<div style="text-align: justify;">Mackenzie was sitting in front of a plate with pancakes and some fried bacon and had a cup of hot coffee on the side when she heard she was not the only one up. Either she had caused them to wake up or they had done so on their own - Mackenzie wasn’t sure. She had yet to know her housemates’ sleep cycles that well. And a lot of other stuff. And yet, she wasn’t about to ask questions. If they had any complaints, they could voice those, like the adults they were.<br/><br/>Hearing Leonard’s greeting made the girl look up, swallow her food and then reply. “Morning”. That curt manner wasn’t personal, or intentionally rude. Mackenzie was just a person who didn’t like speaking more than needed. Sure, she would spend hours speaking to a client about their car. Or giving out instructions on anything important. But small talk really wasn’t her favorite thing to do. When it involved questions about her life, that became even less interesting. <br/><br/>Mackenzie was about to focus back in her own thoughts when she heard Leonard’s voice once again. His question about what to do with the bottle might have gotten a very unpleasant reply should it be asked before her morning coffee. Lucky for everyone, it wasn’t. <br/><br/>Before she could answer Leonard’s question, though, another voice did it. Darryl. Mackenzie was a bit unsure about him sometimes. Sometimes she thought he was okay, others, she felt there was something off about the guy. “Thanks”, she replied to his words about the money. She had nearly given up on him, he was always late, so she tried to make sure rent was covered, lest they all end up homeless. It wasn’t a comfortable situation, though. <br/><br/>When Darryl said he had to go, Mackenzie opened her mouth to point out that he should have breakfast. And then closed it. It was better not to get into his life. He was a grown up, after all. The question about visiting her on lunch break took an extra moment to be answered. “Fine, but just… step out of the way if I’m busy”, she finally conceded, finishing her breakfast and standing up. “Well, I’ll wash this up and go as well. Got a lot to do today”. She pointed to the list and turned her attention to Leonard then. “If you take care of it, would you try and get enough for everyone of whatever’s in the list? There’s no point in shopping just enough to last us a day or two. If you have to put something in yourself, let me know when I get home, deal?”. As soon as she finished speaking, Mackenzie was already by the sink, washing whatever she had used. She didn’t want to waste too much time and get late for work.</div>