and i keep on falling ---- OPEN

[Savannah Austin Myers]

This area was becoming far too familiar to Savannah. She didn't like seeing the same places over and over again and she didn't like being surrounded by people that couldn't stop drinking every night. It was too much for her, it all reminded her too much of her father. It was okay for an every now and then situation, but it brought up memories and it stirred her curiosity, but bills were bills and they had to be paid. It had to be done, and sometimes the people weren't so bad, but there were times, like this night, where her spirits were crushed and it tested her powers.

She stood in the club district, trying to decide if now was a good time to go home or if she wanted to linger in this area and get a drink. Or maybe just spend some time in the night air. She preferred the night to the day time. It was cooler now and it made her feel more at home. This was a good time for her. The day time was great, but her mood was typically improved during the evening, mostly because this was when the temperature was cooler. There was less work for her to do to perform her powers and it just felt more like home. She'd always loved living in Florida, but she'd also always hated the heat of it.

The breeze whipped by her hair; she pulled her sweater over her black v-neck and smiled. She sat on a bench outside of work and pulled her purse to her. After rummaging around all of the useless girl things she just had to carry with her, she found her package of cigarettes, her lighter wedged in the side. She pulled one out along with the lighter and wedged it between her lips, cupping the lighter with her hand in the hopes of keeping the flame from going out. Despite her best efforts, it did keep going out. "Dammit." She really needed a zippo. Her frustration was escalating which didn't help. She could feel her skin getting a couple of degrees colder. Feeling defeated, she stopped trying.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana didn't really come into town all the often unless she had been invited out, had a meeting, or had some business to handle. This was one of those times where she had business to handle down in town that normally she would have preferred to do on campus and in the woods on campus. Granted she tended to wonder off deeper into the woods until the point where she was off campus when she had theses meeting with people in her organization, but that was beside the point. The point was that Roxana was meeting someone in SIGUARD who had information for her that had to be handed over in person to ensure that no one else got a hold of the information.

The meeting spot and the drop were all simple, routine by now for Roxana. Yet this drop was already turning out all wrong and it was not even Roxana's fault, but the one who was supposed to be making the drop. No doubt that Roxana would end up getting blamed if she did not get a hold of the information but there was really nothing she could do. She had just received the coded text on her phone that basically said that the person had got caught up on their flight and was going to be running really late. Roxana didn't have time for this, she had targets to watch, and a mission to still complete. A mission that she was more than likely not going to fully complete anyways because of all the inner conflict, but it was still there. The lack of a report back just being a contact reminded of her needed to either do what she had to do or accept the punishment that would follow.

For now she lingered around outside, debating, thinking, and in general waiting for another text to come in to let her know what she was to do next. Protocol mandated that she wait unless the situation was compromised. Since no one was really around and Rox doubted anyone knew about the drop in the area, the situation was not compromised so she had to wait. After letting out a sigh, Roxana started to walk around a little bit more until she heard a female’s voice. Spotting the girl fairly quickly and since she had nothing to do to pass the time she figured chatting would not hurt. "That is probably a sign for you to stop smoking." Roxana said in her usual simple tone as she approached the other girl, only to stop a few feet away out of natural habit when approaching someone. Her blue eyes already scanning over the other girl, making a quick observation.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

Being in this place, doing the same old thing, was growing exhausting. There were other places she would rather be, with other people. There were some friends she'd made along the way here, but most of it was a difficult ride and most of it was lonely. There were thing that made her long for home, but how would one go back to that sort of life? Not after living here for so long and not abandoning her vacation. This was the best and safest place for her to be, but it didn't mean the people she'd been forced to leave behind were forgotten. And it didn't mean she had to be okay with it.

Most of the time, she was able to suppress those memories. Savannah found that when she went out with other people or was around other people, it helped calm those memories down. The only down side to that was that she had to be around people, and Savannah was too precocious to be around them when she got in a mood. It was a necessary evil to keep her sanity, which is why she worked at a bar. It made her money, she got to keep her mind off the pain, and she wasn't allowed to get in fights with people or she would be fired. It made for the only reasonable situation to put herself in.

