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She groans, of course Roseton wasn't Boston, it was quieter and kinder than that city was, even as she was being pestered by Leo she couldn't help but sigh at the memory of her last apartment in the city, how the kitchen overlooked a park and how she was once completely anonymous. Snapping back into reality she just shrugs. " I have every right to question the food choices of a grown man who still drinks 'appy juice' ." Chuckling she quickly raised her eyebrows at his words. " I mean I thought eating at a local place would be seen as me getting out and about making myself known...just because I don't announce my entrance into every room does not mean they don't see me."

"You wouldn't question my presence, but you do," Leo teases with a faint grin as his lips part. "The city? I think you're still in Boston when in reality you're back at Roseton." When the waitress comes over, he orders hash browns, avocados, eggs, and toast with apple juice.

"Question all you want but don't question my food choices, I won't have it."

Silence falls for a second, "you said the Town hall wants you to make yourself known in a professional sense, so what, meaning you go out more? Meet more people in the town? Doesn't seem like you're doing your job then, now does it?"

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"Technically, I'm working over-resignation..." Setting her phone face down on the small metal table Victoria motioned to the chair across from her. "Go ahead...uh, are you like okay? Or is it just the usual mid-day chaos some families get?"

"damn, working overtime?" mateo mused. he held up the brown bag of lunch before he sat down. "mind if i sit here and eat? all the other tables are taken and if i stay in my house another minute, i might lose my mind."

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Confusion floods Tori's features at Brianna's words before just lightly shaking her head. "Of course Bri, cause an offer of assistance should always be taken as a way to talk down to your lessers." It's sassy but she smiles warmly at the other girl either way, enjoying the bickering they share together. "Well, my office is still being set up in town hall so I've been trying to find other places to get some work done-" She's cut off by Brianna's addition shrugging slightly. "I mean I kinda assumed you meant my agenda but I wouldn't mind company....I've gotta shop for office furniture, it looks like they haven't updated their decor since the 70's."

Brianne's brows raise, "what can you do for me?" Brianne takes a seat across from Tori, "Be honest with yourself. You don't even seem like you can pull yourself to do anything at all for me, Tori. I'm a big girl, you know that. Anyways," Brianne rests her chin inside her palm while her elbow rests on the table, "what's on the agenda today?"

Brianne realizes how forward her question is and how it left room for misinterpretation, "I mean, what's on the agenda for you, not us, of course, that'd be dumb, right?"

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Victoria's eyes rolled as a former colleague continued to complain on the phone to her about a contract that she had filed before leaving the Boston firm. "Where did you get your accreditations? A fucking cereal box?" Pushing her glasses to the crown of her head she turned to the figure approaching her. "Just send it to me I'll figure it out but you owe me." Hanging up Tori sighed. "Sorry that was just a shit show...anything I can do for you or?" At the small table at the park across from town hall she pushed the opposite chair out with her foot, inviting the other to sit.

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RYAN DESTINY as ALEXANDRA CRANE in STAR (2016-2019)

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"I wouldn't question your prescence , I also didn't say the bacon was bad per say, just that the sausage is so much better." Taking a sip of her coffee, Tori closes the file to her right before sliding it into her satchel. " My lawyer activities? Do you even know what I do for the city?" She can't help but laugh at the thought of her friend not even knowing what she does.

Tilting her laptop screen down, she had mentally decided it was time for a break anyways might as well kill the time with Leo. Shrugging Tori let out a soft chuckle. "Just that I guess, Town Hall wants me to make myself known in a professional sense. They gave me a late start for the first six months. " Her tone is light as a waiter comes over, note pad and pen ready and waiting for his order. "And a side of sausage for me please." She adds on at the end.

Leo scoffs in amusement at Tori's response, as he's seated he shrugs, "the seat doesn't have to have feelings, Tori. but I do and so what do you think questioning a person's presence does to them?" Leo questions, he then reaches over to rip a piece of bacon off for himself, throwing into his mouth, he chews the bacon, " it's not even that bad, Tori. Don't insult these fine workers that try to make do with what they have," Leo comments.

Leo knew Tori wasn't being this way just to be genuinely spiteful, it was just her own personal quirk that he has been used to over the years, which only made him want to poke her of it, every chance he could got.

"Anyways, why are you here, instead of doing... I don't know ,your lawyer activities? But I guess you're establishing that well every time you talk to me or anyone for that matter. But obviously I'm here for breakfast, am I seriously the type who gives off the vibe that I can't spend a day outside of the firm? I'll have you know that the rumors are indeed true. I have a life, an active one outside of it, shocker right? I know."

