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"Boredom. Absolute, mind numbing boredom. At first I thought it was that the routine just needed a tweak and then I realized that no matter what I worked into it, I still couldn't settle into one thing or another. I'm going through the motions with everything, including my evening activities, and I couldn't tell you why. I mean ********, yeah, I'm sure that's something every single one of us pauses to think about, but..." It just didn't seem acceptable and it was clear that it frustrated her.

Of course, it wasn't frustrating enough to keep her away from the food she had in front of her. She was still picking away at that, proving that few things could keep her from good food... Especially when it included good fried food.

"I let myself lose track of everything and I don't even know what everything is... Which is some real Alice in Wonderland bullshit there, let me tell you." Her lips pressed together as she set her water bottle back down on the table. "I just want to know where I belong in all of this."

"It's a rotten feeling and I guess... I guess I was just hoping for more." Hope didn't cover the supreme feeling of disappointment she had in not finding that 'more', whatever it was supposed to be. It didn't cover a lot of things, but it had kept her going.

".... Are we done talking about me now? Can we go back to talking about your terrible taste in men?" Her tone was halfhearted at best, a small attempt at amusement. "I mean, I'll give you, they're lookers, but..."

"You were too young for him to have been 'the one', Lys." She gave his shin a nudge beneath the table with her foot. "You were young and he was stupid... And you're better off for it. You're going to find someone wonderful." She reached over, resting her hand lightly on top of his for a moment before snatching one of his fries.

"Sounds like we should plan a night out. I know a club or two that hasn't had something terrible happen at it yet."

"Fortunately for you, pretty boy, we generally prefer to get two different kinds of attention so I don't think that will be a problem." Abigail eyed her friend with a mischievous gleam in her eyes and a grin on her lips. "Besides, I'm sure you could use a night out with a friend acting as your wing person--- steering you away from the type of trouble you usually get into?"

"A date it is, then." Abby flashed Lysander a broad grin, polishing off the last of her sandwich and washing it all down with one more gulp of water before standing. She gathered her trash neatly so she could walk it over to the rubbish bin to dispose of it and look back to her friend.

"C'mon, Lys. I think you owe me ice cream."

[Fin]