Alice was tired as. Dragging herself up the stairs she let herself into her apartment and slowly made her way into the kitchen. Pulling out a chair Alice flopped on to it before leaning forward, resting her arms on the table and peered into the cage to see what the tiny turtle had been up to up to while away.

Snappy sat there, looking right back.

“Hey Snap. How was your big night out?” Alice queried, resting her chin on her arms. “I think I need to see my shrink again. These meds I’m on have me up and down and all over the place.”

Alice leaned across the table and pulled over the container of liver that had been left out after the hurried exit.

“Still hungry?” Alice took the lid off, opened the container and screwed her nose up. “It’s a good thing you eat rotting dead stuff.”

Alice picked up the tongs Helena had foolishly put to one side and judiciously selected a small sliver of the pre-chopped liver.

“No sudden moves now!” Alice warned as she carefully opened the cage door and dropped the liver inside for the tiny turtle.

Snappy continued to eye Alice for a moment. Then moved forward the few inches it would take it to reach the food. It was soon gone.

“I’m so fucked up, my little Snap Dragon. All my medication does is accentuate the hyper side of my personality.” Alice sighed. “I can’t believe that I freaked out totally over the fact you were missing from your aquarium. Talk about dyke drama at its worst” Quietly Alice continued to confide in the Snapping Turtle as she placed another small sliver of liver in the cage. "No wonder Shane just laughed at me. I was tripping."

“Who would have thought that doubling my med dose would have the outcome it did.” Alice shrugged as she recalled her actions prior to arriving home and finding the turtle missing. “I’m just so fucking tired of feeling. Even feeling numb and removed from everything that happens around me, gives me the shits. I don’t want to love anymore. I really don’t want to feel anything.”

Snappy looked at Alice not judging her at all, just expecting more liver.