xp_logs | (TSS) Topaz and Kevin || Marathon

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Kevin goes over Topaz' schedule with her in preparation to be her for a couple days. Her schedule isn't impressive.

(backdated to 11/11 because I forgot to post -_-;;;)

"I don't really do much outside of the mansion, mostly go to classes." Topaz tapped her pen against her planner, frowning. Telling Kevin about her daily routine was making her realize how little she actually did. "I have desk duty at Snow Valley tomorrow but I'm sure Clea will switch with me. I'll make it up to her next week."

"So, let me get this straight." Kevin tipped a bit- a lot more whiskey into his glass. "You go to some classes, you come here, and you spend the rest of time at the mansion." He checked his notes. "Going to bed early, normally. So, here's my question. Which one of us is 90?"

"I enjoy quiet where I can get it," she protested half-heartedly, scribbling down some notes about her classes. "That's... probably going to be an issue, though. She can't find me if I'm not around to be found."

"Sounds like that's a common thread." He leaned back in his chair and took a sip. "So basically, school is your only time out in the world alone. So, tell me about it. Who are your friends in class? Who's sweet on you? Who are you fucking on the... down low, I think."

"Uh... no one to the last two. Friends, there's... a girl in two of my psych classes, Heather. We usually get lunch together, study, sometimes her boyfriend Dave hangs out with us. Bloke I was in a class with last semester, Nick, there's a coffee shop on campus we like. They're not overly deep friendships or anything, and they don't know anything about the psi stuff or the magic stuff. We talk about classes and books we're reading, play stupid phone games sometimes. Nick's really into the space murder one."

"What's your order at the coffee shop? At lunch? What do you usually get?" Kevin said, not taking any notes, but his eyes flickered back and forth. "Nick. What's Nick's deal with you?"

It was hard to actually think about her daily life on demand. Weird. "Tea, almond or English breakfast if they have it, or black coffee, both with six sugar packets. Lunch is pasta, usually, they switch out what types they have, not particularly picky about what I get. And a bottle of the flavored water, usually strawberry kiwi. Nick... think he's subtle but he has a thing for me, and it's not returned. It's easy to talk around it, he gets flustered easily."

"Is that it? You don't do anything else on campus or between there and here?" Kevin said, his gaze sharp.

"I go into the city sometimes and do rounds at the bookstores. Or I go out with someone from here, usually Hope or Tandy, Ty sometimes, but nothing consistent or daily." She had no life. Maybe she'd fix that someday.

There was not enough booze for this. "Nick, Heather, and Dave. What do you call them? Any nicknames? Nicknames for you? What do you normally talk about or is it all school?"

"No nicknames, mostly school. Heather talks about her family a lot, I mostly just nod along to that. Dave and Nick are weirdly obsessed with time travel, so that comes up sometimes."

"So it would seem." Kevin said, shaking his head. "Alright, drop your phone and laptop on the desk with the passwords. I'll review them and get caught up."

"I will." Topaz finished some notes in her planner, closing it and sighing. "Look, I'm sorry about all this crap. I know living my life for a couple days isn't exactly thrilling."

"I'm an old spy, kid. I like boring. But you're a young woman. Your life is supposed to be exciting and messy." Kevin said.

"I've got messy covered in spades," Topaz said wryly. "Alternate universe version of myself barely makes the top five weirdest things list. It's the exciting part I seem to keep missing out on."

Kevin gave her a long, measured look. "Well, I'll study the information. Let you know if I have any questions."

She nodded in return. "Sounds good. Hope you enjoy a lot of psychology because that's pretty much my schedule for the next two days."