Steps sound the street, but Savannah didn't flinch. People walked these streets constantly, it was getting close to last call she was sure, so soon these clubs would be pouring people out of their doors and Savanna would join the sea of people and head back to her apartment. But for now, this cigarette was her goal. She flicked her lighter multiple times and had almost reasoned walking to the nearest gas station to get a zippo when a voice spoke to her. She looked up and scanned this girl up and down a few times and then looked down at the unlit cigarette between her fingers. "You could be right," She digressed. She tried a couple of more times, bringing her lanky legs to her chest. She cupped her hand a little tighter and concentrated on making this cigarette light. Finally, the end began to burn and she took a drag of it, feeling satisfied with herself. "Or it could be the world telling me to not give up."

[Roxana Strix]

The girl had not been started by Roxana approaching, giving Roxana more information about the girl and she did not even know her name. Roxana had a feeling that the girl did go to BA but she had to watch her a little bit longer. That cold air that she could feel the closer she got to the girl could have just been the air in general getting colder or it could be power related. Learning such things was easy when you simply paid attention and observed and that was what Roxana had a skill in as well. Whoever the other girl was said that Roxana could be right, but she still didn’t give up on lighting her cigarette and her determination paid off. Roxana gave a slight chuckle at the other girl’s words about how the world could just be telling her to not give up. “That is one way of looking at it.” Roxana said in a simple tone as she watched the girl take a drag off the cigarette before her graze wondered.

Roxana remained a distance away still, making sure to stay away from the direction of where the smoke was blowing. She didn’t want to have to deal with second hand smoke and she herself didn’t smoke because it would have been stupid for someone in her line of work to do such a thing. Sure she had done it ones and in a way it did relax her but she didn’t want to have to deal with lung cancer or any of the other many side effects from smoking that would result in her not being able to do her job at her best. Still, it was the other girl’s choice to do with her body as she liked and since Roxana didn’t know her she was not going to make a point in wasting her breath on advising the other girl to not smoke. “What are you doing out here by yourself?” Roxana asked after she had looked around to see if she could smoke anyone of importance around but didn’t really see anyone.

He phone had yet to buzz again and not much time had passed so she figured she was just going to have to be patient. Patient and to pass the time by talking to this girl who seemed fine with just sitting here and having a smoke. If the girl of course wanted to be alone and not bother then Roxana would leave her alone but for now Rox was using her to pass the time. “I’m Rox by the way, and you are?” Roxana introduced herself, giving just one of her nicknames because she never really liked to use her full name when she was off campus and in a public area. It was just a thing with her but it didn’t really matter all that much since she doubt anyone in this town would ever know her from her past.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

savannah never bothered to conceal her powers very much, unless she knew it was completely necessary or she was feeling worn out from it. and sometimes she had no idea it was even happening to her, which is why she figured out she was so tired at the end of the day. she could be found sleeping until noon trying to recover from the day if it was a particularly active one. this was just another reason working at the bar made perfect sense to her, even if it was a bit overwhelming. she could flourish there on good days. when the days where she wanted to be alone came around, the tip jar looked a little more empty since she was a little less flirtatious and quite a bit sassier. "hey, gotta look at the bright side right?" savannah wasn't much of a "bright side" person, she was more of a "this is the shit you have, now deal with it" person. feigning optimism almost made her think that things could be okay sometimes. or that this daily cycle would find some meaning eventually.

what was sav doing by herself? if she wasn't at work, she was mostly by herself. there were a few people she kept around to entertain her when she wasn't at work or when she was starting to feel sad. these people were few and far between, but there were necessary for her sanity, something that she had to discover on her own. instead of delving into her sob story, she shrugged and took another drag from her cigarette, letting her legs down onto ground again. "I got off work. just waiting for last call to head home." not that it was really any of this girl's business, but she seemed harmless, kept her distance. she knew how to recognize other people's boundaries, which is uncommon in this area.

