Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana makes an elegant pace into the cafe with a quick glance down to her watch. Giving a tiny nod, she slides through the door and slips into her usual booth by the window.

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: She's in full medical whites, hair pulled back in a tight bun. She takes a gloved finger and runs it along the edge of the table, in a non subtle manner to check for cleanliness. She gives a tiny nod to herself and sets her bulky medical kit next to her in the booth.

Ness: NESS enters cafe. The girl shuffles up to the front doors of the place and slides inside. She looks around wearily and takes a seat near the window as well. She has a white baby laptop on a shoulder strap that looks like a Mac, and this she sets beside her with weak arms. Done that task, she slumps forward on the table, head buried in her arms, and goes still.

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana opens her kit and pulls out the latest copy of Neurology Today, laying it flat on the table, edges perfectly parallel to the edge of the table. After smoothing her gloved hands over the cover, she flips it to the marked article that she'd left off on.

Ness: A hand twitches. A moment later it twitches again. Finally, the girl snaps her head up from the table and squints toward waitress. <;wget Waitress

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: (forgot to mention, you can roll awareness diff 9 if you like)

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana blinks up from her article with a curious glance at the.. Oh. Her. She looks sternly back to her medical journal. Maybe she'll go unnoticed. One can only hope..

Ness: d10: : 5,3,5,4,

Ness: Dr. Carmichael lucks out, because Ness is much too busy being dead tired to notice the other woman. The waitress comes over and the tall girl orders from her a double expresso and a brownie. That's healthy.

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana waits for the waitress to make her way to her booth. Calmly. When she does, she states quite matter of factly "I require coffee. Black. And a small ice water. Three cubes." She states sternly to the woman before turning her attention back to the medical journal.

Ness: She takes a deep breath, focusing her thoughts. You can do it. Just stay awake a little while longer. It's all... about... will- She fades, and her head slams down on the table hard as she falls asleep.

Adriana's Phone: *Ring/Chirp/Cybernetic-Sounding Beep/Whatever*

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana squints curiously at the asleep Ness before reaching into her labcoat for her cell phone. (what comes up on the caller ID?)

Adriana's Phone: The Caller ID simply reads "Wireless Caller."

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana glares down to the table but takes the call regardless. She states "Identify yourself."

Ness: Ness ain't movin'. A bit of drool drops from her open mouth to the tabletop. The waitress set her double expresso down beside her, and walks off to the next table.

Adriana's Phone -> Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: "Doctor Carmichael?" The voice is a rich baritone, sort of clipped and clinical. "Adam Nolan. I'm part of the Cybernetics Research Consortium."

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Though her voice doesn't necessarily soften, she sounds quite a bit less irritated at being bothered on her lunchbreak "How lovely to be hearing from you.. What is it I can help you with, sir?"

Ness: Her hand twitches again, and then pushes her off the table to sit in an upright curled over position. She lets her head hover over the steaming cup of coffee for a long moment, before bringing the cup up to her lips. "Yay..." She whimpers to herself.

Adriana's Phone -> Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: "I'm contacting you, Doctor, in regards to your request we received a couple of months ago regarding your human testing for the biomedical cybernetics research you've been spearheading. I was wondering if there would be a time and place we could meet to discuss it."

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: Adriana gives a tiny smile "Anytime between the hours of seven am and seven pm. At my lab in the Olympus Building. Unless you'd like to meet elsewhere.. or another time. I can be quite accomidating."

Ness: The hot steaming coffee is forced down, and the girl tenses in pain, then relaxes in relief. "Oh baby, that's good." It's a murmur, a mere whisper. Finally, she allows herself another look around.

Ness: d10: : 6,7,7,7,

Adriana's Phone -> Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: "Of course." Completely businesslike, very formal. "Shall we set an appointment to meet with you, say, next Monday afternoon, 3 o'clock?"

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: "That sounds delightful. I look forward to it."

Adriana's Phone -> Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: "Excellent. I will see you then. Good day, Doctor."

Ness: Her eyes zero in on the good doctor. Enemy reported in the area! She looks away pointedly and patiently waits for her brownie to arrive.

Dr. Adriana Carmichael [lunchbreak]: "Good day to you to." She hangs up the phone with a triumphant smile to herself. Finally. Some recognition. She's all but forgotten about Ness, turning to mutter a soft "Thank you, dear" To the server when she brings her coffee and water.

Ness: Ness gets her brownie from the waitress, and she proceeds to take it apart slowly. Eating was a process, you see. A certain procedure had to be followed. Her arm and head movements are structured and ordered, but her free arm scratches her leg and then rests on the table. Multiprocessing.