<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/07/Charmed_helen_b.png)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">H</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">ELEN</span> <span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">B</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">RIANNE</span> <span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">M</span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">ITCHELL</span> <span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;"><br/>          it is in you to carry on      |      it is in you to lay down fears that hold      |     it is in you to find your way home          </span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><em>eating. just eating.</em><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">   » tragan . chris . wyatt </span></span><br/><hr/><br/>Ready to throw a snappy retort back at Chris, Brie opened her mouth to say something when Tray spoke up.<strong><em>"Alright guys, I don't think Chris meant any harm by his comment, so let's not start in on him."</em></strong><br/><br/>Rather than add to the tense atmosphere around the table, what with Melinda's abrupt disappearance and Payton and Paisley both taking a walk outside, Brie took a deep breath and sat back in her seat amiably. She and Chris were both too straightforward for their own good - not that they butted heads often, but she knew that Chris wasn't afraid of speaking his mind.<strong>"Well, there's no point in worrying until we actually confirm that the dream means something. For all we know, it could just be your unconscious telling you that you're ready to face your obstacles."</strong>She didn't make dream interpretation a part of her skill set because her powers were not dream-centric, but she'd found the topic fascinating regardless for leisure reading.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath, Brie returned to her food, enjoying the nuances of each bite. It would be nice to eat food that she didn't cook again. She did occasionally eat at the restaurant if there was food left over at the end of the night (and she had long arranged for the opening manager to take extra food from the night before to shelters, food kitchens, and other places that could use extra food to reduce waste), but she didn't often return to the restaurant after her long days of dancing, teaching, and practicing... on top of the early hours of restaurant management she somehow fit in during the wee hours of the morning.<br/><br/>Since it seemed that the group conversation had broken up a bit, Brie turned back to her brother with an inquiring<em>look</em>.<strong>"Have you seen Will lately? I haven't seen him since I went out of town, but I had this feeling that something was bothering him. I just didn't want to ask with me leaving, though..."</strong>She took another bite, chewing thoughtfully, and asked another question before Tray had time to respond to the first.<strong>"Do you think he's coming tonight? Maybe we should text him and ask..."</strong>