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[color=39b54a]"WAKE UP BRIE!"[/color]

[i]Why was there a stranger in her room?[/i]

[color=39b54a]"WAKE...UP...NOW!"[/color]

[i]Maybe it was a burglar. She might have to electrocute them. [/i]

Groaning, Brie briefly opened her eyes to see the thirty-something year old woman looming over her, the harsh artificial lights too painful to tolerate for long. Taking a moment to glance around the room, she realised that she wasn't in her own flat but in the backroom of her old haunt in Brookside. She tried to recall how she had gotten to the bar but it hurt her head too much to ponder on that particular question, so she quickly gave up. 

[color=39b54a]"Oi, are you listening to me?" [/color]If she hadn't known her, Brianna would have likely been concerned that the woman was here to either rob or murder her. The bartend, with her mismatch of tattoos, scars and heavily applied makeup, being an intimidating sight for even Brooksides more violent residents. Brie knew better though and shot her best withering stare, before clamping her eyes shut.  

[color=00aeef]"Leave me alone Juno."[/color] With a wave of her hand, the cheap dollar-store lightbulbs flickered for a few moments before going out completely, plunging the room into a sort of semi-darkness , a little dusty light managing to penetrate through the half open blinds.  [color=00aeef]"Just give me two more hours..."[/color] Brianna muttered, pulling at the thin blanket that had been laid across her in a vain attempt to shield herself from the sunlight that suddenly shone into her room as Juno tugged the blinds fully open. Unfortunately, that was something she couldn't turn off.

[color=39b54a]"I have a bar to clean, customers to serve and I don't need your whiny ass getting in my way."[/color] Juno sniped, unceremoniously tugging the blanket away from Brie's hands and dropping a bundle of clean clothes into her lap.[color=39b54a] "And will you please shut this thing up!"[/color] She tossed the offending object at Brie, who managed to catch it just before it collided with her face. [color=39b54a]"You have 10 minutes and then I want you gone. Don't know why you still hang around Brookside anyway..."[/color]

Sitting up from the sofa, Brie had to steady herself for a few moments as the room spun violently, turning the object around in her hands until she could figure out what it was. It's bright light and incessent noise were enough to make her want to throw the thing back across the room. What was it anyway?

Oh...it was her phone. With Hugo Powers' face plastered all over it. Great.

[color=00aeef]"Not today Powers. Not today."[/color] She mumbled as she ran her fingers through her long brown hair, attempting to untangle some of the knots that had gathered overnight. Giving it up as a bad job, she eventually (the room was still spinning) managed to tug off the dress she had been wearing, before pulling on the jeans & t-shirt that Juno had given her. A quick sniff of the t-shirt left her doubting to its cleanliness, but at least she no longer smelt like she'd been dumped headfirst into a vat of beer. Ideally she'd take a shower...but that would involve going back to HERO one and risk running into Powers...

[color=00aeef]"Fine."[/color] Brianna rolled her eyes as she tugged on her trainers. [color=00aeef]"Kill a few ambleweeds. Then sleep."[/color] At least if she actually did some work, no-one at HERO one could chastise her too heavily when she decided to take an extended afternoon nap. Having very reluctantly made up her mind, the young woman grabbed her phone before pushing open the door to the bar, scowling a little at the small gathering of early starters. Another reason why she needed to get away from Brookside. 

[color=39b54a]"Here."[/color] Juno shoved a takeaway cup of coffee in Brie's direction, raising an eyebrow at the girls flyaway hair before turning back to the spot on the bar that apparantly needed a second wipe. Brianna scowled for a moment before tying her hair up into a high ponytail and scooping the coffee off the counter. [color=00aeef]"Thanks..."[/color]

[color=39b54a]"Don't come back!"[/color] Juno shouted as Brie headed out of the bar, grimacing as she took a sip of the overly bitter black coffee. [color=00aeef]"Wouldn't dare!"[/color] Brie sniped back with a smile as she turned her attention back to her phone, looking up the general locations where the Ambleweeds were gathering.