"I'm surprised too! Liath didn't say she was an escort -"

"Different Liath maybe? An alt?"

"It's possible. Intriguing either way."

"Yeah. I wish the description were longer, but I guess they're trying not to spoil it. What time is it, anyway?" 

She checks her phone. "Just coming up to noon. Maybe I should get some food..."

"Do you still need me here?"

Audrey considers for a moment, looking over at the remaining half of her mug of cider. 

"... I think I'm good now, thanks."

"Alright. See you around, Audrey. And good luck."

Hannah gets down from her barstool and heads for the exit.

Audrey sits alone with the hubbub of the bar all around her, and takes a deep breath. 

She pushes away the cider slightly.

The Bowers vanishes it for her.

Alright. She can do this. 

Food would be a welcome distraction. 

"... Tacos, please."

A plate with two small tacos loaded with beef and cheese and salsa appears in front of her, along with a couple napkins.

"And a bottle of root beer spiked with aphrodia, please."

A bottle of Audrey's favorite craft root beer appears, along with a church-key bottle opener. 

She picks up one of the tacos and takes a big messy bite out of it. 

... Then she sighs, sets down the rest of the taco, wipes her mouth with a napkin, and pushes the plate away. 

The plate vanishes.

... after a moment's consideration, she pushes away the bottle of root beer too.

It vanishes as well.

There's no use in fucking pretending. She doesn't belong here. 

She gets up and slouches towards the entrance, leaving behind her program on the bar.

Her rooms are as she left them, except for the center console. Atop it sits a mandarin orange, and a plastic tray with little sections full of beads and elastic and superglue. There's a little pad of paper in the side as well. 

The room seems to have decided to be full of the sound of waves on a beach for some reason. 

"Turn that off," Audrey snaps.

The waves fall silent.

... She doesn't like the quiet either. 

"Give me something else."

Quiet, bouncy synthpop?

"Too happy."

Rock with distorted guitar shredding?