One of A Kind

The name's Artemis Tigress. I'm no super powered human, but I can safely say I know how to keep my ground in a fight. I hardly ever miss a shot. Keep that one in mind. ((Part of the CLOSED YJ Roleplay group.)) tracking tag: thearchergirlingreen Swag Jacket Chat Adventures Babysitting Adventures

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Cover practice w/ an old comp I found on my desk.

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November 11, 2016 - Happy Birthday, Wally!

In which Wally reacts to his 22nd birthday exactly the same way I did.

(Also my 22nd birthday was just 6 days ago… we’re so close in age! Just another reason to love him.)

And because I know people are gonna call me out for being unrealistic, here’s an actual picture of how his 22nd birthday goes down, you sadists:

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“You won’t go out and drink?” Jade asked, shaking a mojito for a patron. “It’s not fun if I’m the only one. And it’s a celebration of me coming back to the city. Not like I have friends to celebrate with…” She was pretty sure going out and drinking could violate some part of her parole, but she also didn’t care. She would be much more careful this time.

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“I mean I’ll come with, and drink so you don’t look like a complete alcoholic, just not enough to be totally wasted. One of us has to be coherent enough to navigate back to the apartment, right? Either that or we get someone to tag along,” Artemis laughed, turning towards the kitchen and seeing plates waiting for her. “Duty calls, last thing I need is a pissed off customer complaining that their fries are cold,” she grumbled, pushing herself away from the counter and towards the kitchen.

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Jade smiled softly as she watched her sister go back into the kitchen. This felt so normal, and frankly she was surprised at how easy it was. She had imagined Artemis would be angry or distant, but she was thankful that it was all in her head.

A few hours later relief came for both sisters. Jade didn’t know the bartenders, who gave her curious looks when they entered for their shifts, nor did she know the servers that took over Artemis’ job. For once their father didn’t charge her for dinner, and Jade ate the food so quickly she ended up getting hiccups. It was so much better than prison food.

“So…” Jade checked her hair in the bathroom mirror as Artemis’ washed her hands after her shift. “Where did you want to go tonight? Night’s still young.”

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The rest of the evening, to Artemis’ surprise, went smoothly. It was rare they went through a weekend dinner shift without any sort of drama, but she wasn’t complaining. As the servers for the next shift came in, she quickly got them up to speed and left them with the hope that the rest of the night would be just as smooth. 

Finally free of work and her apron, she was ready to play a bit of catch up with her sister and celebrate a little. “I’m not sure,” she shrugged, turning the tap off and quickly drying her hands. “I know the one club that never tends to have the same name when we go is having jazz night or something, but I figured I’d let you pick. Your first night back, and all.” 

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Artemis waved her off, shoving her tips back into her apron. “Don’t worry too much about it. I even sort of enjoy the job, so I mean there’s that,” She shrugged, turning to lean against the counter to relax and take a bit of a breather while their parents weren’t looking. 

“Fair enough,” the younger sister laughed, shaking her head a little. “Well, if you want I can be your DW…. designated walker, no driving. But as your welcome home present, I can make sure you get back to your bed in one piece.”    

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“You won’t go out and drink?” Jade asked, shaking a mojito for a patron. “It’s not fun if I’m the only one. And it’s a celebration of me coming back to the city. Not like I have friends to celebrate with…” She was pretty sure going out and drinking could violate some part of her parole, but she also didn’t care. She would be much more careful this time.

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“I mean I’ll come with, and drink so you don’t look like a complete alcoholic, just not enough to be totally wasted. One of us has to be coherent enough to navigate back to the apartment, right? Either that or we get someone to tag along,” Artemis laughed, turning towards the kitchen and seeing plates waiting for her. “Duty calls, last thing I need is a pissed off customer complaining that their fries are cold,” she grumbled, pushing herself away from the counter and towards the kitchen.

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“But they aren’t completely right, either,” Artemis muttered, pulling some of the tips she had in her apron pockets and organizing it quickly. It never sat right with her that their parents lied about Jade’s whereabouts, let alone what else happened around the bar. While Artemis feigned ignorance on what went on around her and wanted nothing to do with it, she wasn’t stupid and knew more than she tended to let on. “Hmm? Oh, yeah, I do. Had to pick up a job with the university to help offset the rent, but it’s still there. All in one piece, too,” She smirked, still counting through her tips. 

“Though I have a feeling you won’t actually see the apartment until you, probably, wake up there tomorrow,” Artemis laughed a little, knowing Jade would more than likely want to enjoy her first real night of freedom. 

