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 Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:22 pm
"How many injections do you do you get?" Richard asked while rubbing the bump on his arm.
"Oh, nothing really. I run a small blog where I publish unauthorized biographies of corperate big wigs. Usually those that are involved in a scandal in some way or another. Heh you can probably guess who I was working on most recently. I always formally request an interview before I publish anything really juicy, give them a chance to clear their name right? They are always refused of course. Moreau granted the request and here I am. We even held the interview."
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:28 pm
"Not sure really, all I can tell you is that it takes about a year for a person to go from human to a complete mix of animal and human...of course sometimes it doesn't stop there. Saw this one guy who was a complete a coyote with the only thing left showing he was once human were his thumbs."
Tommy frowns at the mention of a blog. The guy didn't seem the type to be computer savvy. It just sounded weird coming from a guy Richard's age. He just shrugs and nods, "Seems trickery is their staple recuirment tactic."
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:43 pm
"Just his thumbs eh? Did he happen to piss Moreau off?" Richard looked down at his hands, looked at Tommy's and grimaced a little.
"So the ocean, keeps us on the island, the chips keep us controlled. Hell of a retirement plan. Anybody get away?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:51 pm
Tommy shakes his head slowly as he goes about trying to pop off the cap of the V8 bottle. "Not that I know of. To be honest, I think I'm the only guy here who ligitimately tried...didn't work out so hot."
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:55 pm
Richard wanted to ask what he tried to do. "You don't sound eager to tell that story."
"I've just got one last question. How many people are here?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:00 pm
Tommy shrugs and takes a sip from the V8 bottle. He frowns some and puts the bottle down before replying to Richard, "...not much to tell. I figured out a way around the knock out word...it involved taking a hostage...Moreau's fiance to be exact...before I could get close enough to...to take care of him he freeze's us all. That's the first time anyone's seen him do that...wasn't in my calculations."
"How many people? What's your duplex number? It's at least that many."
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:04 pm
"Dr. Lockheart? Moreau mentioned they were having... issues."
Richard frowned, he hadn't really checked the number before he left. There had been a paper with a code for the door on his dresser but no mention of the duplex number. "Well there were 27 steps, I know that." Richard grinned.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:09 pm
"I'd assume so...any guy willing to lock his wife out of the labs 'n force her to live with his prisoners would more than likely cause some tension between 'em..."
Tommy chuckles some, "That bad, eh? but...damn...at least fifty four...that's my duplex number. 'n I've seen at least five or six people who came in after me...*shrugs* I dunno, somewhere in the mid sixties?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:17 pm
"Reaally now?" Tension in the labs might provide an opening of some sort. Of course you'd need to figure out what was going on in order to use it.
"So number 1 was the first subject then?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:21 pm
Tommy nods a few times, "Goes by the name of Ambrose. I think he's done changing. He's a wolf-man...it's weird though. There's no set limit to how far a person changes. You sometimes see people who're done changing still walking around on two legs while those that aren't barely able to stand."
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:36 pm
Richard makes a mental note to pay duplex #1 a visit. If Richard could get a complete history of the island out him... well Richard doesn't know what he'd do but he would feel better!
"Well thanks for humoring an old man Tommy. I have a starting place now. For moment I think I've had enough food." Richard smiles, the wary look is gone and the grandfather demenor has returned. He extends his hand.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:38 pm
Tommy blinks and looks down at Richard's hand. He then looks back up at the old man and just shrugs, why not? He lifts his right hand slowly, finding it hard to control it with any sort of accuracy, and shakes Richard's hand. "Till we meet again, eh, Mr. Harrison?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:42 pm
"Just Richard. Feel free to stop my duplex." And with a two fingered salute at Tommy the elder man walks from the cafe.
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:47 pm
Tommy just watches him leave. He has half a mind to salute him right back but then just realizes it would look creepy. He looks around for a moment and sighs, whelp...time to get these damn boots off.
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