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 Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:48 pm
"Mr. Lewis, sir," Steven Corbolo said, strolling into the executive office. "You called for me?"
Mr. Vice President gets to all the grunt work. Don't tell me this is profiling again, he thought, eyeing the stack of papers that he assumed would be his next task.
Peony stared at Neti and Danella, stunned and confused. "B-but, I'm basically the same as her. She's actually better than me in academics...and violin...and she's a nicer person too, I think."
The bruise from earlier was swelling, causing an uncomfortable feeling in Christrose's waist. She could hear Steven talking to Mr. Lewis in the other room--the room might have been sealed and hidden, but she could still hear people outside--and sighed in despair. Mr. Lewis wouldn't do this to me, she thought, trying to boost her spirits. No, he's very nice. This is all my own doing. Maybe if I had gotten a higher score in math, mom wouldn't have sent me off here... stupid A-, I knew she was disappointed.
She picked up her violin and tried to sit comfortably--Steven allowed her to play her instrument during business hours because the sound of business and radio music wafting through the building covered up the muffled sound of her violin. With an air of despair, she finished tuning and flipped to a new piece-- titled "Bitter Morrow"-- and commenced the melancholy song.
Cleaning up the tiny apartment during her lunch break, Tiffany Landernorm found a copy of Christrose's most recent report card--she stared at it briefly, turning off the vaccuum.
She read a line of "A"s, marred only by a minus sign after one. And it was this near-unbroken string of "A"s that had scared her--Christrose was too much like Kevin. The daughter was too much like her father, and it scared her to think if their values mirrored each other as well.
((Overkill, sorry -.- But I won't be able to post much for a while so I wanted to write something while I could >.<))
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:12 pm
Danella laughed a little. "No dear, you're the better person. Trust us. If she was perfect, they wouldn't have gotten you, my dear."
Danica sighed in frustration. She's in that damn building I bet. Where they make the doubles.
((It's fine, i'd overkill, but I kinda can't))
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Your_Last_Wish_For_Death Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:58 pm
"Oh." Mariah unlocked the door to her shack--they had arrived back there after getting all the necessary items-- and unhitched the wagon from Akeisa's back. "There you go boy," she said, taking the harness down and rubbing down a few spots on his back with a wet sponge before turning him loose in the backyard.
When she returned to the front, she was thinking of doubles and as she unloaded the groceries from the wagon and brought them in, she asked Danica, "Should we talk to her mother? I didn't think Tiffany had enough money to buy a double, but maybe they got one somehow?"
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Neti nodded enthusiastically. "Listen to her, Peony dear. Christrose"--she said the name with disgust--" makes someone's life miserable. You were made to erase all their problems, and have. Understand?"
(( I don't know how I could survive as Neti :/
This is just out of curiosity, but are you going to be roleplaying as all five of the people whose profiles you posted? Sorry if I seem rude; I'm not trying to be sweatdrop stressed ))
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:18 am
((I only posted two.))
Danica sighed. "Her mother had started dating this guy who wroked at Mr. Lewis' factory. I completely forgot when I went there for the mission."
Danella smiled. "Of course dear, don't fret about the disgusting girl, you are the better one who makes life better."
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Your_Last_Wish_For_Death Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:17 pm
((Sorry, I meant Lyrica, because she posted profiles for 5 characters >.<))
"Really?" This was news for Mariah. "So this guy was able to get her a double?
"Still, don't you think we ought to go talk to Tiffany for details? Or do you have an idea on where she might be? We don't know for sure there is a double involved"
Mariah stopped, and set down the crate she'd been holding. "Wait a minute. Christrose has what, straight As and exemplary honors in community service and music. Why the heck would anyone need a double for that? And Tiffany's not like Tana--my mom--she's not convinced that perfect people are selfish, spoiled brats."
Neti beamed. "Precisely," she emphasized. "Now," she squinted at Peony's outfit like it was a stinky goo. "Let's get you something....decent...to wear.
"Danella, do you think that red tank top with the bejeweled flowers would fit her?" She said, digging through the bag on her arm.
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:43 pm
Danica sighed. "Sadly, her mom broke up with a guy, just like Christrose. I think the guy got her a doubleto kiss up."
Danella's eyes gleamed. "OH! And those black skinny jeans!! They will fit her. I know it."
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Your_Last_Wish_For_Death Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:50 pm
Mariah picked the crate up with wide eyes. "Scary. Well, figures which side of the family Christrose takes after."
When all the groceries were oranized in her shack, Mariah brought the wagon to the back and came out after a while, still thinking about the situation. She handed Danica a glass of lemonade. "Thanks for your help today.
"We ought to talk to Mr. Lewis then," she said, sipping her own lemonade. "If anyone knows about a double, it's him. As for Christrose...she could be wandering the streets like me...or maybe she escaped town?"
A sudden grotesque thought struck her mind and she said quietly, "Originals don't get killed, do they? I mean, we haven't been..."
