[center][h1] [color=f6989d]Rapunzel [/color][/h1][/center][hr][hr][center][u]Madam Fae's Bar & Diner[/u][/center][hr][hr]

"I'm here!" 

The door swung outward and crashed against the banister with a startling crash as Rapunzel's slender form tumbled through the doorway, tripping up the steps and leaving puddles in her wake as she scooted toward the counter, dragging strands of wet hair out of her eyes. 
It was normal for her to come breezing into the diner before the beginning of each shift, announcing her presence with those two words and a beaming smile.  Today was no exception, except it was a bit more dramatic than usual, what with her general appearance somewhat resembling a bedraggled, half drowned waif with a long plaid scarf trailing in her wake.

"So sorry I'm late! I overslept because my alarm didn't go off and I didn't know why until my landlady told me there had been a power outage due to some storm this morning, she was going on a bit about this and that and the tree through the front window so I didn't quite catch everything, and then it was raining and I waited for the bus for a half hour before I figured they weren't coming and I decided to walk - do you need a refill?" 
Without breaking her train of thought, or her breath, Rapunzel pivoted around the end of the counter, snatched up a full coffee pot, and briskly began trotting around to say good morning to everyone, while refilling anything that looked like it might need a bit of a warm-up. 

Half way around the diner she realized she was still bundled in her coat and dripping rainwater all over the floor.

"Oh gosh, I am so sorry Jess. I'll clean it up." Draining the last of the pot the young woman returned it to the brewer for another cycle, dashed into the back and reappeared a moment later sporting an apron instead of her damp coat, tying wet hair back into a reasonably tidy ponytail, then snatching up a towel and proceeding to mop up the puddles on the floor.  
In retrospect she perhaps wasn't terribly late, but, not knowing the correct time and having been thrown off slightly by the events of the morning, Rapunzel had spotted the larger than normal crowd through the window as she'd arrived and took it to mean she was far later than she'd first thought.
By the time the last speck of water had been wiped from the floor she felt calmer and not quite so frantic. No one was clamoring for their breakfast, which meant Jess wasn't terribly backed up. If anything everyone seemed rather subdued, but then they weren't the cheeriest lot normally anyway.

Jess and Charlotte seemed to be handling the breakfast orders just fine, so Rapunzel set her attention on the few people at the counter that didn't have coffee yet. 
Peter and Tink were whispering together about something that seemed to delight them both, so Rapunzel figured she'd check on them later, instead topping up a couple other customers before turning her attention to the last two people at the counter: Ariel and Adam.

"Coffee this morning?" Setting down a couple empty mugs Rapunzel reached for another pot of the strong liquid, still puzzled why anyone even liked the bitter stuff. Still, she wasn't about to deny them a good hot drink, and goodness knew they could all use it on this chilly morning. 
Fragrant steam curled into the air as a steady stream of black coffee pooled into the cups, bubbling and frothing slightly around the edges. As she pushed the two cups toward Adam she had to admit it certainly smelled enticing enough, even if it had an acidic edge to the rich aroma.

"Coffee or hot chocolate this morning Ariel? Oh!," Attention swung between the two as Rapunzel remembered she'd forgotten the cream. "Did you or your wife need cream or sugar? I can bring it out for you in just a minute if you'd like."