a few drunk guys stumbled out of the bar that sav worked at. they were her regulars. she shook her head at them as they made their way to a taxi that was waiting in the street for them. she watched as they snickered and fell on each other. they spotted her from the little ways away. "hey, austin...goodnight!" she stuck a hand up in the air, waving them off, and giving them a tight smile. they stumbled into their taxi and drove away without another word. probably because their attention span wasn't long enough to even realize she'd reacted. she liked to have a good time and everything, but, christ, what a way to live. these guys did this every night, without fail. sav got to a point where she wouldn't serve them anymore. it didn't seem right. she turned her attention back to her new "friend". "austin. i'm austin."

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana didn't know right away the kind of job that this other girl had but there were a few tells that she could pick up on that were giving it away. Mainly it was the smell that was coming from the girl that was of smoke and alcohol. Not that Roxana had a super nose or anything, but those two scents tended to always be really strong and practically anyone who could smell would be able to pick up that scent. So Roxana was already starting to assume the girl worked in a bar or a club of some sort or that perhaps she had been out smoking and drinking with friends and just missed her ride home. Or even just got tired of her friends so came outside to be alone, there were just so many possible reasons and Roxana focused more on the present then trying to put too many pieces together and figure the girl out. She blamed the fact that she was slightly in mission mode, waiting for info to be dropped off to her. "Very true." Roxana replied simply as she remained right where she was.

The other girl was then feeling in more blanks, giving Rox more information to pull together to learn even more about her. So her one guess was right and that the other girl was just getting off of work and waiting around for when she could leave. Roxana was harmless in the ways of not planning on harming the other girl. Yet if she had wanted or had been ordered to, then she could have been a very big threat to the other girl. Thankfully she was here just to get some information from someone else and then she would be done. "I see, still a bit dangerous to be waiting alone outside. I figure that at least means you are carrying some kind of protection, right?" Roxana asked, with more questions entering her mind if this girl was more of the type to use pepper spray or risk trying to use a knife on someone. Some drunks walked out and Roxana could not help but to give a slight glare at them. Fools for letting themselves get into such a susceptible state, but she didn't say anything and just made a mental note that they knew this girl.

Austin, that was her name. At least that was what she was saying was her name and so where the drunk so that could have meant that it was her real name or just her working name. Roxana didn't care either way and would just call the girl by the name she introduced herself as. "Nice to meet you Austin. Do you mind if I keep you company until you head home?" Roxana asked as she moved closer towards the girl. She didn't like to just leave someone alone by themselves with drunks wondering around and possibly up to doing something stupid.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

savannah worked at a bar, but it wasn't exactly what she wanted for the rest of her life. hell, she didn't really know what she wanted for the rest of her life, but after being a server and then a bartender, she certainly knew that working in the service industry certainly wasn't it. granted, he made good money from people who spent it all on alcohol and trying to have a good time since their normal lives were so mediocre. but that wasn't exactly an uplifting environment or one she wanted to surround herself with all the time. they say you're like that five people you spend most of your time with. the five people she spent the most time with were some regular drunks that came into the bar. that's not who she wanted to be or turn into.

the other girl still didn't move. usually after getting to a certain point in the conversation, when you realize the other person isn't a threat to you, it's typically okay to change your proximity, but this girl didn't seem to want to do that. the question seemed a little invasive, but not out of line, she supposed. sav was never really worried about getting hurt around here. maybe it was naive; it wouldn't be that hard to do some serious damage to her, after all, she doesn't have muscles to back up her mouth, and she's got a bad mouth some times. but, she figures she could just get them cold, freeze them down to the bone, and they'd back off. everybody is made up of water, which means everyone can be frozen. this is something she knew in theory, not something she knew because she'd had a chance to practice it. it was something she'd calculated so that she would have a sense of self defense, even though she had no idea if it would actually work. just in case, she occasionally carried a knife in her purse. tonight was not one of those nights. "yeah, i can protect myself." it was the least descriptive answer she could give, and the only one the other deserved.