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She could walk around Roseton for hours on end and never get tired, but that was her. Victoria was on a lunch stroll, one of the benefits of working in a small town where every government building closed for the hour they would spend eating. Upon hearing Juwon's voice muffled through her earbuds, she popped one out. "Pardon? Oh shit, yeah but you're like four blocks away from there. Do you want a guide over there? I've got time, surprisingly."

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two  months  have  passed  and  yet  this  town  seems  no  different  than  when  juwon  arrived.  is  there  some  sort  of  spell  upon  this  godforsaken  place  ?  is  it  stuck  in  its  loop  of  never  evolving  ?  a  certain  hatred  has  been  created  for  the  hometown  of  his  paramour  and  of  course  there  is  no  denying  it  is  venom  swirling  in  his  veins  for  this  place.  however,  the  exterior  look  of  juwon  is  the  picture  perfect,  the  smile  of  a  man  happy  about  his  occupation,  about  where  he  is  ⸻  such  lies  are  easy  to  accept.  "  excuse  me,  could  you  direct  me  to  vanilla  ?  i  have  a  meeting  set  up  there,  but  i  unfortunately  do  not  know  the  way.  "

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Victoria was still getting used to the slower pace of Roseton, it was nothing like working in Boston. She was able to have slow mornings working on her laptop before heading into the town hall. Something about wanting the staff to be seen as approachable. Something Tori had always struggled with it, an intimidating aura her father called it, nothing to be shameful of, but right now she was really regretting not working on her passive smiles.

She was never rude though, especially to servers, her mother made her get a part time job at the cafe when in high school and she remembered just how vile customers could be, so when she entered the establishment a couple of minutes after open she kept to herself, buying a nice homestyle breakfast and asking her waiter to keep the coffee coming. Honestly, she was in the zone by the time Leo had interrupted her train of thought. "It's a bench Leo, it doesn't have feelings."

It takes her a full minute to look up but she does smile, probably the first natural smile of the day. "It's good, but I regret not getting sausage, the bacon is always just not crispy enough...Why aren't you at the security firm?"

It was still earlier in the day and the day had barely started for Roseton's own-- Leo Pembroke. Skipping out on breakfast and being able to rely on Roseton's best and only diner for comfort food is where he was at with his current mindset. As Leo arrived to Rosie's diner, he was instantly met with greetings by workers and a few customers, the opposite of a new face. Leo greets back everyone, "how's everyone mornin' so far?" he asks while his eyes scan a booth, an already occupied booth.

Leo takes his backpack off, "this empty space by you looks like it needs some loving too," Leo comments calmly as he then takes a seat across from the person.

"What, not a sunshiner?" Leo then glances at the person across from him, more specifically their plate.

"Should I get that too?"

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lets goooo!!! like to plot with this lil shit i love her so much omg

̗̀ ( ryan destiny, ciswoman, she/her ) ̖́- ⎯ victoria ' tori' morris has been a resident of roseton for her whole life . the twenty-six year old lawyer has been given the nickname , bear . i think it's because they are protective , but also judgemental . echo is said to know redacted . [ fresh manicures, glasses at the tip of her nose, empty coffee mugs littering a desk. ] (hannah, 24, est, she/her)

Basics

full name: Victoria Morris

nicknames: Tori, bear

age: 26

pronouns: she/her

sexuality: bisexual

sun sign: Scorpio

occupation: lawyer

workplace: townhall

History

Born to Bria Morris, Victoria was her first daughter and child. Her entire life she was dotted on and told she could do anything she wanted to, but she should be great. For a while that sentiment didn't mean much to the young girl but as time went on and she grew up it started to take on a new meaning. Her mother was a doctor, her father was equally successful she couldn't let that end with her. So she did the work, she was a star field hockey player, becoming co-captain of the varsity team in her senior year, even got a full ride from it. Really she didn't need it, graduating top of her class in high school and turning her time on the student council into the perfect entrance essay. She went to school in boston and finished law school close by.

For the past couple of years she traveled between a high class law firm in Boston and home, never wanting to venture too far and for too long from her family. However, after three years at the same law firm she unexpectedly returned home, taking a lower salary to work for city hall, keeping everything about the last quarter at the firm.

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From 3.05 "The Light of Day"

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FROM — 3x08 Thresholds

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♡ RYAN DESTINY elle

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“I’m sorry, i just need five seconds to just eat this…oh my god.”  ── “I really like using wine glasses even when i’m not drinking wine. Just makes me feel sophisticated.”

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I looked at my mother because I was a version of my mother. I looked away from my mother because I was a version of my mother. I was me, but I was also her—my mother, and I understood this all too well.

— Nora Lange, "Dog Star", pub. The Rupture (#120)

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