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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Sept 15, 2007 15:10:54 GMT -5
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 15:12:33 GMT -5
(((((OOC: Thank you. ^_^)))))
The twins crept over to their mother and pawed at her, having missed her all morning. Ebony knelt down and nuzzled them, as a demonstration of a mother's affection and love could only show, even for one so young.
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"Oh?" Delfina raised her eyebrow mischieviously, "Really? Now that's a challenge that I might take up someday."
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 15:49:20 GMT -5
Kendall smiled as he watched Ebony with her twins. With good upbringing, they would grow into fine young men. He nuzzled the Viper affectionately.
"I can play piano a bit, but I like strings and wind instruments better." Maeve said.
One of the officials with the media party was taking notes, as if for someone else's future reference. "OK... piano."
Dawn and Misty came up to see what was going on. "Was that you, Delfina?" She found herself to be the latest object of a camera and looked towards it with a cursory smile, but otherwise went about her business.
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 15:49:51 GMT -5
Because Cole was going to be known throughout the world for speaking for the humans on some questions, he was begin transferred permanently to the humans in the background. He would still maybe do some job for the Organization and FBI, but it was mostly processing information, since he was not the one trained in shadowgames. For the next few months, he would either life in the compound, or in Cortez. He would be the speaker for the humans, guiding visitors who might want to see them in person and do business. Or maybe recruit them for another rescue mission. No matter what or for how long, he would soon be a common sight in the compound.
Cole replied some of the questions the press asked in case Tess slipped up or she didn't know, and mentioned several times that a summary of the humans would be given to the media, mostly the papers and news channels, and the bulk of the information could be approached at specific governmental outlets.
Aron leaned back on the wall near Delfina. With him constantly being near her, it wasn't hard for some of the reporters that they were close, either family or lovers. He acted as a subtle buffer so that the cars would not get a real close look at Delfina.
"What do I think?" Daniel chuckled. "Even when Aron came with fresh fruit, it was hard to imagine that this was all real." He rubbed the back of his neck, a characteristic that he shared with Aron. He leaned back against the wall. "But we are here, and this is all real. And we better make a good impression enough that we won't be permanently reassigned as guinea pigs.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 15:59:08 GMT -5
Ebony smiled and, having grown more confident from yesterday, returned the nuzzle with the same amount of affection. She saw that Ricardo was providing Phoenix with the same amount of attention and was, for once, glad of that.
Maybe she'd better stay here for awhile longer, although she knew that if she wanted to return, she'd guess that she'd have to take a different route than the one she had just taken.
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"I like wind and percussion instruments too," said Delfina, nodding and smiling, "I'm very good at playing the clarinet."
She turned as Dawn and Misty came in. "Yep, that was me."
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 16:20:17 GMT -5
"They'll be here soon enough, wanting to check out the animals." Liska said. "We'll give them a demonstration with the dogs, and show them a litter of pups that was whelped six weeks ago."
"That was really good." Dawn said. "One of my aunts used to play professionally and it sounded almost like that."
Misty was careful to show the reporters her "good side" and avoid awkward questions about how she came to have an eye injury.
Tamara was tuning into the local TV broadcast to see what kind of spin the media was giving it. She had never entirely trusted the news media to get anything 100% right. "I just hope they're not gonna see this as some kinda freak show."
Shayla came up to Amélie. "Looks like the circus came to town, eh?"
Kendall looked about him, taking in the sights of the cavern. "Wow... that's really something."
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 16:36:35 GMT -5
"Thanks, but I don't think I'm professionally good," said Delfina, "I just had a lot of practice over the years, but I can play just about anything."
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Ebony turned to Phoenix, "You can communicate mentally whatever you're thinking to me whenever you want to, Nix. I'm giving you my full permission to do so."
"Ebs..." Phoenix smiled faintly, "Thank you... but I don't want to overburden you with all my problems..."
"It's alright," Ebony gave the Trans Am another friendly nudge on the fender, "I just need someone that I can freely "talk" to while the media's here to keep me sane."
Phoenix shifted a bit, "If you want to keep me abreast of whatever's happening up there, than I appreciate it..."
"I'll keep in touch... mentally," smiled Ebony, "And I'll be glad to do that for you."
"Thank you."
Ebony glanced over at Kendall when he spoke. "I know. It's huge. It's called the Crystal Chamber because of all the crystals sticking out all over the place. It's very beautiful to look at, but stay away from the crystals themselves. They're sharp."
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 16:42:30 GMT -5
Aron remembered that he still had some sheet music made by Claire, his sister. It was mostly video game adapted piano music, with few original pieces. "This was great." Aron said. He had never played any instrument.
"Six weeks old?" Daniel asked and looked around. "That is just around the time where they can be handled and be cute. "What breed?"
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Sept 15, 2007 16:58:39 GMT -5
"Sure, for them it smells like money much more than anything else.", Amélie replied.
"Same here. That's what concerns me the most.", Martin said.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 17:00:53 GMT -5
"They're Shepherd pups, from Czech-bred stock, none of the bad hips like you'd have seen in American show lines - don't ever get Papa started on that." Liska answered. "They still look like little puffballs, but they can run around a bit."
"What did your sister do, Aron?" Dawn asked.
The media crews were cautiously fanning out through the room to check out what and who else was here, looking over the other instruments and getting views of the others' activities.
"It looks like Nature's own jewel box." Kendall regarded the scene with wide eyes.
"Of course." Shayla sniffed. She and the rest of her family hadn't quite seen eye-to-eye towards the end, but she still shared their disdain of a sensationalistic and occasionally mendacious media.
"So far, they seem to be minding their manners." Tamara remarked as she checked the video feed from the main corridors.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 17:03:05 GMT -5
"Thanks so much," Delfina nodded at Aron, smiling.
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"Yeah, I know," agreed Ebony, "There's more down here than just this place, though, which are just as interesting."
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 17:18:49 GMT -5
"Oh, I imagine." Kendall looked up at the crystal-encrusted vault that bounced and split the glare of his headlights into prismatic highlights. "What a game setting this would make!"
Gradually, the reporters and crews regathered and returned to the entrance, ready to move on. "Looks like they're ready for something else." Dawn said.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 17:30:21 GMT -5
This piqued Ebony's interest. "That would be a cool idea. Oh, can I be the main antagonist in the game?"
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Delfina nodded and stood up to face the group. "Oh, good. You're ready. I have two other places in mind that I wish to show you next. The theater and the grow chamber." She waved at them to follow her out.
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 17:32:05 GMT -5
Daniel found the pups and picked one up after making sure that the mother was good with it. The pup seemed to try to get away for a moment, but Daniel had a good grip and after few seconds he calmed down. "Pretty." Aron said. "But every pup is anyway."
"She learned some piano music and composing for a while before getting a horse ranch." Aron said. "I think one of her stallion Fjords is here, or sure looks like him."
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 17:53:44 GMT -5
"I think you'd make a ravishing top-level boss." Kendall added with a sexy growl.
"They'll be as pretty as their mother." Liska looked over to the dam of the litter, a slender, trimly built dark sable female, almost black. The bitch whined to draw her puppies back to her.
The crew followed Delfina off to the theatre, with Dawn, Misty and the dogs bringing up the rear and wisely staying out of the way of the inexperienced visitors.
"Halberd? He's the one that's always snatching caps off people's heads and running off with them." Dawn said to Aron.
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