sav looked at the space next to her and shook her head. "no, i don't mind at all, have a seat." she took one last drag from the cigarette and then put it out. just because she was a smoker, didn't mean this girl was, and if they were sitting that close to her, it wouldn't be fair for the other. "i didn't catch your name." it was a statement, not a question, but she still expected a certain answer out of the girl.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana was still slightly in mission mode so she didn't really want to get all that close to someone, plus the fact remained that the girl smelled of smoke. Roxana could deal with the smell of alcohol and smoke, but she really didn't like to be around the smell of smoke if she could help it. In this case there was nothing that was making her have to go get closer to the other girl so she didn't plan on getting any closer. At least not at the moment. She did not mean for her question to come off as insensitive and personally she thought it would have been insensitive to not ask why she was out here all alone. Not asking tended to mean that you didn't care on some level and while Roxana didn't fully care about the safety of this girl, she would not have been able to just stand by if she was in danger. Unless of course that was in her orders, but if not then she would do something and she was a tad bit curious.

It was not because she doubted her strength or ability to protect herself; it was just out of curiosity and the fact that again this was a girl by herself. Roxana got a simple response back, one that didn't really give anything away and that was fine. Roxana didn't care enough to press the matter and so long as the girl felt confident enough to be able to protect herself then Roxana was not going to make a big deal over it. "As long as you feel confident in your ability, that is fine." Roxana said simply as she once more glanced around before focusing back on the other girl. She could feel the buzzing in her pocket but it was just a text message so was in no hurry to check it, even less with Austin speaking again. When Austin said that she didn't mind Roxana then did move closer to sit with the girl, but still had a good amount of space between them.

Roxana was at least pleased that Austin put out her cigarette now that Roxana had joined sitting with her. Then was a small hint of confusion that passed on Roxana's face over the question because she had been the one to introduce herself first. "Rox. It's a nickname, since I hope no one would really name their kid Rox." Roxana said with a slight chuckle there. She pulled out her phone to read the text really quick before sliding it back into her pocket. "So how long did you say your wait was?" Roxana asked, not really having anything else to talk about since she already picked up that this girl was pretty closed off.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

rox probably hadn't done anything wrong in the situation. savannah just always assumed the worst in people, which was why she rarely introduced herself as savannah out in town. most of the time, while she was here, she introduced herself as austin. it was a name she'd always gone by, but it wasn't one that as many people knew at the school. and if she was identified as two different things, it would confuse people, and savannah liked to confuse people. it also just made her feel more safe in general. she didn't really think that someone was going to try and get here, but hey, you never know, and she really wasn't willing to take that risk as this point. she knew how shady people could be, she worked in a freaking bar. there was all kind of sketchy activity there that savannah just had to turn her nose to. the less those people knew about her, the better it was for her in the end. you never know who people are and you can't trust that they are who they say they are.

she eyed roxanna when she mentioned her ability. sav tried not to read too much into it. she didn't display her power while she was in town, hardly ever. sometimes she would make a beer or a drink a little colder so a customer wouldn't complain or ask for a new one on the house. but that was easily masked, she could blame their inattentiveness on the fact that they were drunk and they would move on from it. something clued her in to the fact that she had an ability. it didn't bother her that she realized, not too much, it just caught her off guard. not to mention the town they lived in, duh. savannah was overreacting. so long as this girl didn't come at her, it wouldn't matter either way. shrugging, she asserted herself a little, just in case. "yeah I am." this girl didn't seam like any threat in the moment, and she really wished the other would keep it that way because, so far, she was pleasant, and that was difficult for sav to come by.

feeling a little lost, sav tried to recall the previous conversation. remembering the moment the other had introduced herself, she instantly felt dumb. "sorry, it's been a long night." which was the truth. she laughed it off and rubbed her head a little, groaning under her breath. she could feel the strain of the night coming over her, a headache beginning to form in the back of her head. this feeling happened at the end of every shift if she had to use her power at all. it wasn't pleasant, but it was part of the territory, and she was getting better at coping with headaches. "i promise i won't forget again. rox. i like it." she reassured her, trying to make up for her negligence.  she looked at the watch on her wrist and thought about it. it was encroaching in on 2 AM. "should be any time now. i'm just hanging out for a little while before i head home."

