Briar practically ran to the small desk that served as her station, hoping her tardiness would go unnoticed. She then plugged her headpiece into the computer, and started it booting up.  She'd never really thought about why they bothered having her call these thousands of people who hadn't payed their bills and likely never would. She was insulted, sworn at, threatened, and even avoided...but none of the bills got paid... not even her own, really.<br/><br/>" Excuse me... Aren?" She called for the attention of her co-worker, gesturing for her to come over. " I think my computer got another virus... it just won't boot up..."<br/><br/>After sitting for what seemed like some of the longest minutes of her life, waiting for alice to finish explaining something she knew she'd never understand, she watched as the lithe, blond woman brought the computer back to life.<br/><br/>Briar had never really been jealous of Alice, nor had she felt that she was inadiquate in any way... but Alice's beauty had not gone unnoticed. With her blond hair and baby-blue eyes, Briar seemed like a weed compared to such a gorgeous flower...<br/><br/><em>Ah well...back to another eight hours of 'fun... </em>She scanned down her list...<em> Let's see... whose day shall I ruin first..?</em>