Hare walked along the street with a skip in his step.  More of hop perhaps, as he was the Hare.  Odd that he could be a Hare and man both but that was just the way of things and so he didn't much let it bother his mind.  Not that he let much of anything<em>bother</em>his mind these days.  Or those days.  No,<em>those</em>days were gone... if they had ever been.  He stopped and shook his head fiercely to scatter whatever that thought was before it could<em>bother</em>him.  He didn't have time to be bothered after all, he was an important man with important things to do and oh my it was tea time and he hadn't seen that everyone that needed tea had tea.<br/><br/>It was then that a man rushed past, rude and bloody and without so much as a nod or a 'good day to you'.  The hare frowned and wrinkled his nose since that was how a hare showed disdain for rude men.  He gathered the sides of his coat and shook and straightened it.  It had fit yesterday hadn't it?  Of course, it had been a nice warm brown tweed suitcoat yesterday with those elbow patches he adored.  How was a faded and drab green now?  He pursed his lips and felt the threadbare edges of it under his fingers and then shrugged.  Must have happened in the wash.  He'd have to speak to that Tart... which one had it been?  Cherry... no Cinnamon... Oh it was so hard to keep then straight sometimes but he really should try to remember so he could speak to her later.  After all, the Queen did not tolerate slacking in her daughters and if the girl didn't shape up and do her chores she might get stolen by the Knave again.  Or had she been yet?<br/><br/>He looked down the alley to see what had prompted the man to such rude and public bleeding.  His eyes lit up and he grinned so hard he bit through the end of his cigarette.  The cherry tumbled and exploded into little sparks against his coat as he spit the end of the filter out and began to stroll closer.  His hands dipped into his pockets to find the tea he peddled.<br/><br/>"Girls!" he said warmly as he spread his arms with a tiny bag dangling from in each hand.