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landon-reid‌:

Landon had always been a morning person and today was no different. By the time he had made it to Brews Brothers, the sun had fully risen, forcing him to switch into his sunglasses. Leather laptop case slung over his shoulder, he walked in and greeted the employees with a wave as they got started on his simple order. “Thanks, guys,” he slipped some dollars into the tip jar and reached for a plastic lid when it happened. “Shit-” Hot liquid jumped over the brim of the cup, scalding his fingers and leaving a trail on his laptop case. “It’s fine, it’s fine,” he mumbled to the woman, “Just grab me some napkins.”

Tessa didn’t quite realize the full extent of the damage when she initially apologized. Mumbling assent she turned to grab some of the requested napkins and only saw the liquid everywhere when she turned back to face him. “Oh my god, I’m so sorry.” She could feel her neck starting to flush with embarrassment and almost completely forgot about her own cup waiting to be claimed. “Is your laptop ok?”

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elodielandry‌:

Elodie had been working night and day, for the most part at least, in an attempt to finish her latest book, already cutting it close to the deadline for her publisher. Luckily they’d been seemingly understanding of some of the arisen issues. After a few hours last night of staring at her laptop, with a couple paragraphs typed out, she’ll have to look over in case her exhausted brain flubbed something, she found herself stepping into the cafe for a needed energy boost. Next in line thankfully, but slightly lost in her own little paracosm at the moment, not realizing she was stepped out a bit till someone bumped right into her, causing a faint yelp, turning to glance at the woman. ❝ No, no you’re fine, I definitely understand, and I’m the one who should be sorry, I was sort of.. spaced out there, you’re alright I hope ? ❞

“I’m fine, really,” Tessa assured the woman, shaking herself a little before standing up straight again and reaching to grab her coffee - unobstructed. “Are you okay?” she made sure to ask. She double-checked the name written on the cup she had picked up to make sure it really was hers before taking a sip. “I’m a real klutz outside of the hospital so I really am sorry about that.”

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gullivermcpherson‌:

Purchasing coffee outside of his typical morning coffee brewed at home was something out of the ordinary for Gulliver, reserved only for days when he had run out of time in the morning or for days where he just needed a little extra treat to get him through the days. Within the week since the festival, he found himself, scatterbrain and all, walking through the doors of Brews Brothers more often than not on his breaks from the shop. There was still a sense of lingering anger and sadness he hadn’t quite figured out how to deal with, but he knew throwing ice cream lids wasn’t going to help. Maybe, Gulliver figured, continuing to move with society until he figured it out would help. Which is how he found himself in a crowded coffee shop just a few blocks from his shop, laptop tucked under one arm as he grabbed his coffee with his free hand and turned around, intent on finding a table near a window and instead, bumping into another body, a familiar light voice reaching his ears. “No prob- Tessa?” He questioned, head tilted. “Hey, how are you?”

“Oh, it’s you!” Tessa exclaimed, relieved to see a friendly face. There were a few moments there where she wasn’t exactly sure who it was and she was just praying they wouldn’t turn around and start yelling. That really would have been the last thing she needed. “I’m pretty good, just got done at the hospital but I’ve got some errands to run before I can turn in for the night... er... day?” Night shift had really done a number on her. “But how have you been? It feels like forever since I’ve seen any human that’s up at normal times of the day.”

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@ Brews Brothers Downtown

It had been a relatively calm night in the ER, and - thankfully - Tessa’s last night shift for the foreseeable future. She couldn’t help but smile a little at the thought of getting back on a normal human schedule. Her circadian rhythm had been out of whack for way too long, and she knew that if it stayed that way for much longer it might never be able to get back to normal. The smile only got wider when she finally heard her name called to pick up her coffee from the counter. Head in the clouds, she barely even noticed that she bumped into someone as she tried to hurry to the counter. “I am so sorry, it’s been a long night. Excuse me…”