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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 15, 2007 21:58:01 GMT -5
Phoenix lifted her front slightly sensing someone coming. "Cole's coming down," she finally said softly.
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 22:01:38 GMT -5
"Impossible to hide from you users." Cole said having heard what Phoenix had said. "While you did get caught in the live feed, I doubt there is need of any additional security because of it." Cole said, trying to figure out how to break the news. "Bart Grayston died in the hospital few days ago."
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 22:12:43 GMT -5
"True oranges are difficult to grow indoors," Tess was telling the assembled media, "Though we have seed stocks for them. Instead, we have cultivars of mandarin, clementines, lemon and lime in our citrus section. We know you have strains somewhat like them."
"Not so small, though." Adham Al-Rashid, a Land Rover of Dubai stock, eyed the little trees which barely came above his roof. Some were blossoming, some had unripe fruit, some were ready for picking. "How do you force them to bear fruit on this schedule?"
Tess pointed to the huge pots in which the trees sat. There were casters beneath. "We move them into refrigeration when they're through bearing fruit for the "season". It fools them into a winter mode, and then we put them through an artificial spring before bringing them back into hothouse conditions. Each row of trees has its own schedule. The hothouse has a heat sink underneath, and geothermal exchangers, so there's not so much drain on power as you might think." She motioned down the aisle. "And down here, we've got cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes, all hydroponic..."
"There's other dogs in the complex." Liska said. "Herding dogs, a few retrievers and mixes people brought in, Delfina has that Husky and Tess has Basenjis and Ibizan hounds in her quarters. We're evaluating all the pet dogs brought in by the outside people, to see if they're entire and have any breeding potential so that they can contribute genetic diversity to the program and cancel out recessives." She paused. "You're smart, and you have communications skills. Tamara could use a break in the radio shack, she's been there at least twelve hours a day since this all started."
"Yeah, and everyone's moved on to the hothouse." Dawn said to Aron and Delfina.
"Well, that's the fun part, isn't it." Kendall grinned. He turned as Cole came down with news for Phoenix. "Who died?!"
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 22:20:08 GMT -5
"I should have thought that there was a communication center." Daniel rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.
"Thanks for telling us." Aron said to Dawn. "We should go."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 15, 2007 22:22:31 GMT -5
"He-he's dead; he's actually dead," Phoenix blinked and turned to Ricardo. "He's gone Rico, he's finally gone!"
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 22:34:44 GMT -5
"Okay," Delfina nodded and stood up, wrapping the bandanna around her ears again, "We'll be there in a few."
(((((OOC: I've been thinking of having Delfina go through a sudden transformation unprovoked by magic, but her own thoughts, at some point which would turn back into a human.)))))
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Ebony blinked and turned her attention back toward where Phoenix and Ricardo were. "Graybutt's dead?!" she asked, still using the nickname she's given him.
Ricardo nodded, smiling at Phoenix, "See? You don't have to worry about him finding you now."
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 22:41:19 GMT -5
Aron helped adjusting the bandanna, seeing more than Delfina.
Cole nodded. "As of what happens next, I don't know until later. This is being kept under wraps at the moment by the Grayston family lawyer."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 15, 2007 22:45:42 GMT -5
"Rodgers?" Phoenix said. "Then how did you find out?"
She looked at Kendall who asked. "My grandfather, Bart Grayston. He owns, or owned, Grayston Enterprises, and a very powerful magic user."
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Sept 15, 2007 22:45:52 GMT -5
"Hmmm... I'd better trust someone who has seen it for real. If you say so.", Amélie said.
There was a pause in the Radio Shack. "I dunno...", Martin sighed. "I guess you're right."
/* Might have to get up early, so.... Night! */
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 22:50:05 GMT -5
"Phoenix's grandfather?" Kendall asked. "So does this mean she can stop hiding out?"
"You might ask Tamara if she needs any help." Liska suggested. "The only other person there now who can fill in for her is Kyon Yi, but she's getting married to Tess's stepson and is caught up in the wedding plans that are being moved up."
Dawn waited on Delfina and Aron.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 23:05:56 GMT -5
"Good riddance..." Ebony muttered irritably. If Kathleen hadn't stopped her that day, she would've jammed her spikes deep into Grayston.
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"I think that helps," Delfina said as Aron adjusted her bandanna, "Thanks. Let's try and catch up to them." She walked quickly out of the library, heading toward the grow chamber.
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Post by elizar on Sept 15, 2007 23:11:05 GMT -5
Aron followed Delfina and Dawn to the grow chamber.
"You should have known by now that I am not working for just the FBI." Cole said. "Information gathering is a particular skill of mine."
I think I will, but after the press has gone.
((Sleep))
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 15, 2007 23:24:39 GMT -5
"So I gather." Kendall nodded.
Other voices were heard in the tunnels. Strip and Lightning had seen Cole going towards the crystal cavern and wanted to see what he was doing there.
Tess was showing the tomatoes and herbs to the media, keeping it as brief as possible while filling them in on human nutrional needs. She then took them over to the grow chambers where fodder was grown for the horses and livestock, and they looked on in some amazement at the mats of barley and oat grass being cut into sections and loaded onto carts. Hydroponics was an industry in its infancy in this world. She saw Aron and Delfina coming back with Dawn and waved them over.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 15, 2007 23:25:34 GMT -5
"Thank you Cole, you don't know how much that means to me," Phoenix said with a nod. "But I still don't know if its safe for me to go out yet?"
She blinked for a moment as she sensed Strip and Lightning coming towards where they were.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 15, 2007 23:32:00 GMT -5
Delfina, with Aron and Dawn, came over. "Sorry, I'm late, but I'm back now. So anywhere else anyone wishes to visit?"
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Ricardo smiled too. If Phoenix was happy, he was happy as well.
"I'm pretty sure once the conference is over, everything will go back to normal," said the Stealth, "And you can go outside again."
Ebony was watching her twins, thinking that pretty soon she was going to run out of baby formula and would have to go out into Cortez to get more.
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