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[querencia]

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( role ) educational performer 1 ( gender ) female ( location ) lounge (tagged) everyone briefly, open

lavender was sure that she'd gotten up on the wrong side of bed this morning. if there ever was a good side she'd yet to find one. she rolled onto her side, propped up on her elbow to check her clock. technically she still had half an hour before she usually had to drag herself from her bed and to her job but.. after waking up 70% exhausted despite sleeping, the bed didn't feel as welcoming as it did. she glanced across the room at her roommate's figure- still sleeping and snoring loud enough to wake anyone else, then got up. she'd stopped bothering to be quiet after the girl decided to suddenly become nocturnal.

lavender would deny it to her dying breath but she'd spent a little extra time that morning on brushing the knots out of her hair and applying a bit of make up to cover the dark circles under her eyes. she never dressed up but that was about as much as she did- she wanted to.. she didn't know. impress? it was a little wrong to try and get the attention of a guy already in a relationship but she couldn't help the way she felt. after an uneventful ride on the subway she headed into work and to the lounge, her trademark morning smoothie in hand. kiwi-strawberry this time. she knocked lightly on the door before she headed inside, frozen for a moment at the sight of the others. honestly, she wasn't used to people being early for anything. "..morning." she continued and headed inside, voice dripping with how much she so wanted to be there right now, then she took a chair, sitting with one leg propped over the side as she focused on her smoothie rather than anyone there. it wasn't like her two favored people, jace and russ, were there anyway.

[unnamed]

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( the diver ) ( male ) ( location: the lounge ) ( tagged: lavender )

The alarm blared suddenly and roused Russ from his slumber. He groaned softly and slung a thin arm over to shut it off before rolling the rest of his body over and sending a death glare to the time. He'd slept through his first three alarms and had awoken to the fourth which meant he had all of fifteen minutes to get up and out the door otherwise he'd be late for work. A few seconds of his eyes closed to remember the feeling of warmth and suddenly the dark haired man was up and active. Though hard to get up once he was he moved as though he'd been awake for hours. Quickly Russ threw on a faded pair of jeans, black t-shirt, and grabbed his black vans as he rushed out the door with a coffee cup in hand. With his lack of time and interest in eating breakfast he'd ignored his need to shave or fix his hair. Needless to say the man looked a bit like a mess, though a happy one.

Russ tucked his coffee tightly into the side of his bag before climbing on the old motorcycle and leaving his apartment. Always the reckless driver he swerved in and out of traffic, intent on not being late and being there on time. He pulled into the parking lot about fifteen minutes earlier than he needed to be and headed towards the employee lounge. At this point he knew the way like the back of his hand since he'd been doing it for four years. Russ strolled into the lounge casually and took a large sip of the black coffee before spotting Lavender and immediately sliding into the seat next to her. With most people here Russ was at least friends or good acquaintances Lav was one of the people he considered to be an actual, good friend - like the type you hung out with outside of work. "Good morning, early as usual aren't ya?" He teased with a smile. Russ sat the bag and helmet down at his feet before taking a quick survey of who was all there, noting that Ireland hadn't yet arrived. He leaned back in the seat as his long legs pushed the chair in front of him slightly forward.

[final girl]

⟦ caroline a. lansing, play area two ⟧

gender ;; cismale // age ;; nineteen // location ;; employee lounge //tags ;; jordyn

carrie never fell asleep, but at least came close. he was aware enough of what was happening, occasionally opening an eye to see who’d drop in at such an early hour. the only person worth noting, or at least the first being the new girl, iris?? she just silently sat, probably thought he was asleep. according to caroline chance was that the children she’d inevitably come into contact with will greet her in various ways about fifteen hundred times so he might as well save her of the burden of greeting one more annoying, immature youth through keeping his mouth shut.

although his mouth wasn’t shut for long considering the one person who carrie would never keep quiet for walked in. his feet scurried pushing the rest of carrie’s body properly into his seat as jordyn opened her bag. “mornin’” he slurred, still not fully out of his dissociative state. “everyday, everyday.” there was a slight melody to the words he spoke as he got a hold of her bag, as well as a slight truth. he did, in fact, eat her snacks almost everyday, everyday. after raccooning through her bag for a bit carrie passed back the bag and awkwardly, yet familiarly patted her head. “thanks for the granola, snack queen. how was the bus ride?” carrie asked while unwrapping one of the first snacks that was not exceptionally unhealthy since he left home. now was a good of a time as ever to start eating well. when the manager is watching, or at least will be when everyone else is here.