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:11 pm
Danica sipped her lemonade slowly. "Some times, if they cause too much trouble, or the family only wants one alive, they do." She lowered her head and looked at the ice floating in her drink. "It's what our group wants to stop...Not just the making of doubles. I have to report back soon."
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Your_Last_Wish_For_Death Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:37 pm
"I'll walk with you," Mariah immediately offered. "But Christrose? I can't imagine her purposely causing trouble for anyone.."
She set her cup aside to wash later and stood. "Let's check the double's building on our way back to your base. He can't kick us out if we're being peaceful."
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:01 pm
((@Silver--I don't plan to, but if the story twists in a way that I can, then I will, I guess))
"What?" Peony's eyes grew wide as she stepped away from Neti and Danella. "No wait, it's not that neccessary! I'm-- "
She cut off, and ran in the other direction, running for the exit. She didn't stop until she was safely away from the mall, then collapsed against the wall of the double's factory. "I'd never betray Christrose...never! Calm down Peony..calm down."
But Neti and Danella's words haunted her mind. What if...what if things would be better without two of us? What if I am better?
Nonsense, she assured herself, but wasn't so sure anymore.
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Your_Last_Wish_For_Death Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:57 pm
Danica had an idea. "What if we act as our doubles? Then they can't do a damn thing."
Danella sighed. "Well, poor dear. She'll be back later."
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:33 pm
(Lyrica, I love where you're taken this smile Thanks Silver, Sabrina, for holding up the fort >.< I've been pretty irresponsible with my posts.)
"Ah, Steven. You're just in time!" Lewis cried, clapping his hands. He followed Steven's glance to the table. "Nah, that's not for you. Your job is this!" He dangled a neon yellow bucket in his vice president's face. "Today, you will gather a bouquet of roses in this bucket from the front yard of the company building. You will proceed to arrange them flawlessly and take a trip to the jewelry store to purchase a diamond ring with the biggest stone you can find while carrying the roses. Your mission will end with presenting these gifts to Miss Tiffany Landernorm and proposing to her on one knee! And I will not reimburse you for any of this." He finished with a repeated flourish of the bucket.
Laughing sheepishly at his employee's expression, Lee set the bucket back onto his desk. "Sorry, Steven, I was just kidding. But I'll be expecting news of your proposal sometime soon. Now, for your tasks today..." He reached into the depths of one of the drawers on his desk and withdrew a thick manila folder from it. "I think I will handle these profiles on my desk on my own, but I could probably use a translator. Since we'll probably receive more out-of-country orders, do you think you could help me hire one of those? One that knows Russian, Icelandic, and Portuguese, preferably.
Also, the government has been making a few requests to use our facilities to help reproduce army troops... There are those that would rather send their doubles out to war rather than themselves. I hesitate to accept their offers, as all Double-producing companies have sworn not to involve themselves with the government. Even politicians, or people who become them, are required to send their Doubles out of commission when they are put into office. You understand that this is because an unlimited production of armies would cause even more of an imbalance in the world than there is already.
Though, rumor has it that many of the politicians in the lower echelons have already been discreetly replaced.The money would really help our company; the benefits they offered us are pretty substantial..."
(sorry, I just kind of babbled >.< And I assumed that Lewis knew about Steven being interested in Tiffany)
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:12 pm
((@Mirelstorm--I laughed at the first paragraph. That was brilliant and random.))
Mariah watched Danica with a funny expression and paused, thinking. "I totally need to see Mr. Lewis. NOW. Oh, and what do you think of my new shirt?
"Something like that?" Mariah said, returning from her shrill imitation of Neti. "I can dress like her, but I'm really...her."
Abruptly, Mariah's phone rang and she pulled it out of her pocket and answered her trainer. "Hi!...right...sure...ok, see you then."
She hung up and nodded to Danica. "So, we're just going to march in there acting like our doubles and ask where Christrose is?"
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"Poor thing," Neti agreed. "What should we do now? Clothes, check...laptop, check...what else?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:03 pm
((haha, it's perfectly fine. That was a funny scene. My twin is laughing at the idiocy of it.))
Steven was half-horrified, half bemused at his boss's play on his affections. How did he find out? he wondered, chuckling like a good employee. "I will take care of that immediately sir.
"As for the government problems, there is a loophole in the vow: So long as there is an original that has suitably compensated us, then we are allowed to make the doubles.
"But I will see to hiring a translator or two for foreign orders. Good day sir."
Steven left to his own office and set one of the designers to creating an advertisement. Meanwhile, he searched through his contacts and online resumes for potential people. The most promising he put in a list to call for interviews.
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Your_Last_Wish_For_Death Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:41 pm
Danica nodded. "Well we could, but if she's locked up, means that she has a double, and as that the double won't have all her memories. Because she's not really made to replace her yet."
((Thanks Mirelstrom. Lolx yea that paragraph was funny.))
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