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 Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:04 pm
Alec nodded at Aubrey's response, naively accepting it since he didn't know any better. He looked much less interested in the room's contents upon entering the laboratory, the metal surfaces reflecting the light as he passed by them which gave the room an even more sanitized feeling.
Only semi-concerned with the shot he was about the receive, the teen gladly accepted the handshake from the doctor with the creepy expression. "I's Derring." He slurred in his usual accent, trying to produce a believable smile in return. "Nice 'air." He pointed to the Doctor's head before stepping aside, figuring it was best to shut up right about now.
He took a seat as instructed, but his vow of silence was short-lived. "This'll be quick then?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:22 pm
"Over before you know it." Moreau smiled and injected the serums into first Alec's, then Nita's arms. You'll even have your own places to stay here. Enjoy the sand, sun, and beach. We'll get both of you into your activities here.
He smiled and patted both their shoulders, "You should enjoy your studies here, both of you. Aubrey will show you out."
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:32 pm
Nita stared at the ceiling as Alec was injected, closing her eyes when it was her turn. She shrugged one arm out of her jacket sleeve, biting the insides of her cheeks to keep from hissing as the needle punctured her skin. It was, as Moreau said, over in a moment. Nita rubbed her arm to get rid of the sting and tried not to flinch as the doctor patted her shoulder. His cheery manner seemed a bit off, but she was hardly in a position to protest.
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:37 pm
Alec sucked it up and sat still for the injection, rubbing the area when it was all said and done. He nodded in acknowledgement to the doctor, figuring the guy wasn't so bad. Besides his creepy aura, he seemed to be actually trying to be civil and welcoming which was something of a new thing to Alec.
Idly wondering what sort of musical studies he would be forced to learn, he got up from his seat and immediately looked to Aubrey. It hadn't even occurred to him until that moment that he was never really told how long these "activities" on the island retreat would last. A month? Two? From the sounds of it, no one was in a hurry so he might as well enjoy a free vacation for a day or two. Hell, it was free.
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:48 pm
Aubrey smiled at Moreau in a much-more-than-professional way and led them out into the Jeep. She drove the pair down the path to a village with out fifty small apartments, arranged in duplex-like buildings. There was a commons room in the middle, and in the short distance some very strange looking buildings. Like giant fish tanks, or apartments on flats that didn't look like they had a way up.
Aubrey pulled in front of the 41/42 complex.
"Here you are!" She said, hopping out. Aubrey pulled off two numbered keys from a keychain in the glove compartment. "You're in 41, Mr. Derring..." she said, walking up the building's bottom floor. She pushed her thumb to a little pad next to the door and the door unlocked.
Inside, it looked like your standard Hotel room. A double bed, bedside tables, a chest of drawers, a table, some chairs, and a bathroom in the back, full stocked. There was a bar with a microwave and minifridge. While there was no phone, TV, or computer, a small panel next the door had a number pad and small screen.
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:58 pm
From her seat in the Jeep, Nita's sharp eyes took in the basic layout of the 'village'. Definitely not bad-- and it seemed that there was housing for quite a few people. More than she'd expected. She did not, however, take particular notice of the stranger buildings in the distance, more concerned with her own lodgings.
When the Jeep halted in front of what was apparently to be her own duplex, she hopped out of the vehicle after Aubrey. She glanced around the downstairs suite from her vantage point near the door. "And I'll be upstairs?" Nita asked, clearly surprised by the neat and fairly well-equipped room.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:21 am
"Yes Miss... uh, Nita." Aubrey smiled and handed her her key. She led her up to the top room and let her in to a very similar room.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:29 am
Nita returned the smile and pocketed the key. She slung her bookbag onto the wide bed and turned back around. "Thank you, Dr. Lockheart, this is much, much better than the dorms!" She wrinkled her nose in amusement and tripped down the stairs to grab her suitcase from the Jeep.
"See ya around, I guess," she called to Alec, who had disappeared into his room.
She hauled her suitcase back up the stairs and settled it in the middle of the floor. It was time for what Nita did best: organize.
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