The first (two) of many mornings

Alexa's morning with Diane was certainly different than a morning with Carol, but then again, Diane wasnt necessarily bad at being a caretaker, so Alexa didn't stop any of what she'd done. Her night in the crib was completely peaceful, and unknown to her, she was the first to be woken up by Diane, so she had the pleasure of dealing with her in 'nice' mode.

Diane Sauer was a woman of many routines, and today, her routine was broken. Usually she'd wake up Joan first, after a cup of coffee or some tea, then rouse the rest of her kids. But Alexa had work early today, so Alexa was woken up first, with all the difficulties that came with that task. She might not have rolled out of her crib in the middle of the night, but Alexa was a veritable zombie, meaning Diane could pull her along with ease, her grumbling only really starting as the onesie came off, exposing her messy diaper.

"U-uh....." Alexa groaned out as she was stripped down, once again waking up once the warmth of the shower began.

After that, Diane got ready with the rest of her children, ignoring that she considered Alexa one of the kids. She only checked on Alexa to check her state of dress - a smart skirt with some black tights, a sweater with some cats on it, and two buns for her hair. A cute, if somewhat adult, look; deputizing her oldest to watch everyone while she briefly took Alexa to work, Diane realized the problem with the arrangement - she felt a bit uncomfortable leaving all 5 children gone for so long! Alexa downed the large breakfast from Diane, rushed out to the car, and put herself in the carseat, not arguing as she had a work call.

She was sure there was a solution to that, however, and Alexa, toddering off to work in her somrwhat obvious diapered state, was none the wiser.

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Alexa was nearly overwhelmed with work today in the office - she looked forward to fully remote days. Today sadly wasn't one of them. It just didnt really seem to stop, all things considered. At her precious lunch break, she was happy that Diane had stopped by, giving her a hearty lunch, a check of her diaper (discreetly), which Alexa had thoroughly soaked. As Alexa worked, she received a call from her old boss, Mr. Yawena, asking if she'd chosen a spot to study for her new Master's Degree. As if she didn't have more to do....

So she asked Diane, in the afternoon, about some ideas. Braces sparkling and thick coke glasses glimmering, Alexa explained the situation to the college educated mother, who answered her thoughts.

Alexa had much to contemplate that drive back, not paying any mind to the cartoons, and hiding in her home office to research schools, while Diane did research of her own, eventually stumbling across a veritable goldmine of solutions to driving Alexa up in the morning... Carol eventually responded to Alexa's message about schools, urging her to check out a nearby University, labelled National Business University - One of the most prestigious schools in the country!

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Alexa decided to use her lunch break the next to call the University, who were more than happy to hear her out, expressing interest in whatever program her company offered. As if she hit the jackpot, Alexa promised to come over that afternoon, to get registered and in the system, which would make her application process a million times easier. She informed Mr. Yawena about her choice, who promised to get his side of the paperwork done. Diane, who had changed and dressed a sleepy Alexa that very morning, was more than happy to take Alexa to the university - once she got the task she needed done, which was a confusing one to Alexa.

"So, uh, sorry what's this place?" Alexa asked as they walked less than a block from her office to a warm looking brick building.

"Well, it just was hard for me to really get you to work on the time schedule you needed, so this is a good solution! I know it says daycare, but i talked to the owner, she's a friend of Carol's actually. They'll let you relax in the morning's and then walk over once your office opens up!" Diane said as she pulled Alexa in by the hand to the building.

Alexa shivered as she looked around, her sundress, white tights and Mary Jane's making her feel...too at place here - Young Tyke's Daycare. Alexa gulped, and turned to Diane, who didn't give her the time to respond, rather pulling her once more past the front desk and into a side room, where an old woman sat, with glasses thicker than even Alexa's. She smiled.

"And this is your charge, Lexi?" The old woman, named Miss Miria questioned.

It took 15 minutes for Diane to fully explain that no, Alexa was not a child, and that Diane was solely dropping her off to have a place to stay before going to work. The woman didn't seem confused until Diane asked about getting an adult pass printed. Then she had to explain again. Then again....until another daycare worker came and defused the bubbling anger from Diane, explained Alexa would be inprocessed as a worker the next morning, and to drop her off early. With that, everything was settled, and Alexa got in her carseat, distracted by cartoons, until arriving at her potential new University.

She hoped everything would go well.