Rory shifted a few times in his sleep before one eye begrudgingly opened, He wondered why he didn't just sleep at the gas station sometimes. As he fluttered his eyes open and closed, he shifted his weight and slowly sat up. Lucky for him it was a small town and everyone knew him so he didn't have to wear that tired old attendant uniform that always seemed dirty. He rustled around for something clean and then started his morning rituals of breakfast, shower and and some sort of reading. At this point news was scarce so he he had been trying to read a book, but these mornings seemed to disagree with this particular ritual.

After making it to the store, he unlocked and was glad there wasn't anyone already waiting for him. He open the register and made sure the store was open and ready to receive customers. *Today, I'm going to speak up.* be thought decidedly. He knew he needed to open up soon,and seeing as he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, he wanted to stop alienating himself. He grabbed the stool behind the counter, sat and put his feet up and tried to imagine who might be his first customer, It was the only game that cured his boredom, besides what snack will they buy inside. As he sat there day dreaming about his stupid game, he felt himself nodding off..