C'est La Vie

Who: Josephine ot anyone
Where: a small outdoor cafe
When: Afternoon, mid-August


Josephine sat at one of her favorite cafes, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine as she ate. Dining outdoors was an acquired taste - some people preferred the inside tables, but unless it was too windy, she liked to watch the people pass by as she ate and to feed little bits of sandwich to any passing birds.

Things were going fairly well for her now - the hospital was in good supply again, though hours were still occasionally long when a shift was shorthanded. Not many serious injuries had occurred lately, and there were no outbreaks of any sort with the weather being so pleasant.

Furthermore, she had friends outside of work now, people with whom to be social. That was nice. She remembered fondly the dinner party she'd been invited to only last month, with the American singer and her strange cat. She wondered if Jackie was playing anywhere good these days - it might be time to catch another show.

Who: Jackie OT Anyone
Where: A Park
When: Mid August

At times, she didn't want to admit it, but she missed the outdoors. When she was younger, she was always outdoors. She played games with her friends, went fishing in the nearby river and made her mother angry by ruining her clothing.

When she got older, she stayed indoors more, and forgot how to play. Now the young woman sat on a bench in the park, and thought back to those times. It was before she realized that life could get hard. She had a lot to be thankful for right now, so she focused on that. Things would get worse before they got better.

But they would get better. They had to.

The singer sat back, and watched birds for a moment.