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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:08 pm
"Seth," the name came out as a growl. "A moron thats so deluded that he thought he could claim my fishing hole as his territory." The memory of that conflict and the things he had said came flooding back to her. "He lucky I didn't kill him." Richard's lips drew back into a snarl. "Stay away from him, I don't know what he's planning but what ever it is he's too stupid to pull it off."
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:14 pm
Dee shook her head. "'Seth'? I don't know him. What're they turning him into? Your arm looks like some wild dog got a hold of it." She paused, her own lip curling into a quiet snarl. "Is he some lousy two-bit terrorist punk like that 'Jamal' fellow?"
From what she had heard about the tiger, Dee had come to fear and loathe him. To her, he sounded like a petty bully in cat's clothing. "Taking out your frustrations at the labs by terrorizing islanders? Charming fellow."
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:27 pm
Richard laughed at the comparison of Seth and Jamal. "Completely different leagues there. Jamal is far more animal than human. He's not capable of viewing anyone as much more than prey or rival. He's dangerous. Seth." She gave a snort, "not so much. He some type of dog thing, has stripes on his tail. About half my size, it wasn't the chips that knocked him out." She smiled at that, she couldn't help but feel proud of her victory over Seth.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:32 pm
Dee fell silent, fuming a bit to herself, until Richard described Seth.
"Doglike, you say? With..stripes on the tail?" She looked up sharply. "Does he have a long nose by any chance? Small ears? Short fur? Damn...if he's what I think he is...th-that is, from what you say..."
She coughed a few short, dry laughs and shook her head. "Naw, couldn't be. They can't have become *that* good at being gods."
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:40 pm
"Uh, maybe? He didn't have any fur yet but he has one of the longest muzzle's on the island, longer than Ambrose's, thin too." The muzzle was about the only part of Seth Richard clearly remembered. "Why? What could he be?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:45 pm
"You're almost making him sound like a thylacine. Tasmanian tiger. Marsupial predator. They're the only critters I can think of that look doglike, yet have stripes solely on their rump an' tail." Dee waved a hand and laughed. "But nevermind. They were one of my favorite animals as a kid, but I was always so sad when I thought about them--they're almost certainly extinct. I don't think anyone has the technology to glean the neccessary DNA from preserved specimens."
She grinned a toothy, lip-writhing smile. "They may as well be cloning dinosaurs and planning on opening a theme park."
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:56 pm
Richard coughed, "I know of a dinosaur actually, her name's Kim." She shook her head. "Anything you thought was impossible happens here apparently. They don't even need real creatures, they can make them up. Dr. Moreau will do anything, just to prove he can. He's not really interested in what his technology could do for the world or to the world. Its just ego to him." She sneered at the intercom by Dee's door.
"A someday he's going to wind up just like his dear grandfather."
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:02 pm
Open mouth, insert foot. The striped hybrid's mouth was certainly dangling open wide enough. With a clack of teeth, she shut it and sat back in her seat.
"What a...charming individual." Dee's tone turned even more bitter, in part due to being proven wrong in a vaguely-scientific way. She could easily become a bit petulant in such circumastances. "What, pray tell, happened to his grandfather?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:14 pm
"He's in the graveyard with everyone else that's died on the island." Her brow furrowed as she recalled the exact wording. "Alphonse Moreau, his creations were his life and death. That what it said on his tomb stone." Richard withdrew into herself, hugging herself with all four arms as she shuddered. She blew out her cheeks before continuing. "According to Moreau his great grandfather, was turning animals into humans, over a hundred years ago. And for some reason Nicholas Moreau thought humans to animals was more interesting." She made a sound halfway between a growl and a whimper. "It makes no sense at all."
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:19 pm
"It is all like some bad fantasy movie," Dee mumbled quietly, recalling her first villager encounter with Victor. She had mistaken the poor man for some sort of special effect. "So it's a legacy of madness? Where's all his cash coming from? There has to be a legitimate backing... I've seen Feral Labs reps before at conventions. I was actually quite flattered when they approached me."
She frowned and nibbled on a thick black fingernail. Her lip nubs converged on it as her taste buds registered a residual beef flavor.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:31 pm
Richard laughed bitterly, "I originally thought it was going to be a James Bond movie with all the guards on the hidden island base. Only brit I know on the island tho is a drunken gorilla." She started grooming the sparse hairs on the back of her hand. "Feral is owned entirely by by the Moreau family." She looked up briefly, "its a huge company now. And its only getting bigger when I came here." She resumed her nervous grooming.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:39 pm
Dee took mental notes as she watched her friend. Visions of OCD humans and plucked parrots and over-grooming house pets came to mind. The amalgamation of human and feline traits in Richard was fascinating, Dee couldn't deny that, but she felt as if she had strayed into sensitive territory.
"I'm sorry to hear that," she mumbles. "So it's just the one Moreau on the island now? Is the rest of the family aware of his pet project, so to speak?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:55 pm
Dee inquiries had brought to Richard's mind memories of his arrive to the island from the invitation to the first few weeks on the island it self. He had been so stupid to come here without alerting anyone. But it was not Moreau that made her nervous it was reflecting on who she had been that was causing her distress. Richard had been so determined to escape or make a difference. So outraged at the lack of a united front among the islanders. And now here she was, quietly gossiping among the duplexes, not causing trouble. Like a good test subject. Dee could plainly see the depression settle over her features like a cloud settling on her as she spoke. "I don't know, he only has a brother that was written out of the will and his father died just after he inherited the business. Its just Nicholus Moreau although I doctor Lockhart might offically be a Moreau now."
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:53 pm
"Good money rarely equates good people," Dee muttered, lost in her own track of thought. "Sorry if I prodded too much. My curiosity got the better of me again." She finished off her water bottle and tossed it in the corner with the rest of the recyclables that she planned on giving to Newt. She hauled herself to her feet, shuffling towards the fridge.
The striped woman paused. "Ugh...where are my manners? Can I get you something to drink, Richard?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:30 am
Richard pulled herself back to the present, quietly telling herself that she was doing something, she was waiting for an opportunity. The labs had to screw up sometime and leave an opening. Right?
"A drink would be lovely," her face brightening a little, "If you want to know more about the doctor I'll can show you the interview I put in that silly newsletter I wrote." She was beginning to view the newsletter as a running joke, something she meant to do but always put off.
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