<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/storywikmaine/images/3/3e/Ruby_110.png/revision/latest?cb=20121127174711)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Ruby Lucas<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>THE Waitress<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Morning - 1st day A.E.<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Granny's Diner<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Cook - NPC, Granny - NPC, Emma (mentioned), Soren (noticing), Lothar | Open<br/><hr/><strong>"Joe! Better catch that steak. You're gonna over cook it!"</strong><br/><br/>Ruby breezed through the kitchen, brushing past the old cook that had been working there for... well, as long as she could remember. Breathing in the various aroma's of Granny's kitchen and feeling a sense of familiarity that was at once comforting and stifling, she paused just long enough to get her bearings before stepping through the swinging door and out behind the counter.<br/><br/>Right away she was treated to several greetings from loyal customers, some more enthusiastic than others. There was a growl for coffee and a mutter for 'the usual' that the young woman took in stride, collecting the information without even reaching for her notepad because who didn't know that Sarah liked her eggs runnier than little Billy's nose and Michael preferred his steak nearly bloody?<br/><br/>"'Bout time. Was starting to think you'd gotten lost back there, girl."<br/><br/>Ruby rolled her eyes at her grandmother's greeting.<strong>"I went to check on a few things, jeez."</strong><br/><br/>"Hmph. Its a wonder you didn't catch pneumonia. Its generally expected for one to wear<em>clothes</em>to work ya know."<br/><br/>She heaved a sigh and turned her narrowed green hues toward the door as it swung open for what seemed the twentieth time in the past few minutes, pointedly ignoring the reference to the cute white blouse and red shorts she was wearing as she certainly saw no problem with the outfit. Idly she wondered if she wasn't imagining that Granny's seemed a little busier than usual. Then again, there was a new woman in town. After a lifetime of seeing only the same ol' faces, the blonde who'd driven into town last night was big news to her so it figured she must have been big news to the rest of the town as well. If Granny hadn't already given her strict orders not to talk the woman's ear off she might have gone over and done just that just to hear about the things she must have done and seen outside of this dreary little town. Ah well. She had company anyhow and wasn't sitting at one of her tables anyhow.<br/><br/>"Feel like doin' a little work today?"<br/><br/>The pointed question prodded her into motion, dragging her back from her wandering thoughts. Grumbling under her breath Ruby's pout made itself known while she turned to go about putting in orders and refilling coffee. While her back was turned, the door opened yet again and with the first two steps her shoulders tensed. Ugh.<br/><br/>The moment he opened his mouth his voice scraped across her senses and her lip curled. The sheriff. She heard his warning to Soren and prayed that he'd let Granny deal with him but of course there was no such luck.<br/><br/><strong><em>"Ruby, wake up and get your favorite customer a cup of coffee, chop chop." </em></strong><br/><br/><strong>"Or what? You'll arrest me, Sheriff Wrynn?"</strong>She retorted, turning to glance at him as if she hadn't a care in the world and lifting her hands before her as if she might be cuffed. Granny cleared her throat and her mockingly sweet expression started to revert back to a pout until the loud clatter of a napkin holder hitting the floor drew her attention straight to Soren. The big man was as much a mystery to her as he ever had been but she felt her expression soften as she watched him retrieve the fallen dispenser, no matter his growl.<br/><br/>Catching herself, her attention jumped back to the Sheriff and she genuinely contemplated not moving a muscle but unfortunately what little manners her Granny had managed to get through to her won out--though she told herself it was only to get him out of the diner faster.