[`kosmic]

❝ ( ♕ ) ━━ＩＲＥＬＡＮＤ ！！
xxxxxdivers assistant, female, 21 & loc. lounge & tags. everyone, open & mood. calm

xxxmorning's for ireland crowns was always, well, wild. every morning she would get up at the sound of her alarm, usually. sometimes there were those mornings where she found herself sleeping in later than usual. but this morning specifically, she was getting up one her alarm yelled at her. after shutting the blaring off, the young girl pushed her comforter off and dragged herself out from the warm bed. as she did, she woke up both her german shepherd and fox that had been cuddled up beside her. unlike the dog, the fox began to whine in protest. "juniper, hush," ireland groaned, reaching out and giving the red fox a few pets in an attempt to calm her. luckily, it worked, for the most part. ireland then walked to her bathroom where she took a quick shower, only lasting about fifteen minutes or so.
xxxonce out, the blonde changed into a pair of jeans and a black rash-guard shirt. heading into the bathroom, ireland opened up her makeup bag and began to apply her usual routine of it: concealer, defined brows, and mascara. pleased with the look and deciding that her was hair was dry enough, she proceeded to braid her blonde hair back into a french braid - a signature look of hers. finished, ireland went ahead and brushed her teeth, applied deodorant, and placed a few sprints of perfume on herself. she then walked back out to her bedroom where she slipped into a pair of shoes and her blue windbreaker jacket that had the aquarium's name on it. once grabbing her things, ireland made her way out of her bedroom and further into her apartment, her two canines following in her footsteps.
xxxcoming into the kitchen, ireland was greeted by her other two animals - her cockatoo and hedgehog. as she began to make everybody's breakfast, she could feel juniper nipping at her ankles, which was her way of telling ireland to hurry up. ireland laughed lightly, she answered the fox by kneeling down and setting her food in front of her, also setting the dog's down as well. she then stood up and fed both the bird and hedgehog. when she was done, ireland went ahead and made herself a cup of coffee. while waiting for that, she munched down on a banana, not really feeling hungry at the moment.
xxxwhen her coffee was done brewing, ireland poured some creamer into the cup and twisted the lid onto it. "alright, my children, be good," she told the animals before walking through the baby gate that separated the kitchen from all the other rooms. with all her belongings, the blonde walked out the front door of her apartment and toward her car. once unlocked, she climbed in, placed her things on the passenger seat, and brought the engine to life. in just a few moments, ireland was out of the driveway and onto the road to begin her day officially.
xxxlucky for her, ireland didn't live too far from the work. so within a few minutes, she was already puling into the parking lot. once parked, she grabbed her things and climbed out from the old mustang. she locked it up and then made her way toward the familiar building, the place was practically her second home. as usual, she wasn't late and even arrived a bit earlier. but she also realized she was close to the last one here, which was actually kind of surprising. entering the lounge, ireland was instantly met with the warm presence of her coworkers. "good morning, everyone," she said aloud, giving a bright smile.
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[mochachii]

❦ | J O R D Y N . S O N

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【 Play area one || nineteen || homoflexible || Employee Lounge || tags: Caroline ||❦ 】

A small almost puppy-like smile formed on the brunette's pink lips at the familiar contact. Jordyn tried to save the soft stuff for later in the day, as the morning was a rather bitter time, but Carrie always seemed to cheer her up. The Australian practically clung to the side of the other like a Koala on a eucalyptus tree - though Jordyn is rather blissfully unaware of this habit.

Hugging her backpack to her chest, Jordyn's nose scrunched up at the mention of bus rides. " Gross. As per usual. " She scowled, " Something happened with the bus, and some brown liquid was dripping from the roof. They said they couldn't do anything about it as the problem just occured after I entered, and they cant just stop the bus to fix it. " Jordyn sighed in defeat. " Anyways, how was your morning? "

[guh-huh!]

✪ (ＳＴＥＲＬＩＮＧ ＮＯＷＡＫ! )
( gender. male )─( role. touch pool two )─( location. employee's lounge )─( tagged. iris)

xxx

he has to laugh, though it isn't mean-spirited. sterling already knows iris well enough to know that she wasn't a morning person at all. "well, i hope your morning gets better for you soon." he wouldn't bother iris that much, knowing that she'd be more awake and aware towards the afternoon- or when the two-o'clock rush came through. no matter how long sterling worked here, he was never ready for the hoard of people stampeding in the aquarium. there was nothing sterling feared more.

xxxturning his attention to the door, ready to greet his incoming co-workers. he knew the bunch pretty well enough: able to give a brief nod to lavender, his trademarked finger guns to russ, and a pleasant "good morning" back to ireland. sterling leaned back in his chair, stretching momentarily as he awaited the rest of the bunch to arrive for work.