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“Sorry,” Jade knew how much the apartment cost three years ago, and that was incredibly difficult for one person to afford. It was the reason they moved in together in the first place, really.

“Hey I haven’t had a drink in three years. A few more of these shots and I’ll be too drunk to walk home,” She grinned at her sister as she snuck another shot below the bar. “But seriously… Nothing sounds better than sleeping in my bed.”

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Artemis waved her off, shoving her tips back into her apron. “Don’t worry too much about it. I even sort of enjoy the job, so I mean there’s that,” She shrugged, turning to lean against the counter to relax and take a bit of a breather while their parents weren’t looking. 

“Fair enough,” the younger sister laughed, shaking her head a little. “Well, if you want I can be your DW.... designated walker, no driving. But as your welcome home present, I can make sure you get back to your bed in one piece.”    

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Artemis tried her best to smile at her sister, but she was sure her grin looked guilty if anything. “Uh, yeah, that would be mom. Obviously a handful of people knew or found out, but… if asked, mom’s just been saying you’ve been visiting and working upstate. No one’s asked beyond that too much, so…” She sighed, shrugging. 

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“Well they aren’t completely wrong,” Although being upstate wasn’t wineries and boating like those that didn’t know any better would have thought. “Oh well,” she dumped the ice out of a drained glass and rinsed it off in the sink. “Do you still have the apartment?” They couldn’t chat too long, but the dinner rush was over and now it was just waiting on the party crew.

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“But they aren’t completely right, either,” Artemis muttered, pulling some of the tips she had in her apron pockets and organizing it quickly. It never sat right with her that their parents lied about Jade’s whereabouts, let alone what else happened around the bar. While Artemis feigned ignorance on what went on around her and wanted nothing to do with it, she wasn’t stupid and knew more than she tended to let on. “Hmm? Oh, yeah, I do. Had to pick up a job with the university to help offset the rent, but it’s still there. All in one piece, too,” She smirked, still counting through her tips. 

“Though I have a feeling you won’t actually see the apartment until you, probably, wake up there tomorrow,” Artemis laughed a little, knowing Jade would more than likely want to enjoy her first real night of freedom. 

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“No, but it’s now or never,” Jade winced at the taste of the liquor. Three long fucking years. She was planning on getting drunk tonight. Thank God her probation didn’t prohibit her from alcohol.

As Artemis unlocked the doors and people starting making their way in, Jade watched. She recognized a few, the old time regulars who had been going to the bar since she was a little girl. They either avoided her eyes or greeted her warmly.

Artemis seemed to know everyone. It was weird how the bar changed and stayed the same either way. A few people questioned if she was new, but all in all, it was starting to be like riding a bicycle. Her muscle memory took over.

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“Now it is then,” she said, shooting her sister one last smirk before turning the lock on the door and pushing it open, welcoming in the small crowd that had started to gather. Artemis had almost forgot it was Friday, which explained the larger than normal crowd for opening, but didn’t dwell on the thought long as she greeted the regulars. 

Like every other night, Artemis started taking orders, scribbling everything on her note pad as usual. Unlike most nights, however, she spent a lot of time answering the same set of questions: ‘who’s the new girl’, ‘your sister back already’, ‘that Jade up behind there’, and so forth. Artemis did her best to smile politely and explain that her sister got home earlier than expected, but it was starting to get exhausting. 

After dropping another set of orders off to the kitchen, she stopped for a second by the bar, where her sister seemed to be mostly in her element. “So? How’s it going?” She tried to ask when Jade didn’t look too busy. 

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“It’s going,” Jade wiped her brow with the back of her hand. Their father really needed to change the air conditioning temperature. “Most people keep asking me how upstate was as if I was just visiting,” Jade rose an eyebrow at her sister. “I’m guessing that was mom’s doing? The few who did know have been really shifty about it.”

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Artemis tried her best to smile at her sister, but she was sure her grin looked guilty if anything. “Uh, yeah, that would be mom. Obviously a handful of people knew or found out, but... if asked, mom’s just been saying you’ve been visiting and working upstate. No one’s asked beyond that too much, so...” She sighed, shrugging. 

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Artemis laughed a little, reaching over to grab the glass from across the bar. “True enough,” she agreed, lifting the glass to tap lightly against her sister’s. “To this fucking bar,” Artemis repeated, downing her shot before her dad could walk out to see.

“Not all of us are bartenders though, so before dad comes out and yells at me on your first night back, I’m going to let people in and start handing food out,” she announced, pushing herself away from the bar and towards the door. “Ready for your first night back?” She asked with a smirk, making her way towards the door.

