Alice hated mornings with the deepest passion. She was tired, grumpy, low on energy, and being bombarded to keep up with the busy lifestyle of city life at 7-in-the-friggin-am. If it had not been for her extensive military training, Alice would have never survived the dreaded early morning.<br/><br/>On this particular morning, Alice had hurried herself into a local coffee shop, and immediatly groaned. The line was all the way to the door. Damn! She was going to be late at the office. Sighing in defeat, she still took her spot in line. Ah well... all she would just bring her boss some coffee as a peace offering. As she waited for the line to go down, Alice's mind wandered. The recent deaths of her comrades weighed heavily on her mind and heart. They had grown close in Project Hammerdown and it hurt to know that most had been killed. Furthermore, she had to keep on her guard.<br/><br/>"Miss.... miss!"<br/><br/>"Huh?!" Alice exclaimed and looked around wildly, having just got reacquianted with her surroundings. So much for being on guard.<br/><br/>The cashier raised an eyebrow at her. Apparently the line had moved without her knowing. "How may I help you?" he asked with a slight bit of uncertainty.<br/><br/>"Uhhh...." Alice said dumbly as she tried to regather her thoughts. Her eyes scanned over the menu. "Ahhh... a large hazelnut latte with an extra shot and a choco frappicino with whip, please."<br/><br/>The cashier put in the amount. The sounds of the register rang out as Alice pulled out her wallet. "That'll be $8.65."<br/><br/>As Alice rummaged for the money, she paused as a picture caught her eye. It was a group picture of Hammerdown. A soft smile brushed against her lips as she reminisced that day for a moment.<br/><br/>"...Miss?"<br/><br/>Alice whipped up her head. "Oh! Sorry!" she said and handed her money to the cashier, who still eyed her warily. It was noted that he handed her change back quicker than usual.<br/><br/>"Have a good day." he said apprehensively and handed her the coffee.<br/><br/>"Thank you." Alice said with a smile before taking the cups and hurrying out the door, into the busy city.