OOM: Neptune, California
Veronica wakes when the sunlight hits her face.
She rolls to the side and slips out of bed, carefully stepping over where Backup is curled up in what has of late become his spot, and makes her way to the bathroom. She starts a shower, as hot as she can manage it without scalding herself, and moves to the sink as the room fills with steam. With practiced movements she brushes her teeth and remembers to floss for once, the action briefly mingling the tastes of mint and blood in her mouth. Then it's into the water, letting her hair become soaked through as she scrubs the skin on her cheeks.
Despite the escaped heat the bathroom air is chilly by contrast, and Veronica hurriedly grabs a towel as she steps out of the shower a minute later. Water droplets pool at her feet as she attempts to wring the moisture from her hair. She steps to the mirror and wipes it with one hand so that she may see herself clearly, and leans in to check her pores. In that moment something black flickers behind her eyes. She steps away, and after a moment goes back out into the hall, making for her bedroom. Class begins in a little over an hour and Veronica needs to read over some notes before she makes her way to campus.
She rolls to the side and slips out of bed, carefully stepping over where Backup is curled up in what has of late become his spot, and makes her way to the bathroom. She starts a shower, as hot as she can manage it without scalding herself, and moves to the sink as the room fills with steam. With practiced movements she brushes her teeth and remembers to floss for once, the action briefly mingling the tastes of mint and blood in her mouth. Then it's into the water, letting her hair become soaked through as she scrubs the skin on her cheeks.
Despite the escaped heat the bathroom air is chilly by contrast, and Veronica hurriedly grabs a towel as she steps out of the shower a minute later. Water droplets pool at her feet as she attempts to wring the moisture from her hair. She steps to the mirror and wipes it with one hand so that she may see herself clearly, and leans in to check her pores. In that moment something black flickers behind her eyes. She steps away, and after a moment goes back out into the hall, making for her bedroom. Class begins in a little over an hour and Veronica needs to read over some notes before she makes her way to campus.