img] [/hider] … Window down, singing along. German rock music playing at a mostly acceptable level to not give some retiree a heart attack and aviators on. This was life, free and able to decide one's own path. Much as she loved her family, she could not work at the mines all her life. The town was busier than she had ever seen and it was just morning. Lacking caffeine gnawing at her brain Talie made the first turn she saw to a place that sold hot drinks. Avoiding a food truck heading into town it seemed to lead where she wanted to go as main street area was closed parking near a road block. Least she would never lose her Truck. She would bet her salary it was only one that was this pink in town or perhaps the County. [color=f6989d]"Howdy Sheriff, il pay the permit on monday. Good luck and Rock on"[/color] her passing words were lost in a yawn she failed to stifle as she walked over to the Cozy bear. OK the joke was terrible but she was without caffeine. Reaching the Cozy bear was surprisingly easy. Several people she did not recognise where about, the odd one she did like the staff, pretty sure the old man said that guy was a doc… of some kind, and other locals who were that evil kind of early risers. Aliens the lot of them. [color=f6989d]"Morning"[/color] before yawning slightly. It seemed in small towns you were meant to interact with other humans and not stare at your phone. She could do that. After she got Coffee. [color=f6989d]"Any pancake specials on today please?"[/color] Asking hopefully, Talie loved pancakes. Especially whatever magic diners etc used to make them so fluffy. ... [B]Mentions. [/b] [@QueenBea][@Zora][@The Muse]