[Roxana Strix]

When Roxana had mentioned ability she did not actually mean in terms of being a mutant, since she honestly had no clue if Austin was a mutant. Roxana’s power did not allow her to detect someone’s power unless they had sound manipulation related ability. In that case she would have a small feeling of off balance because sound manipulators were able to throw her power off a little bit. In regards to Austin’s power, there had not really been that many clue other then it just being a little bit colder around the girl. That didn’t really give anything away, especially since Roxana was not looking to figure out if this girl was a mutant or not. Roxana had simply meant Austin’s ability to protect herself in a bad situation. So when Austin said that yes she was, Roxana took it how she asked it.

Roxana simply smiled a little when Austin caught on that she had basically made Rox repeat herself, but Roxana didn’t really mind. “It’s fine. We may never see one another again so memorizing it would not be fully necessary.” Roxana responded in all honesty. She only remembered someone’s name out of common curtesy for at least that moment in time while dealing with them. If she didn’t see them for a while or didn’t actually looking into them then she would soon come to forget their name. At least Austin was laughing it off so she was not taking her mishap as that big of a deal, which was a good thing. Roxana just kept her simple smile as Austin promised that she would not forget her name again and that she liked it. “Thank you.” Roxana said with a slight nod, honestly appreciative for someone liking anything that involved her and her name involved her of course.

Austin pointed out that it would not be long now, that she was just hanging for a little while before heading home. Roxana would probably have to end up staying behind at this rate since it seemed like the one she was supposed to be meeting up with was still going to be a while. Roxana would have been fine alone and since she didn’t know this women all that well there was no point in going home with her or anything like that. “I’ll remain with you until you leave. I would have perhaps invited you to grab a drink with me but I figure by this point you are tired of being in a bar and just want to head home.” Roxana pointed out, personally she had grown bored but that happened when she was not doing anything. She was not used to not doing anything but there didn’t seem much to do in this situation with how Austin was clearly tried.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

with people around here, you never really know what their intentions were or what motivated them. you never really knew that anyway, but it felt particularly dangerous here. some people couldn't help themselves by being aggressive and some people just knew too much. she never really felt safe, but at the same time, she had no reason to think that anyone was after her in particular or that she should be fearful. as long as she always acted like herself, no one could say anything. well, if she always acted how she wanted to, she could make people mad and that wasn't good either. 

the honesty wasn't expected, but the girl had a point. this may be the only time they ever interact, so maybe trying to memorize this girls name wasn't in her best interest. it still felt like the right thing to do, though. in case they encountered each other later in life or something. "well, i'll still remember it, you never know." she offered to the girl. savannah wasn't always this nice to people upon meeting them, but you never knew who you would run into along the way. it was best to not burn any bridges at this point. and, honestly, part of her was too tired to put up a fight against the social interaction. it wasn't worth the effort to shoo her away. it was simpler to just make the small talk. besides, savannah didn't really want to shoo this girl away. she wasn't uninteresting or mean or really invasive. she was just there, and that was nice. 

hearing how visibly tired she was, savannah was instantly going to try and push that visual away. "no, fuck it, let's go get a drink." sav was tired of being at a bar. her bar at least. maybe if they went to another bar, it wouldn't be so bad. or this girl could go back to her place. but she didn't know her, so the idea of inviting a total stranger into her apartment didn't seem like that great of an idea. and she probably had better things to do with her time anyway. "anywhere but there." she pointed in the direction of the bar she worked at. she hopped up and got read to walk. "your pick." sav smiled at the other girl to let her know she meant it, rather than just saying it to be nice. 

