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She knew it. Writer. Well, okay no did not but she knew he was the smart type. Another grin and she said, "Well thank you DJ. I am sure you do not need to be told that you are an exceedingly handsome man who looks positively dashing and dangerous in your ensemble." Yep...seh was tipsy.

She smiled happily at the mention of her work. "Oh not at all. I love what I do. It can be difficult to hear others try and shoot it down but it is not really that bad. Dr. Trevale is truly a genius, she only tries to treat those Echoes with teh love they deserve."

In no time Lillia found herself telling DJ many things. She told him about Erik and Jelena and their relationship and about Rennel and even about Rosey. "I feel bad for her though. She is not widely accepted because of what she is." She told him about James and finally she told him about some of the Echoes becoming pets because of the mutations in their genetic makeup. He asked questions and she answered them.

Before she knew it, the time had passed quickly and she soon realized they were the only two left in the bar. She blinked at the clock which read quarter to three and shook her head. "I am so sorry DJ. I have talked your ear off about Echoes and it is getting so very late. I really should be going."

She picked up her hand bag and paid for her drinks then turned and smiled, "Thank you so much for listening to me. It was so wonderful talking to someone as interesting as you."

She stared at him for a moment and then smiled. "Sure you can see me again. I would love to see you again DJ." She grabbed a napkin and took the pencil from behind his ear. Scribbling the number down she handed it to him adn then on impulse she stood up on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his mouth down to hers.

She kissed him softly and then released him, smiling shyly and said softly, "Night DJ. Until we meet again." The she turned, almost not entirely sure she herself had done that, and walked out of the bar. She got her car and drove home, her fingers pressed to her lips in memory.

As she got ready for bed she sighed dreamily. Maybe this is what she needed. It would give her life direction and take away some of the horror that had begun to happen to her lately. Maybe things were starting to look up for her.

The sound of an alarm with no regard for human kindness woke the good doctor from her rather drug induced sleep. Yes, Jelena needed sedative like there was no tomorrow...her brain seemed to have trouble just shutting off at night and she never slept well without making her mind shut up. First thing she did? Wade through the mess in her room over to her computer. Switching it on she went about normal routines, checking echo statuses and the like. Then to the Fleet site to check out anything new.

She about died at what the first page presented to her. "Dr. Trevale lets loose Moria's sex drive!" Nice, big, bold, flashy lettering too. With pictures. And directions on how to enter said contest. "Oh. My. Good. What evil have I unleashed!" Of course that meant a quick shift over to her e-mail, accessing her inbox. What she saw on the screen about killed her. "One thousand and forty-three!" Then that, you have mail sound as three more joined the others. "I'm going to kill you Joey!"

Jelena was staring at her computer wide eyed. Movement from the window behind the one she opened her email in had caught her attention and she of course being the ever inquisitive one had to watch. She ended up simply watching James get up and go through his whole morning routine. "Oh my god Joey...I'm telling on you."

Shaking her head she pulled up the poor screaming computer window. She'd delete two and five more would pop up. Gee thanks Joey, killing the computer. But she was going through every one, actually reading them for the sheer fun of it. Some were quite disturbing. "Where are my assistants when I need them. Could really use Lilia right now..." Of course she didn't want Erik seeing. But then speak of the devil, among the horrid James emails was one from Lilia which was open and quickly read. Well that didn't make her feel better.

In fact she only rested her forehead against her keyboard. "This is going to be one hell of a time..." Turning from her computer she went about getting dressed.

Jelena stepped out of her bathroom, already showered and dressed and was drying her hair with her towel. Of course she had not been paying to the computer at all for the last half hour. In fact she merely ignored the contraption, rather scared off by her inbox really.

Leaving her room she made her rounds of the Echo environments, making sure morning feedings were in order and checking a few things, removing a variant or two into separate holding pens. Then with that and her Echoes in order she went to go fetch herself some running food and some coffee as well.

She skipped up Radiance, going for the mere little diner that was in the Envision. She didn't want to be bombarded by anyone in Radiance. Hell she had half the mind to lock herself away in her office for a few good work hours today. Idly she chewed on a donut as she walked back down the hall, cup of coffee in hand.

Jelena made it to her desk without much effort and sat down, stirring at her coffee and devouring her poor donut.

He snuck up behind her then laughed. "Honestly, your Echoes aren't enough but now you have to mess with human sex drives? I thought that was a no no in the codes of Project Echo."

"Erik!"

Next thing he knew he was flat on his back outside of her office doors. "Wow that woman has some strength to her. Guess I pushed the wrong buttons."

Erik looked up from his position on the floor with a rather goofy grin. "Well well if it isn't the cause of the Trevy's bad mood. Or more the influence of it." Taking James' hand he pulled himself up, running a hand through his hair and tugging at his lab vest to straighten it. "I mentioned you and let me tell you, that woman may look wimpy but boy can she pack a wallop." He grinned again at James' question. "One in ten, I would say. When I came up on her she had started to set up an auto delete keyword feature to her email."

He laughed and shook his head. "Of course you'll win, you're not all human anymore and quite sturdy. Besides, knowing her she'll want to scheme with you against Joey...or so that's what she mumbles."


Jelena was hiding among stacks of files on her desk, literally piled so high that they hid her when she was sitting down. OODDS on already as she cross referenced data from files and the disks that ran in the little self invented contraption. A glance every now and then to her office computer, watching it delete anything with the keyword of James in it or Contest for that matter.