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 Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:42 pm
While she hadn't been there for the incident, Aislinn had done some exploring and had noticed the graveyard as well as the names in it. She didn't know what any of it meant, but she had a bad feeling about it,
"There's a Graveyard out by the woods 'n stuff. I came across it the other day..but obviously there've been some problems."
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:52 pm
"Yeah, but... The fr-- People've never killed each other before. Cept for that one time, but that was a fluke..." Freddie tried not to think of how long he'd spent combing the jungles with the other guards in search of that goddamn wolf girl. He didn't relish the idea of any other islanders getting their chips out... but then he remembered he had one of his own. He almost reached up to feel for it, but stopped himself. "It don't matter... Ain't nobody gettin' all that hurt as long as the chips work. I tried."
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:57 pm
Aislinn shook her head,
"There was more than one grave in that graveyard, and they had recent dates on them too. I don't know what it's all about, but I'd be careful if I were you."
She was starting to feel pretty icky. The sweat had all dried now and her skin felt salty. She needed a shower soon.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:05 pm
"Is that supposed to be some kind of threat?" Freddie leaned closer, despite what he said about not hitting girls earlier. "I ain't gonna let a li'l thing like that scare me into... into anything, ya got that?"
He stood up, but thankfully didn't take a step closer. "I can do whatever the hell I ********' want."
Except of course, go home, or get his job back, or... He grit his teeth, cutting off that line of thought. It was too late, in any case, his eyes were already starting to well up, and for no reason he could think of.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:14 pm
She shook her head,
"Not a threat. Just a caution. Can't you feel it? There are..predators...here on the island, and they could be dangerous. Some of them probably are. I mean, I sleep three or four hours a night no matter what I do, because it's part of my transformation. Imagine how hard it must be to resist tearing apart what smells like prey?"
And Freddie certainly didn't look like a predator animal, though he'd have been a dangerous one if they'd gone that route with him.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:19 pm
"Yeah, yeah," He quickly wiped his eyes. "But all they gotta do is hit a button to stop that from happening."
Except for that one time, just as he'd said. Wouldn't do to dwell too much on that, especially when he still wasn't exactly sure what he was supposed to be. The nubs gave him a few unsettling ideas...
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:40 pm
She shrugged,
"What if someone's reflexes aren't good enough? Or the labs decide they want someone to be allowed to continue for whatever reason? Who knows. These people are crazy enough...they're doing this to us, what else are they capable of?"
She shivered,
"I just don't want to be the exception to that. "
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:44 pm
"Yeah, well..." Freddie didn't want to talk about it, but to admit that would, of course, be admitting yet another weakness. He was starting to doubt himself in the strength department, especially as bad as his last few skirmishes had gone.
"I gotta go." It was a lame way to retreat and he knew it, but he could always come back late at night to work out. Sure.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:47 pm
She shrugged, wiping her hands on her shorts and gathering her cane so that she could hobble off as well,
"Allright. Just be careful, that's all."
She hobbled off out the door-- she definitely needed a shower, that would probably make her feel a bit better about the thoughts now nagging her.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:02 pm
Freddie grumbled something that was better left unheard and waited until Aislinn had left before leaving the work out room for his own duplex. Maybe it was pointless, maybe he should just let himself go...
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