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Though it's better to try and win more than you lose.

Yeah, but trying's not always enough for some people.

But what about afterward? *considers this a departure from sanity but she's going for a more sanguine outlook and rolls with it*

[ dear-in-headlights kind of look but hey it's a big city, weird shit happens, right? ~~right?~~ ]

You find something else that makes you happy.

*wonders if she had ever been that...optimistic when she was that young. But hey, she hoped the girl wouldn't lose that as she got older.*

So what makes you happy after a loss?

Work, usually. [ she tries for a bit of sarcasm. good coping mechanism for being really weirded out. ] Guess I'd be screwed if I lost my job.

More than a little bit I'm afraid. *the similarities are starting to crop up. not really surprising.* Also, that's a great way to start the life of a workaholic.

And an alcoholic, considering I'm a bartender. How about you? Work a good distraction?

*bartender? Now there's an interesting career choice. Definitely not boring work*

It use to be. Not so much anymore.

Any reason why? Not that I want to pry.

[ though she figures she has more right to pry into her doppelganger's life than anyone else's, if she did. ]

I lost more than I won. *It's not really telling when you're talking with yourself but the girl with her face is far to young to understand.* It's about time I tried to find something else to make me happy.

Well, good luck with that. If that something else winds up being a Moscow Mule, I'm here for you.

*offers up a rueful smile* It'll be more a Cojito. I like my rum a bit more than my vodka.

[ appears oddly relieved to hear that. ] Then there's a Cojito with your name on it.

Thanks. *wonders how much fun becoming an alcoholic will be* I might take you up on that one of these days.

I work down at The Brickhouse. It's refitted from an old fire station. Can't miss it.

Unimaginative name but who needs imagination when you've got alcohol, right? *grins*

How long have you been working there? *Sue her, she was curious about her twin's life.*

A few months. I turned twenty-one and decided why not.