camila

Carlin laughed softly at the other as she spoke to her from across the bar. "There's always time." She teased with a shrug. Being a social worker herself, she was always hearing stories of people's problems. Sometimes it felt worth it, other days it just felt like a burden. "Can I please get a gin and tonic?" She rested her chin in her hand. "Lots of problem sharing tonight or just in general?"

"you got it." cami smiled and grabbed a glass, while starting to make the drink she chuckled. "tonight has been interesting, but just in general. people love to share and sometimes it's too much." cami shook her head, sliding the drink over to her.

Eyebrows quirked when she mentioned listening to other people's love lives. He took another drink at that, wondering if listening to their stories ever made her think about their relationship. They were currently broken up - again - and he was no doubt here with some attempt to win her back. "Life has been... well, shitty, honestly. I miss you, Cami." So much for subtlety. "You gonna stand there and tell me you don't miss me too?"

cami took a deep breath and couldn't help but nod her head. "of course, i miss you. it's just not that simple." she replied and grabbed a sip of her water from behind the bar. most of the customers had left by now, she just had the two regulars sitting at their table and they mostly didn't bother her, unless they needed a refill. "you know i care about you, but all we do when we're together is fight."

"Thank you," Mason responded as the beer was set in front of him. He quickly raised the glass to his lips, relishing the first drink after a long shift at the station. "People really do seem to forget there's bartenders here paying attention to everything, don't they? Give them some alcohol and everything else ceases to exist. Your job seems a lot more interesting than most." Though he doubted dealing with bar fights was much fun.

"you're welcome." cami wiped her hands on her jacket and then helped another customer, before looking back at mason. "they definiely forget. sometimes it's nice though, keeps me on my toes listening to the weird stories and love lifes of other people." she smiled and took a deep breath. "how's life been?" she did have to admit that she missed him, but they had a complicated relationship.

"Well, I will do my best not to push any of my problems onto you," Mason responded with a smile. Not that he was having any problems lately, unless you counted the heartache he still felt over his ex dumping him, and that wasn't something he wanted to talk about in the first place. "Just a beer, please. Whatever you have on tap is fine. So," he added after ordering, "do you ever hear anything super intriguing here? Or is it stuff you wish you'd never had to hear in the first place?"

"Don't worry about it, usually makes the night go by faster and it helps me not think about my own problems." Cami said grabbing a napkin and setting it down in front of him. "One beer, coming right up." She said and turning around to pour the beer, before setting it down in front of him and then nodding her head. "Of course, people say things because they think nobody is listening because everybody is drunk or just in their own conversations but we're always listening."

“Not all those who wander are lost,” Sofia spoke softly, glancing up at the other who had just walked into the room. Her chest rose as she took in a long breath, not moving from her spot on the floor. “But you look a little lost there, dear wanderer. What’cha doing?”

cami laughed as she plopped down on the floor next to her sister and shook her head. "that's because i am lost." she said mumbling, looking up at the ceiling. "why are we laying on the floor? not that i'm complaining - it's kind of soothing."