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 Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:27 pm
"Oh, I am a complete anime nut." Kim couldn't help but chuckle. She seemed to be the only one of her kind... which was a bit familiar. "I watch them in japanese subtitles alot. Of course, those are on my laptop." Well, duh. "Of course... with no internet... It's pretty much been reduced himself to act mostly as a tv, poor thing."
She leaned against the side of the couch almost comically, eyes on the television, but thoughts elsewhere.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:37 pm
"Hmm," Nita said, a sort of noncommittal 'I'm listening' noise. "I like the Miyazaki films, though. Subtitled, not dubbed."
She shook her head, as if sympathizing with Kim's poor, crippled laptop. "Aw, yeah, I miss the internet. It wasn't like I was online constantly, but it's weird thinking how disconnected we are here."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:45 pm
"Yeah, those where good." The black haired girl agreed. "I don't even think I have a favorite... I liked them all."
She sighed a bit at Nita's mention of how disconected they where. "True... It is a bit wierd. I had an hard time getting used to it." She couldn't help but laugh suddently at a memory. "You should have seen me when I came here... fighting for hours to connect on a wireless network that doesn't even exist. I was all upset at that time... Now I think back of it and I can't help but think it was so stupid. It was before I knew what was going on here."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:54 pm
Nita made a face and wrapped a strand of hair around her fingers. "For all we know, the rest of the civilized world has disappeared with out a trace. Guh." She shook her head. "But that's depressing. Everything's probably still there." Her tone was serious, but a smile threatened the corner of her mouth.
She laughed slightly, well able to imagine Kim searching frantically for the wireless connection. "So how'd they trick you here?" Nita asked.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:05 pm
"Yeah... I wonder how things are going back there, sometimes." She said, but seemed glad to change the subject.
"There was an ad in the paper about an experimental cure for Diabetes. My mom saw it and told me I should give it a try." She shrugged. "I didn't want to come at first because I was pretty sure I was about to find a job, but she wouldn't quiet down until I agreed to come. I don't really like traveling... So that was one of the reasons, too." She admited, a bit sheepish. "It was supposed to be a month... and well, I've been here since November. What about you ?"
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:13 pm
Nita nodded slightly as Kim spoke. "Wow, since November?" Her whitened eyebrows rose at that revelation. So Kim was yet another who had been on the Island for a long time. "Did you get any help for your diabetes, at least?"
The redhead continued to twirl the strand of hair around and between her fingers. "It was supposed to be an independent-study slash study-abroad deal. College credit and all that good stuff." Nita rolled her eyes. "Unless you can major in 'turning into an animal' I'm pretty sure this won't count towards graduation!"
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:23 pm
"They give me insulin. That's pretty much it." She sighed. "But that's better than nothing, I guess. Ill'd be majorly screwed without it."
The idea of having to depend on the staff for this didn't really make her happy at all, but she didn't voice her discontent... Even if the look on her face spoke volumes.
"If it did, I think we'lld all get full credit !" She couldn't help but laugh a bit. "Pass with flying colors, in fact... But... damn, they actually manage to take you guys out of high school for s**t like this ?" She knew some of the islanders where young, but she had never gotten a definite age for any of them. "That's bullshit. This kind of thing makes me so pissed off. That someone with their lives ahead of them wind up trapped here..." She muttered. "I don't know why, but it upset me more than myself being here in the first place."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:29 pm
"Heh, at least you don't have to mess with your insurance company..." Nita suddenly remembered that she only had a two-months' supply of her own medication. Would the staff notice that, or would she have to contact them about it? She sighed inwardly and made a mental note to find out.
She laughed softly. "Oh no, not high school! I was in my junior year at OSU- that's Ohio State- when my advisor suggested this program to me." Nita was used to people not being able to guess her age; they either seemed to think she was several years younger or several years older than she really was.
"I know what you mean about the really young ones here, though... My neighbor downstairs is only 17, I think."
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:41 pm
"Oh !" Kim couldn't help but be a bit embarassed, her face reddening sightly. "Sorry... but I guess you could take that as a compliment ?" She smilled. "People always think im 16 or 17... it makes me laugh a bit. I guess im somewhere in the middle as far as islander age goes... Not that I really know the other's ages at all."
"But I think ill'd ratter have to mess with insurance than being there, but that might be just me." She teased a bit with a smile on her face.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:51 pm
Nita grinned, not at all offended. "My mom always said I'd appreciate it when I'm 40." She eyed Kim, thinking aloud, "So.. you're what, 20 or 21 then?"
In the background, the episode drew to a close, and zombies danced about the stage. Nita reached for the remote, which had fallen to the floor during their conversation, and switched off the TV.
"Hm... sprouting fur or dealing with insurance." Nita held her hands up as if weighing the options. "Insurance is probably the lesser of two evils," she snickered.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:57 pm
"22." She corrected almost systematicly. "Was 21 when I came here... I can't believe I spend my brithday locked out in the stupid jungle." She muttered lightly, but seemed to be cheered up by Nita's last sentence.
"Being cold blooded or dealing with insurance... Yeah, I think I know which one ill'd choose there." She gave a light-hearted laugh.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:10 pm
"Ugh, I heard about that lockout thing." Nita gave Kim a sympathetic look. "I just turned 21 a couple of days ago."
She glanced at the clock on the wall and stretched. "Hey, I'm gonna grab something to eat and go back to my duplex, but it's been nice talking to you." Her back popped loudly, causing Nita to grimace and roll her eyes.
Nita hauled herself off the couch and slipped her flipflops back on. She put the X-Files DVD back in its case and shelved it properly.
"I'm sure I'll see you around, though, and I'm in number 42 if you ever want to watch stuff on your laptop with someone." She smiled and waved at Kim as she passed through the door, ready to find food of some sort.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:17 pm
"I should probably get going too, before I fall asleep here." Kim answered, getting up as well.
"Im in 22... Drop in sometimes." She smilled, waiting for Nita to exit before she left as well.
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 12:24 pm
(( NEW RP ))
Joshua was sure this place would have a library of some sort somewhere. After all, this was a school, wasn't it? Although I haven't even found the classrooms yet, Joshua thought to himself. Perhaps they were closer to the labs. For now, though, he supposed he wouldn't worry about that. He knew where the cafeteria was and where to get medicine if he needed it, the next thing on his list was where to find books. He brought some of his own, but if there was new reading material around, he wanted to know where he could find it and what was available.
Finally stumbling upon the entertainment room, Joshua cast a glance around the room, and spotted the magazines and books. Ah, well - not quite what I expected, but I suppose it's better than nothing. He walked over to the shelves, scanning over the books. There sure are a lot of books on animals here...
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 12:32 pm
Full from a quick lunch, Nita wandered around the village center, searching for something to do. Her sensitive ears caught a few rustling sounds coming from the entertainment room. Perhaps there had been a new shipment of books or movies.
Nita peeked in, braids swinging. "Er, hello?" she called across the room. "I'm not interrupting or anything, am I?"
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