It was too early. That much was sure. It wasn't an especially terrible one so far, Jesse had just been in a haze since waking up. Normally falling into her bed at 2am was all fine and dandy, but something had happened only three hours later to wake her up with a pounding headache and a need to expel a few things. How she'd built up that much magic she wasn't sure, she didn't remember anything noteworthy happening lately. Just some shopping, going out and about... actually maybe it was the street performer she'd passed by. He had seemed a little flustered when one of his tricks didn't pan out quite like he expected. Though it was also entirely possible he was just another mundane illusionist who hadn't practiced enough. It had been a while after all, it was possible it was just a result of natural passive collection from the areas she'd been around... or it was possible that someone had cast a large enough spell somewhere outside of her shop. Hopefully it wasn't the latter.
Either way Jesse couldn't just go back to sleep when she had to filter and bottle and refine, and by the time she was done it was far too late to do anything except stare at the ceiling miserably until the sun peeked in through the blinds and chased her out. She might as well go hit some thrift stores and pawn shops and get some watch hunting out of the way. But first, she was going to need some coffee. Maybe a donut. Or maybe just a sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich... or both. Both was good.
She didn't have a favorite coffee shop so much as she had a favorite thrift store that had a staff notorious for poorly researching their donations, and she stopped in the first Tim Hortons on the way. One vanilla cream cold brew in one hand, a bag with a sandwich and old fashioned plain donut in the other, and she was ready to hit the road again. Jesse blinked, brain still trying to catch up as she wondered if maybe she should just eat here with a table instead of trying to handle it in the car. Table was probably better, she was not feeling quite up for the juggling just yet. She turned to the side, veering away from her original course and suddenly found herself wide awake as she collided with some poor man. Her coffee sloshed but stayed secure but... "Oh fuck, I'm so sorry. Just, hold on."
Her things were quickly abandoned on the closest table as she quickly stole some napkins and started to dab them at the man's shirt. "So very sorry, I should have been paying more attention. It's too early for any of this... Are you okay? Let me at least get you another coffee."
Either way Jesse couldn't just go back to sleep when she had to filter and bottle and refine, and by the time she was done it was far too late to do anything except stare at the ceiling miserably until the sun peeked in through the blinds and chased her out. She might as well go hit some thrift stores and pawn shops and get some watch hunting out of the way. But first, she was going to need some coffee. Maybe a donut. Or maybe just a sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich... or both. Both was good.
She didn't have a favorite coffee shop so much as she had a favorite thrift store that had a staff notorious for poorly researching their donations, and she stopped in the first Tim Hortons on the way. One vanilla cream cold brew in one hand, a bag with a sandwich and old fashioned plain donut in the other, and she was ready to hit the road again. Jesse blinked, brain still trying to catch up as she wondered if maybe she should just eat here with a table instead of trying to handle it in the car. Table was probably better, she was not feeling quite up for the juggling just yet. She turned to the side, veering away from her original course and suddenly found herself wide awake as she collided with some poor man. Her coffee sloshed but stayed secure but... "Oh fuck, I'm so sorry. Just, hold on."
Her things were quickly abandoned on the closest table as she quickly stole some napkins and started to dab them at the man's shirt. "So very sorry, I should have been paying more attention. It's too early for any of this... Are you okay? Let me at least get you another coffee."
