Briar walked quickly down the street, the sound of her feet striking the pavement ringing off the walls of the empty alleyway as she made her way home. Not that it was much of a home, really. Just an abandoned apartment in the downtown district, but it was what she had.<br/><br/>She didn't even bother looking at the clock as she walked into the dingy room she called her home, but simply changed quickly into her hand-me-down grey suit. She had work, and the boss had been making cuts lately. Even though it didn't pay well, this job was the only thing keeping her from going completely under.<br/><br/>Glancing quickly at the plain girl in the mirror, she headed back out into the cold night air. Even as she closed the door behind her she realized she'd left her coat, but she didn't have time to go back and get it.<br/><br/>" oh well... if the cold doesn't kill me... my boss will."