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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 20:30:12 GMT -5
"I was thinking something along those lines." Kendall nodded, "Clues, hidden articles, misdirection and the like. About as complicated as real life."
The puppy mouthed at Daniel's hand and arm, and yipped.
"That was after two weeks of attitude adjustment by Ebony." Liska said. "Hang around that girl for a while, and you'll see what a strong personality she is."
"It's a live feed, Raine. It's already out there." Doc said. "Nothing we can do except hope nobody was watching who would have recognized her."
Tess assumed Delfina's place as she got set to move out.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 20:35:30 GMT -5
"I was hoping for a game that would be like that and not so much as based off movies and TV shows," said Ebony, "like they always are. Those can become so boring after awhile, but in real life you never know what's going to happen next."
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Delfina nodded and stood up, "If you'll excuse me, I have to go visit the Little Girl's Room for a bit. I'll be right back."
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Sept 15, 2007 20:38:40 GMT -5
"This media attention had to come one day or another. But what saddens me is that it used to be for information, but now it's just a money machine.", Amélie said.
"Maybe. I don't know.", Martin said.
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 20:39:36 GMT -5
"I guess I will." Daniel let the pup have at his hand as long as she didn't break the skin.
With the excuse Delfina gave, it would be strange for Aron to follow her immediately. He waited a bit for the crowd to go after the cartoon was over, then he headed to where Delfina had disappeared to.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 20:52:47 GMT -5
"Oh, it's ALWAYS been that way." Shayla shrugged. "One thing my dad told me before things finally went bad between us was "There was never any golden age" an' that nostalgia makes things look a bit too good sometimes. They were sayin' exactly the same things twenty years ago."
"No biting!" Liska scolded the pup as she tapped its nose firmly. "Start them while they're young and you'll have fewer struggles with them once they're older."
"Martin, you've been spending way too much time holed up with the servers." Tamara said at last. "Getting out some might do you good."
"Why do you think TV ratings have been falling like a rock while computer and video games are taking off?" Kendall asked. "Because TV is garbage, and deep down, people know it."
Dawn leaned over to Misty as Delfina took her leave. "Think her ears must be itchy." she whispered.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 20:53:42 GMT -5
Delfina left the theater through the doors and turned right, heading for a room different than the 'Little Girl's Room' that she had spoken of. It was the library. She went down one of the aisle shelves and sat down at the end and took off her bandanna, letting her long ears flop out.
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"Never had any interest in TV or movies anyway," said Ebony, "There's way too much drama than entertainment and education."
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 21:01:31 GMT -5
Daniel let the pup down. "So these will just be kennel dogs or let to care to some of the residents here?" He looked at one of the males, which was showing bit more reddish coat under the belly than the others. "I wouldn't mind getting one of them, as long as I am not found a job that requires me to put in more than fifty hours a week."
It took Aron a slight time to find where Delfina had retreated. When he found her in the library, he sneaked in behind her, then 'attacked' her by grabbing her ears gently and massaging them.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 21:09:39 GMT -5
"We don't have that much room in the kennels, so many of these puppies will be going out to people who can handle them." Liska said. "We'll retain the best of each litter for the breeding program, the others might be neutered since it isn't so hard to build up numbers in dogs."
"I can't really remember the last time I watched TV." Kendall yawned. "It's too passive for me."
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 21:09:40 GMT -5
At first, Delfina was startled when her ears were suddenly 'attacked' from behind, then when she felt them being massaged, she relaxed a little bit. That was a pretty good feeling.
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"Heh, I spent most of my life on the road," replied Ebony, "I had no time to watch TV except for maybe an occasional news story that seemed to catch my interest."
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 21:19:09 GMT -5
On the word of neutered, Daniel remembered one rather distraught joke Claire had said when he was witnessing her castrating a horse. Do you know how they did this in the past? They smashed together two rocks, very hard.
"Dogs can be busy." Daniel said and chuckled. I wouldn't mind taking care of one not to be breeding.
Aron leaned on her and continued massaging them. While he didn't really know how to massage, it seemed to work anyway.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 21:24:32 GMT -5
Whatever Aron was doing to her ears was good enough for her and it was taking the itch away as well. She felt him lean against her back and sighed with contentment.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 21:41:03 GMT -5
"Well, we have one thing in common," Kendall laughed. He chirped at the twins as they snuggled with their mother.
The cartoons didn't take long to play out, but it was enough to get an idea of the pop culture. Tess called Dawn over. "Can you tell her we're moving on to the grow chambers?"
"Sure." Dawn said. She took off in the direction she'd seen Delfina going, which was the library. Looking through the aisles, she finally caught sight of Delfina and Aron, giving off vibes of being in the midst of something rather personal and private, and waited until they were ready to talk to her.
"Oh, crap." Raine muttered. "That's all we need now, someone looking for Phoenix."
"These guys can be pretty high-energy." Liska advised. "Their line was bred for the Czech border patrol, and they have lots of intelligence and a high work drive. You need to have something worthwhile for them to do or they find their own ways of killing time, and it won't be for the best."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 15, 2007 21:47:22 GMT -5
(((Back from work.)))
Phoenix still stayed close to Ricardo, she was still clearly upset.
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 21:48:53 GMT -5
"So I guess it wouldn't be ideal for me to handle them." Daniel said. "Though what I can really do here is unknown to me, other than to learn stuff to get a job."
Aron saw Dawn from the corner of his eyes, so he slowly broke contact with Delfina. "What is it?" He called to Dawn.
Cole accompanied the group to the growth chamber. Until he got a call on his cell. He quickly excused himself as he took the call in privacy, knowing well who it was.
"Cole - Yes - I saw that - I know, but it wasn't for long. - I doubt that we need that with the others, but what about Grayston?- Really? - I guess I will tell her. - Thanks, but I think I will be good." He closed the link and headed to the crystal chamber to meet with Phoenix.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 21:52:16 GMT -5
"That's true," Ebony mused, "Wonder if there's any more, though. That would be interesting to find out."
The twins chirped back at Kendall.
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Ricardo just let Phoenix lean against him, knowing how upset she still was. There were no words, but he chose to be there always for her if she ever needed him.
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Delfina's ears twitched as she came back to awareness and saw Dawn. "Oh, are the cartoons over already?" she asked the girl.
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