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana was an honest person, pretty blunt in fact especially if she didn't need to sugar coat things or be the nicest of people. She was not naturally mean or anything like that but when she was slightly in mission mode like she was, she tended to not care as much. They didn't need to memorize one another’s names, but Roxana would and apparently Austin would as well. There was always a chance to run into someone again, that world was small. Even smaller with the means of travel and the likely hood that either the girl lived here or was a mutant so was attending BA. "True, plus Rox is pretty simple, as well as Austin." Roxana said still in her simple tone of voice. Rox was almost like rock and Austin was a place so their names would not be that hard to remember at all. Rox would have left Austin alone, in fact she planned on it at some point but not right away because she didn't like leaving a female by themselves out at this time of night.

It was not that she thought females were lesser then males since she personally know she could kick a guy’s butt even if he was taller and stronger. It all just came down to your level of training and then if weapons were involved in there. There were other factors of course, but Roxana didn't care about them or the odds of a situation. If her mission was to t=put an end to a target that she knew that her chances of winning were slim, she still go up against them. It was better to be killed while trying to pull off a mission then failing it by being a coward because you didn't want to die. Roxana of course didn't want to die, but if the time came she was not going to be scared of it like so many others would more than likely be over the matter. "Are you sure?" Roxana asked when Austin still seemed to be up for getting drinks, even if she was visibly tired.

It soon became clear that she had made up her mind on the matter and since Roxana had time to spare she would join her. She didn't actually plan on drinking anything but if she did it would just be one drink and nothing that would get her drunk. She still had a job to do after all and was just basically trying to kill time in other ways besides standing around. Austin wanted to go anywhere but where she worked, which made sense because who in their right mind actually wanted to hang out at a place they worked when they were not working? "There is another bar that is not too far from here that is a bit more on the classy side." Roxana brought up as she took a moment to recall the location of the place and how to get there in her head. Turning and leading the way once Austin said that it was her pick.

"The first drink will be one me, since I invited you." Roxana pointed out since she was in fact the one who invited Austin out for drinks so it was only right that she at least by the first drink.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

sav wasn't positive the two would ever encounter each other, but at least if they ever did, she felt like they could at least talk to each other. maybe even be friendly, like this again. sav knew a lot of people, in her opinion. but she knew literally none of them well. a lot of this was due to her lack of desire to get to know them. for her, it hurt too much to get involved in other people's lives because you never know when they will be taken away from you. it's easier to just have a whole bunch of acquaintances. this wasn't as easy to accomplish while she was in high school. in the early years, she didn't care what anyone thought, felt, or wanted. those were the most selfish times of her life and it stunted her relationship growth even more, so being able to come into the city more often helped her find those relationships she realized she needed once she got older, even if they were shallow ones. 

during school, savannah was never really into exploring her ability. sure, she trained when she needed to and used it as needed, but it was never at the top of her list. it wasn't really a place she wanted to be, so why feed into it? it all seemed like hype, and in the big scheme of things for her, living at this school was not what she wanted for the rest of her life. to her, this was a phase. at this point, though, it seems impossible to leave. too much of her life is here and it's so much safer staying here than going out into the world. sometimes, sav wished she didn't have a power to worry about. 

it wasn't often that she got to go to the "nice" bars. it's not that they had signs on the windows saying we don't serve the poor, but they may as well judging by the price of their drinks. technically she couldn't even order a drink. she was only twenty years old. but she would get a soda and slip some of the vodka she kept in a flask in her bag in while the bartender wasn't looking. there was an off chance she would know the person, but it was unlikely. maybe they wouldn't even ask for I.D. it was a pain working at a bar and inching towards twenty-one. it didn't make sense. sure, lets let this girl serve alcohol, but she's not responsible enough to drink it. sometimes, the government's logic was tragically eschew.

"wow, that's nice." savannah was grateful at the offer. the only time people paid for her drinks was when guys were trying to hit on her. she took them, you can believe that. and that solves the whole I.D. problem. maybe if she was buying it, they wouldn't think to ask her. sneaking around just wasn't fun for her. at all. 

