[center][color=00CED1][h1]Alex Thompson[/h1][/color]
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Alex's eyes widened in shock. [color=00CED1]"Pittsburgh? I never heard it on the news. I mean, I don't get to watch TV that much, but still."[/color] While Pittsburgh wasn't necessarily close, it was still in the region. There'd been reports in big cities mostly. Los Angeles. Chicago. D.C. Miami. Others that Alex didn't have the capacity to keep track of. Thankful for Maria bringing her focus back to food, she nodded. Alex bit her lower lip. [color=00CED1]"Let's go drop that bag off then. Freshen up, if you want."[/color]

About to offer paying for the drinks, Alex saw Maria already place money on the table. She arched an eyebrow. [color=00CED1]"I'll cover lunch then."[/color]

Giving Maria some time to respond to her text, she looked back at the TV. The scene where the close by biting was still being covered. A shiver ran down Alex's spine, her telltale 'oh shit' tell.[hr]

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The subway ride took a little longer than expected. What was usually fifteen minutes to half an hour turned into an hour and a half.

Walking a past a few grocery stores and some odd stores, Alex led Maria towards an industrial warehouse like building. She looked at her lovely partner. [color=00CED1]"No, this is not some freaky cult meeting. Yes, I actually do live here. It's cheap."[/color] Taking out a fob, Alex scanned it at the door as it unlocked. She gestured for Maria to walk in. Some clothes were left out in the open folded while a makeshift boxing gym dominated a corner. The rest was a kitchen mixed in with her living room. The upstairs was where she slept. [color=00CED1]"Welcome, madame, to Alex's Urban Resort. Your stay is on the house."[/color]

She winked at Maria. She took off her shoes where the concrete ended for section for a car. That was where her boxing stuff was. [color=00CED1]"Why don't you put your stuff upstairs? Bathroom's over there. Got everything. No bath. Just a shower,"[/color] she said. [color=00CED1]"Chop chop so we can get some yummies in our tummies!"[/color]