Beep.. beep.. beep.. beep... It was precisely 7:15am when Eric's alarm clock went off on cue. With his eyes shut and a low grumble, the man quickly snapped out of his lazy trance and ripped the sheets off himself, sitting up on the edge of his bed before slapping the alarm silent. He rubbed lightly across his face and the back of his neck before getting up to stretch, followed by tossing himself down onto the rug near his bed and hoisting himself up a few times using his upper-body. "1, 2, 3, 4...," Eric lightly grunted under his breath, finally stopping after fifteen quick reps. For better or worse, the early day push-ups always got his blood running fast, and with a quick yawn he stood up, hurried to the bathroom to wash up, and fixed himself coffee with a truck-load of cream. He got his bag ready, filled with his mechanic's uniform, work boots and cap (which he never wore if his Mariner's cap had any say in the matter), got dressed, grabbed his keys, wallet, and pack of cigarettes with a second cup of coffee in hand before making his way out and towards his job. Inside of his red Ford pickup, Eric yawned again, holding the cigarette in one hand before lighting up a Zippo and setting the cancer stick in motion, placing it inbetween his lips after setting the cup of coffee down inside the nearby cupholder. He flipped through the radio stations before finding his usual fix - KRBR-FM, 102.5 FM. It was a Wisconsinite station, but it was the best within radiowave ranges in Eric's opinion. Finally, everything was set, and he banked of out of his parking position and headed to work. Soon enough, though, he was there, parking again. He stepped out, grabbed his things, tossed what was left of the cigarette and walked through the main garage, greeting most of the co-workers, and into the locker room to get changed. All things seemed normal, so far... so far...