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“No, but it’s now or never,” Jade winced at the taste of the liquor. Three long fucking years. She was planning on getting drunk tonight. Thank God her probation didn’t prohibit her from alcohol.

As Artemis unlocked the doors and people starting making their way in, Jade watched. She recognized a few, the old time regulars who had been going to the bar since she was a little girl. They either avoided her eyes or greeted her warmly.

Artemis seemed to know everyone. It was weird how the bar changed and stayed the same either way. A few people questioned if she was new, but all in all, it was starting to be like riding a bicycle. Her muscle memory took over.

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“Now it is then,” she said, shooting her sister one last smirk before turning the lock on the door and pushing it open, welcoming in the small crowd that had started to gather. Artemis had almost forgot it was Friday, which explained the larger than normal crowd for opening, but didn’t dwell on the thought long as she greeted the regulars. 

Like every other night, Artemis started taking orders, scribbling everything on her note pad as usual. Unlike most nights, however, she spent a lot of time answering the same set of questions: ‘who’s the new girl’, ‘your sister back already’, ‘that Jade up behind there’, and so forth. Artemis did her best to smile politely and explain that her sister got home earlier than expected, but it was starting to get exhausting. 

After dropping another set of orders off to the kitchen, she stopped for a second by the bar, where her sister seemed to be mostly in her element. “So? How’s it going?” She tried to ask when Jade didn’t look too busy. 

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I was so sleepy during class yesterday, I couldn’t help but doodle some sleep.

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That sounded like their father. Surprisingly, it felt more like a relief that not much had changed around here. She had already lost so much time…

“Let me get back to work for an hour before I start giving Dad demands,” Jade suggested. She bent down and glanced at the well bottles, checking to ensure there was enough alcohol left in the bottles. 

“But first…” She moved to the back wall and grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniels off the shelf. “Wanna do a shot?”

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“Fine, fine, but don’t complain to me when you realize twenty minutes too late that a customers transaction didn’t actually go through and they’re long gone,” Artemis grumbled, mostly jokingly. At Jade’s question, her lips turned up into a grin, “Of course. But don’t let Dad catch you drinking on shift, we don’t need to get into trouble your first night back.” 

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“What kind of bartender would I be if I didn’t drink on shift?” Jade replied, pulling out two shot glasses and pouring tall shots in both. She hadn’t had a drop of alcohol in three years and she was so ready.

She said the first shot to her sister and then lifted up her own glass. “To this fucking bar,” she smirked. And to freedom, she thought, but didn’t feel the need to say aloud.

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Artemis laughed a little, reaching over to grab the glass from across the bar. “True enough,” she agreed, lifting the glass to tap lightly against her sister’s. “To this fucking bar,” Artemis repeated, downing her shot before her dad could walk out to see.

“Not all of us are bartenders though, so before dad comes out and yells at me on your first night back, I’m going to let people in and start handing food out,” she announced, pushing herself away from the bar and towards the door. “Ready for your first night back?” She asked with a smirk, making her way towards the door.

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That sounded like their father. Surprisingly, it felt more like a relief that not much had changed around here. She had already lost so much time…

“Let me get back to work for an hour before I start giving Dad demands,” Jade suggested. She bent down and glanced at the well bottles, checking to ensure there was enough alcohol left in the bottles. 

“But first…” She moved to the back wall and grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniels off the shelf. “Wanna do a shot?”

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“Fine, fine, but don’t complain to me when you realize twenty minutes too late that a customers transaction didn’t actually go through and they’re long gone,” Artemis grumbled, mostly jokingly. At Jade’s question, her lips turned up into a grin, “Of course. But don’t let Dad catch you drinking on shift, we don’t need to get into trouble your first night back.” 

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my more recent yj sketches (and kid flash art trade w @mrjasontodd)

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I soooo wanna kiss you right now

#keepbingingyj and bring these babies back!

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Artemis just stood there and stared at her sister stupidly for minute, watching as she came around the bar.  Dropping the rest of her things to the floor, she quickly moved to give Jade a hug. “Oh my God. Surprise? Is that all you have to say?” She laughed, stepping back and shaking her head. 

“What are you doing here? I mean-” She stopped, scrunching her nose up a little bit, “Math was never my strong suit, but… do you not have at least another year and a half?” Jade was never exactly a ‘good girl’, but Artemis couldn’t imagine her breaking out of prison. 

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Jade hadn’t meant to back up when Artemis hugged her, but she did. It was an involuntary motion, and Jade instantly felt bad. She returned the hug almost immediately, so happy to be back in the real world again.

“I would have called but… ” she left the sentence hanging knowing that finishing it wasn’t important. They both understood.

