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The Perk [March 13, Tuesday Morning]

Rose stepped into the Perk and ordered herself a cup of tea. Best thing to use when thinking, since according to the Doctor, it simulates synapses, free radicals and tannises.

The reports she's been getting from Mickey about Wolverhampton were worrying. The activity hadn't stopped and, in fact, was getting worse. She could always consult with the Doctor but she'd rather not, she hadn't relied on him in years and Rose would rather take out the Doctor as the last option.

Of all the places, though she wondered why it had to be Wolverhampton, she tapped her pen on the file since Darlig Ulv Stranden she's been rather wary of anything associated with wolves.

She took out her mobile and came to a decision, "Mickey? Yeah, it's me, I'm making a trip back to London, expect me by tomorrow. I know I'm still on sabbatical and I'll get on the first zeppelin back here but these readings are starting to worry me. Right, see you."

(ooc: Open for all Perk needs!)

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Annette was up early and headed to The Perk before her first period class.

It was a nice surprise to see Rose inside, and after getting herself a cup of mocha, she approached her. "Good morning, Rose! I haven't seen you in awhile. How's things going?"

"Annette, hello!" Rose said with a wide grin, "Yes, it is a long time since we've met, isn't it?"

She nodded and grinned wide, raising her brows, "It has! May I?" She indicated her table with the motioning of her hand. "Or are you waiting for someone?"

She waved her hand at the chair, "Be my guest. What've you been up to these days, Annette?"

Sitting down, Annette set her coffee before her and smiled at Rose. "Probably too much." She laughed lightly. "It seems I stay busy constantly with school ~~and getting myself into little messes~~ and friends and clubs and cheerleading. This weekend I am going on a field trip. We leave Friday and come back Sunday."

"Good on you!" She cheered, "Always best being active and stuff. Where would you be going this weekend?"

She nodded a little; it was she supposed. No sense in sitting around and being emo like she did last night. Or at least until Dick showed up and changed everthing. Big smile.

"We are going to New York City! I am so excited. Both Dr. Wilson's and Aziraphale's class - we are all going together." She smiled and took a sip of her coffee.

"And you, Rose? What have you been up to lately?"

"New York, wonderful place that!" All the New York's in her head is a blur now, New New New New York and and the New York of the parallel universe but she supposed its still wonderful. "Well, I'm planning a little trip back home, take care of some business. Just for a few days." I hope.

"It is! I've been there a few times with my family but a field trip is totally different. It should be a lot of fun."

She tilted her head and grinned, "London, right?"

"Well, then you've no difficulty finding the best restaurants to eat in!" She said with a smile. "And, yes, London, the old homestead an' all that."

"I would love to go back to London! Maybe someday I will. But you said this was for business? I hope everything is okay, Rose?" Annette asked with concern.

"Oh, you know, how it is, reports get misfiled," She made vague wavelike gestures, hoping its enough to stall questions, "Next thing you know they're panicking and asking where the last year end report's hidden."

See? The thing with Annette is that she is on the very brink of spy worthiness!Oh yes indeed!

"What kind of reports? Something that goes beyond your teaching class, Rose?"

"Oh, no, something to do with my job at home." Rose said, primly, sipping her tea, "Some sort of classification records, then maybe me and my best mates will head to Wolverhampton to watch a football game."

Most likely, after solving whatever mystery there was in Wolverhampton.

Classification records? Ooh, that sounded like spy stuff. Not that Annette was nosing around into Rose's personal business or anything. Nope.

"What do you do at home, Rose?" It sounded way cool.

"And a football game! That sounds like great fun!"

She smiled to herself, really, she had no one to blame but herself for Annette's curiousity. She'd acted strangely enough when they'd first met.

"Oh, I do analysis," She said, reading off her cover story. "I like a football game now and then, but mostly I've been dragged by Mickey and Jake to more games than I like."

"Analysis...of what?" Annette had a one track mind right now.

Rose had to admire her persistence, she was really biting into this like it was the last meat in the world.

"I wouldn't want to bore you with the details and some of it's classified," She smiled, "Have you tried Vitex? Pete, my stepfather, owns the company."

Annette waved a hand and grinned at Rose, "Bore me? Never. Classified stuff sounds really neato." She said the last word in a sing-songy voice.

"Vitex? What is that?"

"Vitex, sort of a cola -- a lot of people seem to buy it but honestly, it's rubbish."

Yes, she deliberately didn't answer Annette's question.

She blinked at Rose. What the crap was she talking about cola for?

"I don't drink much cola. So, Rose, you see, I am trying to decide what I want to do after school, you know what I want to be and all that. I was thinking, maybe you could help me out a little here."

Well, she did try to pull Annette away from the path.

"Well, I don't know from career paths since I jumped from shopgirl to--" Getting in trouble 101 "--Analyst but what careers are you thinking?"

She stated flatly, "Espionage."

"Interesting," she said with a nod. Honestly though for a secret agency, Torchwood wasn't much into espionage and Rose was more in the kick the bad alien department but she did know some things. "Why espionage?"

"I like to be sneaky." Hey, it was a very honest answer. "And I like to study people and things. And places. And I like to follow people, and I like to be sneaky about it."

She suppressed her smile, "Certainly sounds up you're ally then, although that's not all the things a spy does, you know."

She smiled wide, "Yes, I know. So, what is it you do exactly?" No, Annette had not forgotten.

"Analyst for the government," Rose answered as quick, it wasn't exactly a lie, she did analyze alien things for the government. It's not that she didn't trust Annette, it's that too many people knew of her work already and, they were far too public a place to discuss such things.

"Does it have to do with aliens?" Yes, Annette also remembered what Rose had said as a weetiny girl.

She jerked her hand a little too fast when she sipped her tea, "Ahh..." she immediately placed the cup on the table, "Blimey, I scalded my tongue!"

"Ohh!" Annette reached for a napkin and handed it to Rose, just in case she needed it. "Are you all right? I did that just the other day with my coffee."

She winced, "Fanks," she said, she sounded like she was talking with cotton in her mouth.

Annette looked down at her watch, "Oh crap! I'm gonna be late! I've got to get to my first class, Rose!" She hurriedly got up from her chair. "We'll discuss this again, next time! Take care!" She waved and quickly left, not wanting to be late for Miss Frost's Home Ec class.

"You too! 'Ave fun." She waved at Annette and watched her go, as soon as she was out of sight Rose dropped the napkin and sipped at her now, lukewarm tea. Well, that was close.

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