[Lᴇᴘᴜs]

Iris J. Smith
Gender: Female Age: 23 Location: Employee Lounge Tags: Sterling

Iris smiled a bit. "Yeah, thanks" She mumbled, sitting up a bit. The annoying voice of her father in the back of her head still managed to keep her from slouching, even five years post freedom. She took another sip of her coffee before remembering the dialogue from earlier, still a bit behind. "And good morning" She added, glancing over again before fixing her gaze back on the people in the room. She had never been overly social; especially not in a work setting. She didn't like it when formal and friends overlapped, so she opted to observe quietly. The people here were nice, but she didn't feel like she knew them well enough to say hello either way.

[querencia]

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( role ) educational performer 1 ( gender ) female ( location ) lounge (tagged) russ

lavender was well into about half of her smoothie, pointedly ignoring her coworkers as to not be bothered with anything as tedious as social niceties when russ sat next to her and her mood almost instantly did a 180. sitting straighter in her seat she turned slightly in her odd position to face him better, the expression on her face was visibly lifted than her usual 'you're dead to me' expression. "well.. yeah. you know how i mentioned my roommates been staying up late last week? well now she's decided to be a freakin' owl and go to bed just before i wake up." she rolled her eyes, a small smile playing on her lips, fingers absently tapping against the plastic of her drink. "so, i'd guess you got ready in a rush?" she asked, indicating to his messy hair and blushed slightly, hurrying to hide it by taking a sip of her drink. she didn't want to admit he was just as cute with.. bed hair? helmet hair? whatever, it was cute. she glanced to the door when someone else walked in and looked away, a "good morning" replied under her breath, just loud enough to be heard before her attention went back to russ. she didn't know ireland well but still tried to be, well civil, to her since she and russ were.. a item.

[final girl]

⟦ caroline a. lansing, play area two ⟧

gender ;; cismale // age ;; nineteen // location ;; employee lounge //tags ;; jordyn

“from the ceiling?” carrie asked while attempting to stretch the sleep away. “like, does bus fuel go through the roof now or??” either he ran out of words or got lost in listening into other people's conversations. it isn’t often everyone is in the same room and it’s sorta loud. but also nice? “oh, well the hole in the floor of my aunt’s car is getting progressively larger. bad news, my foot fell through two times and i lost the soul of my shoe. good news, there might be a raccoon living in the car!!” carrie was just getting started but got cut off by the opening of a door.

a tall man stood in the west doorway, it was edgar, the manager. he looked like a reformed hot topic employee, he’s wearing the aquarium’s blue polo and while there’s nothing in the holes you could tell he had piercings. “does someone want to tell me what i am doing wrong?” he vaguely accused everyone of doing something wrong, before less vaguely accusing everyone of doing wrong. “because i know what you did.” edgar spoke, making sure he caught everyone’s eye, searching their souls for answer.

[unnamed]

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( the diver ) ( male ) ( location: the lounge ) ( tagged: lavender )

Russ took another long sip of coffee, quickly polishing it off as he listened to Lavender's observation of her roommate's sleeping habits. He recalled the conversation faintly before nodding his head, "Yeah I remember. I don't see how she does that. Doesn't she work during the day too? I'd be exhausted if I stayed up all night than came here." Truth be told he probably wouldn't, Russ was probably one of the few people in the world who was actually a morning person. He needed neither time nor coffee to be up and awake in the mornings. All he had to do was roll out of bed and he was good to go the rest of the day. As she questioned his morning routine he chuckled softly and ran a hand absent-minded through his hair before turning his head to look at her, "That bad huh? And what about you? Seems like you took the time to make sure you looked good this morning," he teased her. When the door swung open and a familiar voice greeted them he turned his head to look at Ireland momentarily, uttering a friendly 'good morning babe' before returning to his previous conversation.

The friendliness in the room lasted another few minutes before the door was once again opened and in the doorway stood Edgar, who already had found something to complain about this morning. Russ raised an eyebrow as the man accused the people in the room of doing something. He wasn't sure what exactly, but apparently they did something. He'd been around long enough to know it probably was some minor thing and in his usual fashion piped up with an over friendly, "Morning to you too Edgar!" in an attempt to break down the older man's stern demeanor.