“It honestly all happened so fast,” she explained, stepping back to look at her sister. “I found out yesterday that I was being processed out early and then they put me on a bus last night. I literally just got here half an hour ago to tell mom and dad.”

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Feeling her older sister stiffen and move away at first, Artemis did her best to not feel offended. It wasn’t like they exactly were touch-y feel-y people in the first place. She nodded knowingly, smiling excitedly despite herself.

“Well… I mean, welcome back,” Artemis laughed a little, stepping back to grab the things she’d dropped in her rush. “Wait, you just got back a half hour ago? They’re already putting you to work?” She asked, arching an eyebrow as she shuffled to put her things in a back room, out of the way. Taking a quick look around, she made sure their dad wasn’t listening when she added, “No welcome party for you, then, huh?” 

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Jade shrugged. “I asked for money for the train to get to the apartment so I could not wear clothes I wore 3 years ago that have been stuffed in a box somewhere… And Dad told me to earn it myself. And I was not about to walk in this heat,” It dawned on her that Artemis could have moved elsewhere in this time, but with all of Jade’s possessions there she doubted she would without writing a letter to her first.

“It’s better this way. Normal. I’ve spent enough time isolated from the public,” she made her way behind the bar and mirrored her sister’s glance at the kitchen. “It’s almost hilarious how little has changed in this place.”

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“Still, you’d think not having seen you in awhile they’d bum you the transportation money,” Artemis mumbled, grabbing her apron and tying it around her waist quickly. She watched as her sister went back behind the bar and paused for second, taking in the fact that her sister was actually back. Before she could get too sentimental about it, she grabbed a pen and pad of paper off the counter. 

Artemis scoffed at the comment about the bar, “Please, even the mention of changing the littlest thing get’s Dad’s panties in a twist. He wouldn’t even let me replace the now two broken debit machines. Something about duct tape being cheaper.” After rolling her eyes, she stuck her pen into her ponytail and moved to lean against the counter. “Maybe you can convince him that they really do need to be at least fixed properly, if not replaced?” 

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Artemis just stood there and stared at her sister stupidly for minute, watching as she came around the bar.  Dropping the rest of her things to the floor, she quickly moved to give Jade a hug. “Oh my God. Surprise? Is that all you have to say?” She laughed, stepping back and shaking her head. 

“What are you doing here? I mean-” She stopped, scrunching her nose up a little bit, “Math was never my strong suit, but… do you not have at least another year and a half?” Jade was never exactly a ‘good girl’, but Artemis couldn’t imagine her breaking out of prison. 

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Jade hadn’t meant to back up when Artemis hugged her, but she did. It was an involuntary motion, and Jade instantly felt bad. She returned the hug almost immediately, so happy to be back in the real world again.

“I would have called but… ” she left the sentence hanging knowing that finishing it wasn’t important. They both understood.

“It honestly all happened so fast,” she explained, stepping back to look at her sister. “I found out yesterday that I was being processed out early and then they put me on a bus last night. I literally just got here half an hour ago to tell mom and dad.”

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Feeling her older sister stiffen and move away at first, Artemis did her best to not feel offended. It wasn’t like they exactly were touch-y feel-y people in the first place. She nodded knowingly, smiling excitedly despite herself.

“Well... I mean, welcome back,” Artemis laughed a little, stepping back to grab the things she’d dropped in her rush. “Wait, you just got back a half hour ago? They’re already putting you to work?” She asked, arching an eyebrow as she shuffled to put her things in a back room, out of the way. Taking a quick look around, she made sure their dad wasn’t listening when she added, “No welcome party for you, then, huh?” 

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Three years, four months and 3 days had passed since Jade was escorted out of her parents bar in handcuffs and thrown into the backseat of a police cruiser. She had seen her parents and Artemis a few times over the years, but the six hour drive and the ridiculous prison rules made it far and very few between. She hadn’t expected to see the bar for another 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, but here she was.

Everything felt familiar when she walked into the bar. Her mother cried, her father was so surprised he didn’t speak for a solid minute. No one had expected her to walk in. When she asked for money for a cab, her father handed her an apron and the bar t-shirt. Jade didn’t take offense.

She set the plastic bag she came in with into her locker. In it was a dead iPhone 5, her keys, a stick of gum and a small wristlet with a few bucks inside. The bus ride to the City had used up the money they supplied her with on release. A day’s work was strangely a welcome relief.

