It was kind of great, having a lab partner who was as into geology as she was. It was even greater that he didn't just let her vent about her drama-filled living situation, but seemed to relish the stories. Lorna couldn't really complain to her parents back home without them getting worried or telling her to just rise above it (she WAS rising above it, okay, she just also needed to bitch about it once in a while), so Alex was her only outlet.

"Oh god, I need coffee so badly," Lorna replied with a laugh. If it had been anything but geology that early in the morning, she would have slept right through it.