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Island of Moreau Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:17 pm
One of the larger side rooms of the Town Hall has been converted into an entertainment room. There is a LARGE television at one end, equipped with a DVD player and an XBox with four controllers. There is a virtual library of video games and movies - both old and the newest releases of almost every genre imaginable (from B-movies to blockbuster hits, Sci-fi and fantasy to chick flicks and action, Disney movies (most especially Robin Hood and the other animal-centric movies), Anime, television series (including the full run of Lost, Gilligan's Island, and Survivor..)) ((essentially, if there's a movie you want to be there, it's there)) - in shelving units to either side of the television. There are plush couches facing the TV. Additionally, in small shelves on the other side of the room is racks of magazines containing current periodicles, major newspapers, and... adult entertainment magazines (both playboys and playgirls). There are a good few dozen novels spanning various genres, and a full set of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. A small sign hangs nearby saying that people are free to borrow the newspapers and magazines, but please to be considerate and return them - in good condition- in a timely manner. At least one book on just about every type of animal imaginable is also in the room. From broad groups, like the Audobon book of birds, to the very specific, such as a whole book dedicated to the American Bison. There is at least one book for every species that people have been injected with on the Island, as well as many, many more. Included in the nature books are books of various types of wildlife, birds, insects and marine life in the area. There are also other do-it-yourself and nonfiction books available, such as a couple books on carpentry and construction.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:38 pm
Avery groaned when he woke up, his hand automatically moving to touch the back of his neck. What the hell had that been all about..? He wasn't even sure exactly what had happened, except that it had hurt... and he thinks he may have blacked out as well. How long was I out for?
The power appeared to be working again, however, so he decided to head outside to see if he could find out what exactly happened. He didn't feel like going through all the duplexes, knocking on each one until he found someone, so he headed out of his duplex, winding up outside the entertainment room and peeking inside to see if anyone was in there.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:48 pm
Madison strolled into the village after leaving her bungalow. Maybe someone would know the answer to what happened with the power surge.
Her heart skipped a beat as she noticed a golden haired guy that was dressed very peculiar standing outside the entertainment room. It took everything in her to not rudely stare at him.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:55 pm
Avery sighed when he didn't see anyone, and he started to turn around to head in the direction of the cafeteria - but he jumped when he saw the fox girl standing there. "Geez! You scared me... I didn't hear you walk up..." He sighed again, looking at her. "Hey, I don't think we've met before... my name's Avery - what's yours?" he asked, walking closer to her and holding out his hand to the girl. She seems to be farther along in her transformation, she must have been here for a while, he thought to himself.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:03 pm
She stood there gawking at his brightly colored clothing. A candy necklace hung around his neck and ...he had small dog-like ears! She finally remembered her manners and offered a paw'd hand.
"Hi there! It's nice to meet you Avery. I'm Madison...." she replied, trailing off. It still bothered her to reveal her last name as she didn't want to give a bad first impression. Avery seemed like a really friendly person.
"Do you know anything about the power outtage? I'm really freaked out here"
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:11 pm
Avery smiled - his tail wagging a bit - and shook her paw gently before letting go. "Nice to meet you too, Madison. And no... I don't know anything about it, either. I was actually looking for someone to try and see if they knew anything... I guess us experiments get left in the dark about these kinda things, huh?" he said, and then added with a chuckle, "no pun intended, of course. But it seems to be all back on now... maybe it was just the storm we had, knocked out the power for a while?"
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:19 pm
Madison shifted her body weight on her left leg and put a hand on her hip. Avery's positive attitude really made her feel comfortable and at ease. It was so adorable how his tail wagged and it made her smile.
"Oh yeah.. That storm was so horrible. I almost became deaf again! I think you are right ..that HAD to of been the cause," She knew that her words didn't speak the whole truth. There was a lingering feeling that the thunderstorm wasn't 100% of the cause..but she put it aside.