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana had money, not only was her family wealthy, but she also had two jobs, one which she was getting paid a nice some and the other she got paid from time to time. It all depended on what Elsa wanted her to do and how much money she lay on the table after. So Roxana had money and she often preferred to go to the upscale location when she could help it. Both an upscale and the everyday bar were good for getting information, one was just better if you didn't feel like dealing with a lot of drama and wanted to drink something on the more expensive side. Roxana mostly took people to the upscale locations or would have work that had her being a bodyguard or keeping an eye on someone of the wealthy class. "I did ask you to grab a drink with me, it would be rude for me to not at least by you one drink." Roxana said as she walked ahead, leading the way.

She really thought it was stupid for someone to ask someone else for something but not be willing to do the same back or to have common manners. You held door open, helped people with their bags, and by someone a drink. It was not like she was going to break band with one drink, not matter what Austin ordered. In fact, Austin could order whatever she wanted and Roxana would but it for her without any problem. She might have only been nineteen years old, but she had enough fake IDs to work for her around the world. Plus back home she had long since been allowed to drink but here there was that whole twenty-one rules. "Careful what you order there, one drink could be enough to get you drunk if you are not careful." Roxana pointed out as she stopped to look both ways and then continued on as she crossed the street.

The location was not far and they would be there soon. The place really did look high class and it was actually a night club. I miscalculated. Roxana thought to herself since this was not the place that she had in mind but it still was an upscale place. Having expensive drinks and a mature environment. Roxana even went past the line, waving to the guy in front as he held the door open for her and Austin. No questions asked, and that was how Roxana liked it. "Order what you like." Roxana said, speaking up so Austin could hear her over the music as she headed over for the bar.

[Savannah Austin Myers]

savannah certainly was not blessed enough to come from money. her dad had been in the military for a long time and her mom just wanted to use people to get what she wanted. oh well, not everyone can be perfect, and it's not like they're a part of her life anymore anyway. these thoughts were the worst. but, sav was even more proud of the life she'd built for herself here because of her isolation. there hadn't been a family supporting her or an influx of money. everything she had, she basically had to work for it in some way or another. it meant she'd had a job as soon as she could and she'd work shitty jobs to make the money necessary. sav just didn't want to face her family after finding out what she'd been and took the easy way out by doing everything herself. for her, it would have been more difficult to face them the way she was, and now, she just had too much guilt for never doing it. the girl had manners, that's for sure. savannah wasn't used to that level of courtesy all the time. "well, thanks" wow. so well thought out. 

getting drunk was not something sav typically sat out to do. sure, she frequently carried a flask with her and would take a drink from time to time, but it wasn't to get drunk, it was to just calm her down or feel better in the moment. there were nights where it went to far, but it was rare. she never pictured herself in terms of an alcoholic because she honestly didn't feel that way. she didn't think she needed it, and in the end, she probably didn't. it just got old having to be strong all the time, and in her moments of weakness, she turned to the wrong source of relaxation. most likely, it was a phase and not a permanent dependency. "i'll try to limit myself." she gave the girl a small smile, knowing she probably wouldn't order more than one, regardless. drinks here would be too expensive for her to go all out. she had rent money to worry about after all. 

they walked into a place that really didn't look much like a bar at first, there was a line waiting out front and a guy blocking people from going in, but the two girls marched past everyone. walking into the bright, flashing lights, loud thumping music, and yet she still felt out of place and under dressed. she wasn't out of touch with this type of environment, it was just not one she usually surrounded herself with. it was no big deal to her, though, sav tried to adapt to whatever kind of environment she was in. as they got to the bar, sav looked to rox and then to the bartender. normally, savannah would order a nicer beer or some kind, but tonight, she needed a little energy. "can i have a redbull and vodka?" it was the type of drink that was meant to seriously confuse your body. a depressant with a stimulant never went well together, but she wanted to feel the alcohol without falling asleep, so this was the best solution. "so do you come here often?" it didn't seem like rox's type of place, not that savannah knew anything about her. it was just a quick judgement.