She pulled her long hair into a ponytail, pulled the t-shirt over her tank top and tied the apron around her waist. They had a few new beers on draft since she left, but everything else seemed comfortingly static. There was half an hour left until they opened, and Jade could already hear the cook heating up the grill, her father booming out orders, and her mother shutting the office door to do paperwork. It was up to her to wipe down the bar and get to work.

She was home. 

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As much as she loved school, Artemis could not stand when her professors took up her valuable time by teaching past their lecture block. Every extra second felt like an eon, especially when she knew her father was waiting for her to help open up the bar in less than a half hour. Sure, she could get up and walk out, but she knew if she did she’d miss out on the midterm hints her prof was handing out. She just hoped the bus would be on time for once.

After finally getting to and off the bus, Artemis raced down the street, expertly throwing her long blonde hair up into a ponytail without dropping her bags and managing to dodge pedestrians. For anyone who lived outside of NYC, she probably looked a bit like some kind of super hero. But she wasn’t exactly thinking about that, not with her dad’s potential rage on the line if she were too late. 

Giving a quick wave to the regulars who were already starting to congregate outside, she busted through the front door, doing her best to not just throw her bags down. “Sorry, bus was running late. Where should I st-” Artemis started to yell out, but stopped once she looked up and saw who was standing at the bar. The girl in front of her was standing there, cleaning the bar and acting as if nothing had happened, as if she hadn’t been gone for over three years. “Jade?!” She finally managed, her bags now hitting the ground despite all of her previous attempts.  

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“Artemis,” Jade replied with a small smile, tossing the rag she had been cleaning the bar with to the side. She had expected to see Artemis earlier with her parents, or even later at home in her– their – apartment. 

“Surprise?” She came around the bar and waited. This was going to be the weirdest part, for sure. The part where regulars who knew where she was for the last 3 years would be asking questions. Maybe not to her face, but definitely to Artemis’ or the other servers that had started since Jade left. 

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Artemis just stood there and stared at her sister stupidly for minute, watching as she came around the bar.  Dropping the rest of her things to the floor, she quickly moved to give Jade a hug. “Oh my God. Surprise? Is that all you have to say?” She laughed, stepping back and shaking her head. 

“What are you doing here? I mean-” She stopped, scrunching her nose up a little bit, “Math was never my strong suit, but... do you not have at least another year and a half?” Jade was never exactly a ‘good girl’, but Artemis couldn’t imagine her breaking out of prison. 

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Three years, four months and 3 days had passed since Jade was escorted out of her parents bar in handcuffs and thrown into the backseat of a police cruiser. She had seen her parents and Artemis a few times over the years, but the six hour drive and the ridiculous prison rules made it far and very few between. She hadn’t expected to see the bar for another 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, but here she was.

Everything felt familiar when she walked into the bar. Her mother cried, her father was so surprised he didn’t speak for a solid minute. No one had expected her to walk in. When she asked for money for a cab, her father handed her an apron and the bar t-shirt. Jade didn’t take offense.

She set the plastic bag she came in with into her locker. In it was a dead iPhone 5, her keys, a stick of gum and a small wristlet with a few bucks inside. The bus ride to the City had used up the money they supplied her with on release. A day’s work was strangely a welcome relief.

She pulled her long hair into a ponytail, pulled the t-shirt over her tank top and tied the apron around her waist. They had a few new beers on draft since she left, but everything else seemed comfortingly static. There was half an hour left until they opened, and Jade could already hear the cook heating up the grill, her father booming out orders, and her mother shutting the office door to do paperwork. It was up to her to wipe down the bar and get to work.

She was home. 

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As much as she loved school, Artemis could not stand when her professors took up her valuable time by teaching past their lecture block. Every extra second felt like an eon, especially when she knew her father was waiting for her to help open up the bar in less than a half hour. Sure, she could get up and walk out, but she knew if she did she’d miss out on the midterm hints her prof was handing out. She just hoped the bus would be on time for once.

After finally getting to and off the bus, Artemis raced down the street, expertly throwing her long blonde hair up into a ponytail without dropping her bags and managing to dodge pedestrians. For anyone who lived outside of NYC, she probably looked a bit like some kind of super hero. But she wasn’t exactly thinking about that, not with her dad’s potential rage on the line if she were too late. 

Giving a quick wave to the regulars who were already starting to congregate outside, she busted through the front door, doing her best to not just throw her bags down. “Sorry, bus was running late. Where should I st-” Artemis started to yell out, but stopped once she looked up and saw who was standing at the bar. The girl in front of her was standing there, cleaning the bar and acting as if nothing had happened, as if she hadn’t been gone for over three years. “Jade?!” She finally managed, her bags now hitting the ground despite all of her previous attempts.