"So maybe we should go inside the entertainment room and have a look around. It's a fairly new place right with so much electrical equipment. Do you think it was the cause of the outtage?" she asked, brushing back a stray hair with her paw.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:32 pm
Avery gave her a slightly confused look. Deaf... again? What did she mean by that? As far as Avery knew, there wasn't a 'cure' for deafness... but he felt it would have been rude to inquire about that. "Yeah, it was pretty bad. I would have just hid out in my duplex the whole time if I could have, but a guy's gotta eat, yanno?" he said, smiling at her again.
"Nah, this place is huge... I don't think that the power would go out with just a few new additions," he shrugged, but he headed inside the entertainment room anyway, looking around. "It must have just been the storm..." But he briefly thought about the lock down that was going on when he arrived on the island, and how he was told the power had gone out. But this time there had been some back up power, and nobody got locked out of their duplexes...
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:40 pm
Madison could see that Avery was rather confused by her comment. "Ya.. I was deaf before coming to the island. Since the experiment, I been able to hear and I keep getting better all the time. It's really amazing!"
The entertainment room looked really exciting. It was just bursting with fun from the real world. She nodded to Avery's claim. It couldn't be this wonderful room that caused such a powerful blackout.
"Oh my god.. there are so many movies here. Ya know... I was told once that I was pretty enough to be a movie star. It was my old boyfriend so I don't know if he was just buttering me up for some action or was serious" she giggled.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:53 pm
Avery was surprised to hear that. So the experiments can actually help people to that extent? If the scientists here could do things like that, why couldn't they just try to help mankind instead of turning into animals?
"Yeah, there are lots of movies here... I'm surprised they have such a large selection, actually. I can't remember how long I've been here, but I've barely watched any of these movies." Avery glanced at her when she made the comment about her ex-boyfriend, unconciously checking her out. She was rather attractive... for a fox-girl. But Avery barely registered the fur anymore when he looked at people, after spending so much time with the other islanders. Having fur - or scales - didn't mean anything here. "Well, I think he was telling the truth," Avery grinned. "You're very pretty."
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:08 am
"I haven't seen any movies here either...." Madison said while running a furred finger across a stack of DVDs. She just didn't really like to sit still for very long in front of what she called a 'boob tube'. It was hard to understand why so many people liked watching movies.
Avery's comment made her blush a little. She had thought of herself as a furry freak...not someone attractive anymore. It just made her feel warm all over to hear that someone thought she was pretty.
"Thanks, how very kind of you to say" she smiled. "I like how you look too. Why do you dress in so many colors? There isn't anything wrong with it I guess but do you like the attention it gives you?"
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:18 am
Normally Avery didn't like to sit still for too long, either, but if the movie was good enough to distract him he usually managed to behave himself until it was over. He glanced over at the movies - how many times has he come in here with the intent to watch something, but always getting distracted by something else? He hadn't even been able to sit through a movie with Rex and Tim, instead falling asleep on the couch when Rex had left.
"Thank you!" Avery beamed when she complimented him, his tail wagging happily again. "I dunno, I just like bright colors - they're fun! And I guess I do like the attention," he chuckled. "A lot of ravers dress like this, though."
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:24 am
"Oh.. I know about ravers. I just never met any before. You must like wearing glow in the dark things eh?" she asked him. Heck... a glow stick would of came in handy for her last night when the power went out. She wondered if Avery had any she could borrow in case the unfortunate event repeated in the future.
"I think we better get out of here and find the others. Maybe someone will know more about what happened. What do you think?"
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:40 am
"Sometimes I do, yep! Don't really have a need for them here, though," Avery sighed. "No raves..." He shook his head then, not wanting to think about that. "Anyway! Yeah, that's a good idea! I'll see you later then, right? I'm in duplex 32 if you ever want to drop by to hang out or something," he said. "Maybe we could watch a movie sometime!" Avery waved to her (his tail wagging as well), before he headed out of the entertainment room to search for someone else.
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Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:30 pm
Madsion waved to Avery. "Ok see ya around" she said and then decided to look around for more info about the blackout.
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