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[Lori Sophia Jackson]

Lori had spent the night sleeping in the stable occupied by the newest member of the Jackson family. Dylan had been transported from Newark, England to Laurinburg yesterday and Lori hadn't left the stable yard since. She'd spent the entire time sitting with him in his stable, hoping that it would help him to get used to his new surroundings. It might not work, but Lori decided she might as well try, her aunt and uncle knew where she was after all.

She hadn't meant to stay the entire night, but sometime after the lights in the stable block went out Lori's head had found the bale of straw and she'd been out like a light. She slept like a baby, only waking at Dylan's muzzle nudging at her face. Her eyes opened slowly to see Dylan's gray face looking at her. "Hey boy." Lori mumbled, her hand reaching out randomly until she found the soft patch on the underside of his head. He nudged her again, blowing warm air onto her face. It really wasn't helping with the whole waking up process. "I get it. I'm up." She told him, sitting up on the straw seat she'd made for herself. She was glad that there was no mirror in here, because Lori was sure she looked a state. "Breakfast time? I think so. I'll be back soon." She told him standing up and patting him on his neck before quietly leaving the stable and making her way into the feeding room.

Lori didn't know what the time was, but judging by the temperature and the light outside she guessed it was early. Lori's hands dug into her pockets trying to find warmth. She should have worn her jacket last night, instead of giving it to Dylan to play with. It was still early on in the year, so the temperature was pretty cool compared to the upcoming months. She was still half asleep when she reached the feed room. It took her a while to realize she wasn't alone. "Oh." She said slightly startled. "I didn't think anyone else would be here yet. Speaking of that do you know what the time is?"

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[Jacqueline Renee DiNozzo]

i'm such a hot mess, such a hot mess with you
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Jackie was up at 3 a.m. because she'd had a hard time getting to sleep the night before. It was almost unbearable but she could swear she was getting insomnia like Cloe. That or she'd just been too restless. Either way, she was frickin tired now and she didn't know how the hell she'd ended up at the stables. Whatever. The stables would be a good place to try and relax. She'd been around horses since she was little, though she didn't actually know how to ride them.

Once there, she saw a girl there who appeared to be talking to her horse. Jackie heard the rustling of food. The girl looked up slightly startled and said that she didn't think anyone would be here yet. Then ask asked for the time. Jackie giggled. "Well, when you have slight insomnia like me, you're up before the crack of dawn. And it's about 6:25 a.m." At least it was close to that last time she'd checked.

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TAGS! LORI
OUTFIT! BAMM
NOTES! NONE
MOOD! TIRED
WORD COUNT! idk
CREDITS! SAM-A-LAM
LYRICS! "HOT MESS" BY ASHLEY TISDALE

[Lori Sophia Jackson]

Lori's eyes scanned the rest of the barn... Maybe she hadn't been alone after all. She hoped that she had, because anyone that heard her talking to Dylan would think she's a little crazy. "Thanks," Lori said after the girl had given her the time, at the same time stifling a yawn that was about to escape from her. "Insomnia then? I heard that's a bitch..." Lori mused, whilst measuring out the right amount of feed for her colt. "You do know that you're not in the best attire for stables..." She said looking at the girls choice of clothing for six thirty in the morning.

Picking up the feed bucket she'd just filled, she began to walk out of the door before turning round to face the girl. "Are you visiting anyone? Or just here because you can't sleep?" She asked looking over her shoulder quickly to see Dylan's gray face poking eagerly over the half door. His face always made her smile, and she almost forgot about the girl who was answering her question at that very moment.

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[Jacqueline Renee DiNozzo]

i'm such a hot mess, such a hot mess with you
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Looking down at her clothes, Jackie shrugged. "Mm. I don't really care. It's not like I'm going anywhere today." She looked back up and crossed her arms. Jackie was never really one to "dress for the occasion." It really depended on her mood and her mental state of mind, which right now was sleepy. Her clothes didn't matter, unless she had none on at all and that would have been embarassing. But she was definately wearing clothes.

The girl asked if she was here visiting someone, namely a horse, or here because of her lack of ability to sleep. "Um...I guess the second one." She yawned. "I don't have a horse." Nor did she actually ride them. Jackie leaned to the side and little and her back cracked lightly. Wow, she really needed to relax and get some sleep. Maybe her sedatives weren't doing much good for her after all. It really sucked paying money for shit that didn't even work right.

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TAGS! LORI
OUTFIT! BAMM
NOTES! NONE
MOOD! TIRED
WORD COUNT! idk
CREDITS! SAM-A-LAM
LYRICS! "HOT MESS" BY ASHLEY TISDALE