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Richard meandered closer the ocean before responding. Trying to decide how much to tell the dog man. She looked out over the ocean and licked a handpaw seemingly indecisive about something. "Nicky, what if I told you that whats being done to us wasn't the most horrible project on the island. That there is a second project that most of the staff doesn't even know about?"

She turned and looked at him from the corner of her eye.

Fortunately for Nicky, and much to Richard's annoyance she really needed help with this. She knew where all the pieces of the puzzle were but couldn't get either piece with out having possession of the other. "Well, the man conquered the body..." she looked down at her hand paw. "Any guesses what he's attempting for an encore?"

Richard locked eyes with Nicky, then very slowly nodded, "You've met the result."

Richard snerked, "Jordan is pathetic, but he started out that way." She closed her eyes and took a breath. "However, two months ago, that wasn't the case. Jordan was utterly convinced that Moreau would do no wrong. He was willing to die for the man who had imprisoned him and was slowly changing him into Moreau's pet. And Jordan like it." She paused, letting it all sink in before continuing.

"Then Moreau pushed to hard and Jordan broke. I'm not quite sure what did it. It probably had something to do with forcing him to self administer the serums." Richard's tail lashed from side to side as she spoke. Her tone bled a quiet urgency.

"Mark my word though. Nothing is impossible on this island. Moreau will perfect it, if he's given the time. Then... conversations like this won't happen." Richard's lips drew back into a snarl as her train of thought continued down that dark track. She shift her gaze from the ocean to Nicky, her green eyes glittered. There was no doubt in her voice or her face. She believed it was only a matter of time.

Richard's pink tongue ran over her lips as she dug her toes into the sand. She was nervous trusting Nicky but if he was already helping Sabin it would make sense for him to help her. "I don't think its for the villagers necessarily. We're fairly well controlled with the chips. But the staff is not. They've bought into Moreau's dream for now but how long will they tolerate not being able to leave the island? No one can live for science alone."

"I-, I've already talk to Sabin about this, thats probably why he mentioned my name. He wants proof, proof he can show to the other staff members. If I can furnish him with that, then... it will create opportunities." There was no telling what would happen if the staff rebelled against Moreau. Richard had hopes, but there was no way to control it.

She looks away, out across the ocean. "If he perfects this thing, he won't just use it on the island either."

Richard did not out many illusions about her chances for being human again. The most she could hope for was preventing more people from suffering their fate. Despite these noble intentions, lately she'd felt less and less compassion for the newly arrived. There was a mental gulf between herself and humans in her mind now and it seemed to be widening with every passing day. She didn't realize what Nicky was talking about in terms of a time limit.

"Dr. Moreau is away on business currently. We can act somewhat freely now. I am still wary of talking about this on the microphone and I don't want myself to become assoicated with Sabin in the mind of the other islanders. He is not a popular fellow."

Her tail swished as she pondered how much to tell Nicky about the laptop. "I'm hoping to get a journal entry or something from Jordan. A confession might be enough. I suppose there are two lines, something that will convince Sabin who is at least suscipious at his point and something he can use to convince others. I have nothing more than Jordan has let slip during our encounters."

Richard was silent for a moment. She hated giving this away for free but if Nicky was to be helpful he needed to know. "There is one more thing. A while ago, Jordan lost a laptop and was he desperate to get it back. I don't have it yet but when I do obtain it, I'll probably need some sort of password to get in it." She turned and looked at Nicky. "Thats where I was hoping you would come in."

A bit of a smug smile crept into her otherwise somber face.

Richard approached Nicky staring down at him on her toes she was several inches tall, "Because Jordan's a sniveling coward, that's why." Her tail lashed with vehemence. "He still refuses to do anything that might damage Moreau. He had no moral center to begin with other than protecting his own yellow hide. The serum is probably still influencing him too." Richard's wordwere spoken as if she had just ate something particularly distasteful.

She broke off and whirled back to the sea, crossing her armed as she did so. "Prehaps a confession would be enough. But I still want to know what was so important that was on that laptop."