[No one is perfect, true, but Buck seems to be pretty close to it. He's tall, handsome, seems nice with a good heart...and probably saved kittens from trees. She can see those dark circles under his eyes, they match her own. Long nights of studying for years on end, and endless hours at the office does a number to one's skin. Sure, there were those beauty masks that she could try, but that was a bit beyond her realm of expertise.
She let out a soft wince of empathy.]
Those moments aren't the best--just as you're falling asleep, you're forced to stay up. [She also knew that pain all too well. At least they had coffee as their own lifelines of sorts.] Sorry that you had a rough night, or a rough end towards your shift. [Was that weird to say? Apologize for something out of her control, but it felt like the right thing to do.]
Well...[Her gaze lowered down to her cup then back up to meet his.] More like, the pay was worth it. Plus, less snow than New York.
[The snow was nice but after a while it really tanked her mood. Plus the cold felt like it seeped into her bones more than anything.
She nodded her head a little, intrigued by the fact that he's not from LA. Her brain tried to come up with things connected to Pennsylvania, but it was coming up short. Thankfully, the question allowed her to switch gears.]
Yes, and no? [And now comes the delicate dance of explaining her past without revealing too much.] I was good at figuring out puzzles, and how pieces fit together. I used to work on cars, and thought maybe I should look into mechanical engineering, but that didn't work out. I sort of...fell into where I am, if that makes sense. Though, to get here I did have a lot of odd jobs to help make ends meet.
[That was an honest(ish) version of her background. He didn't need to know the minor details--that would only earn her sympatric looks and kill the mood completely. She reached for her coffee again to take another sip.]
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Date: 2025-03-02 02:35 am (UTC)She let out a soft wince of empathy.]
Those moments aren't the best--just as you're falling asleep, you're forced to stay up. [She also knew that pain all too well. At least they had coffee as their own lifelines of sorts.] Sorry that you had a rough night, or a rough end towards your shift. [Was that weird to say? Apologize for something out of her control, but it felt like the right thing to do.]
Well...[Her gaze lowered down to her cup then back up to meet his.] More like, the pay was worth it. Plus, less snow than New York.
[The snow was nice but after a while it really tanked her mood. Plus the cold felt like it seeped into her bones more than anything.
She nodded her head a little, intrigued by the fact that he's not from LA. Her brain tried to come up with things connected to Pennsylvania, but it was coming up short. Thankfully, the question allowed her to switch gears.]
Yes, and no? [And now comes the delicate dance of explaining her past without revealing too much.] I was good at figuring out puzzles, and how pieces fit together. I used to work on cars, and thought maybe I should look into mechanical engineering, but that didn't work out. I sort of...fell into where I am, if that makes sense. Though, to get here I did have a lot of odd jobs to help make ends meet.
[That was an honest(ish) version of her background. He didn't need to know the minor details--that would only earn her sympatric looks and kill the mood completely. She reached for her coffee again to take another sip.]
Did you enjoy traveling around?