Cynthia drank her gin, and complained again as Vivian tried to comfort her.  "It's just not<em>fair</em>" she said, the alcohol only just beginning to slur her speech.  She signaled to the bartender for another round.  "I mean, I only get one week's worth of vacation a year, and half of it's going to be wasted here.  I mean Miner's Foley?  Who the hell ever heard of Miner's Foley?"<br/><br/>A very attractive woman with short brown hair and glasses, Cynthia has kept herself in great shape for an academic.  She also drank more than was good for her, and tended to say whatever came into her head when she'd had too much.  "This was not a good idea, Viv.  I am very unhappy right now."