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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JimAde" data-source="post: 1410702" data-attributes="member: 16739">Dexter's woke to the familiar harsh tones of his alarm clock.  He slapped the snooze button clumsily and lay there semi-conscious until the alarm started screaming again five minutes later.  He blearily regarded the clock and it mocked him with its "6:05".He pushed himself upright and turned off the clock, rubbing his fingers through his shortish hair.  He stumbled across his studio apartment to the tiny bathroom and started his morning routine.  Although he showered, put on clean clothes (jeans and a BattleBots t-shirt) and tried to comb his hair in the bathroom's cracked mirror, he still looked like he had just gotten out of bed.  He slung his laptop case over his shoulder and was at the nearby bus stop by 7:00.  He found a seat on the bus and opened up the computer.  Over the weekend, Dexter had visited his friend Jerry at UCLA.  Jerry let Dexter use his wireless internet connection and Dexter had spent most of Saturday downloading info on a recent Jordanian dig that had found some unusal Aramaic inscriptions.  Dexter was working on a translation in hopes of co-authoring a paper with Jerry.  Just to keep his hand in academically.  The forty-five minute ride passed quickly, and Dexter stopped at the coffee shop near work for an extra-large with everything and a cheese danish.He walked the half-mile from the bus stop, his Converse high tops dragging their laces along the ground with an insistent skittering, and enjoyed the view along with his coffe and danish.  He passed through the waiting room, said, "Hi, Alicia.  Big weekend?"  She gave a noncommittal answer while Dexter found his desk and slumped into his chair.  As he connected his laptop to the docking station on his desk, he glanced up at the clock: 8:15.  Late again.  Nobody seemed to mind much as he was frequently in the office long into the evening as well.  He also noticed that Graham's office door was slightly ajar and he heard Sakura's voice within.</blockquote>

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