"That is all. Does anyone have any questions?" Alice felt completely proud of what she just accomplished. After all her efforts - and numerous interruptions - she'd finally completed her presentation for her college class. Much to her surprise and slight shock, the whole class stood up and started to giver her a round of applause.

"I have a question, Miss Abernathe." Her professor stood up from his desk with a smile on his face. "How do you feel you did on this presentation?"

Alice didn't quite understand the exact context he was referring to. "I'm sorry, sir?"

"It's not easy to do such a large scale presentation before your peers, I'm sure, so tell me... did you think this presentation was successful?" He rephrased his question, and Alice understood.

"Y-yes sir. I believe this presentation was a success." She replied as he handed over the marking sheet. She looked down at it and her eyes widened with surprise and a glint of pride twinkled in her eyes.

"Well done, Alice." He nodded encouragingly. "Now, take your seat, so I can begin my lecture for the day."

"OH MY GOD YOU DID IT!" Claire was super excited, hugging Alice the instant she showed her the perfect marks she'd received for the long awaited public speaking exercise. "We should totally celebrate this tonight!"

"Not tonight..." Alice shook her head. "I'm so burnt right now, I couldn't even play Payday. Another night, alright?"

"Promise?" Claire raised an eyebrow, to which Alice nodded.

"I promise."

True to her word, Alice and her two partners went out to celebrate. Since Alice was constantly at the mercy of her severe social anxiety, they kept the affair simple; a fun dinner at the local pub - which had amazing food - and a fiery threesome back at the Redfield's place.

After everything died down and they could finally relax, Alice finally felt a moment of utter peace inside of her own head. No Dragon breathing down her neck, no anxiety, her PTSD and numerous mental disorders were behaving themselves, and to top it all off... she'd just gotten laid by her two lovers.

Before she knew it, she'd fallen asleep. However, the next thing she knew, she was safe in her own bed in her basement apartment with a warm blanket covering her.

Glancing around, she noticed her phone's message light was blinking, so she opened the message and read the note from Chris and Claire.

"You fell asleep, Princess, so we brought you home. Dragon was out with some guy named Calvin, according to your sister. Hope you had fun, we sure did. Give us a call when you're awake, so we know you're alright."

Alice smiled as she navigated her phone's menus to call Chris - who was almost always within arms reach of his cellphone - and held the device to her ear.

Within ten seconds, Chris picked up and by the sound of his voice, he was smiling just like her.

"How did you sleep, my Princess?"

"I slept better listening to your heartbeat through your chest, honestly." Alice teased him for a moment. "Where's Claire?"

"She's in the bathroom right now." Chris replied. "So, I've been meaning to ask you... Who is that Calvin your sister mentioned?"

"Dragon's new boyfriend, it seems." Alice involuntarily shrugged. "Not very attractive, kinda on the tall side. British. I believe he's a carpenter? Some sort of tradesman, I dunno."

"So what do you think of him?" Chris asked, clearly putting a mental image of the man together.

"He was polite when I met him, but I... um..." Alice stopped to put her usual chaotic thoughts in order. "I get a strange vibe from him, but I can't figure out what it is about him."

"Maybe he's really a good guy. We both know that not every man's like your dad... No offense, of course..." Chris sighed.

"No, no... I feel like bashing the freak for a bit. Go for it." Alice was generally rather tight-lipped about her father under any circumstances, so anyone that mentioned him require a very good reason to do so.

After the much needed flush of hatred from her system, Alice spoke with Claire for a few more minutes until she suddenly heard her mother and Calvin returning.

"Dragon is back, and she brought her limey with her." Alice scowled, glancing upwards as she heard the British man's distinctive rumbling voice through the floor.

"New name for him?" Claire asked, her interest piqued. "Code name him Limey or something?"

"Works for me." Chris admitted from nearby - the siblings were on speaker - and Alice agreed.

"Yeah, that's probably the best name for him." Alice bent forward to tap at her laptop's keyboard. It was placed on her low coffee table with the power cord plugged in near her TV.

Once the Skype call was open, she smiled at Claire before hanging up and enabling her computer's microphone.

"Loving the PJ's, super sexy." Claire quipped the second the mic came online.

"I figured it was you." Alice smiled before laying on her couch, facing the redhead on her screen.

She woke up to find herself in the one set of pajamas that she didn't wear often, a light camisole and short shorts. Both were hot pink, a colour she wasn't particularly fond of wearing. The PJ's were a gift from Claire for her last birthday, so she couldn't bring herself to get rid of them for any possible reason.

"I have a distinctive style." Claire sounded rather proud, totally undenying of her actions.

"See, that's the thing. I love the style of these... Just not the colour. Too bright for me." Alice held up her hands, smiling slightly.

"At least you're being honest. I thought you hated them in general." Claire grinned cheekily. "Still... I got a great rack shot when you started the call, and an even better ass shot when you turned to lay down." She tapped at a few keys, then sent the two screenshots to Alice with a rather victorious glint in her eyes.

"Pervert." Alice stuck her tongue.

Alice eventually fell asleep on the couch, long after the Skype call with Claire ended. She'd had a really good day, so for once she actually got a good night's sleep, especially considering that her couch wasn't very comfortable to sleep on.

The next morning, Alice woke up and went about her usual morning routine with a rather cheerful glow about her. Today was definitely starting out as one of the best in a long time.

Alice didn't have class today, but she did have to work in a few hours. She really enjoyed her job despite how long her hours were. The pay was great, and the work was really easy.

So, she got herself dressed in her work uniform, straightening her necktie in her bathroom mirror with a very sharp and professional look to her. She held her tall frame perfectly straight, and her gaze was strong and sharp.

Of course, she had her medication tucked into a designated pouch on her belt. All of her immediate employees were trained in how to assist her with any medication or medical aid, if needed.

"I'm beginning to see why Claire has that fetish for business attire..." She joked to herself as she fastened her medical alert bracelet to her wrist, the only real accessory she was permitted to wear at work. She smirked as the clasp clicked into place before she left her apartment, locked it behind her, and slid her high heels onto her feet before leaving the house to get a ride from Chris.