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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 20:54:41 GMT -5
She takes the cup from him in both of her hands, since he was obviously a mind reader or somthing, and sips slowly at the steaming yellow/green liquid.
"A girl can't be too careful now-a-days. Living alone in a rough place like this, you never know what might happen, or who you can trust."
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Post by Adrian on Mar 30, 2004 20:59:32 GMT -5
Adrian noticed a paper on the floor. He picked it up and eyed it. "Botanical research?" he asked handing it to her.
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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 21:02:14 GMT -5
She took the paper from him and added it to the stack that she had on her lap.
"Yes, I work for the Ministry of Science. Are you interested in plants, Mr...?"
She took another sip from her cup of tea. The liquid was refreshing and hydrating, and warmed up her hands. She had poor circulation, and her hands were usually cold.
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Post by Adrian on Mar 30, 2004 21:07:21 GMT -5
"Please... call me Adrian," Adrian said smiling, "and I'm not interested in botony pretell, but I am an employee of the Ministry of Science." He said this because he recognized the stamp of authenticity on the papers to belong to the ministry.
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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 21:09:57 GMT -5
"Not interested in botany?" she asked. She was disappointed to hear this, since she was part plant and loved all plants. But, she couldn't change who someone was or what they did or didnot like.
"My name is Dahlia. So, tell me, what do you do at the Ministry?"
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Post by Adrian on Mar 30, 2004 21:12:20 GMT -5
"I'm the leader of the fusion research department," Adrian said, "do you mind if i had a look at those papers?"
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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 21:20:19 GMT -5
"You can take a look if you'd like to, though I doubt you would understand it. It is just a bunch of nerdy botanist readouts and statistics. Did you know that we can glean just as much energy from plantlife as we ever were able to from coal or oil? It is amazing!"
She hands him the stack, and leans back against the back of the couch, thinking about the wonders of science and nature.
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Post by Quan Xu / Quan Ji on Mar 30, 2004 21:22:11 GMT -5
Quan looks up at Hope, a slight frown on his lips.
"Lady, are you sure that is wise? Not that I doubt your abilities but such a match might level this area."
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Post by Adrian on Mar 30, 2004 21:23:36 GMT -5
Adrian looked into the stack. He understood a suprising amount of it. He had taken a biology minor in college. He looked up at her. "Aren't fossil fuels from fossilised plants?" he asked.
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Post by Calithin on Mar 30, 2004 21:25:45 GMT -5
* I sit against a tree and lean back, my eyes closed.*
" No, Quan's right, fight him Hope, it'll be a good warm up, once your finished, I'll fight you. Two against one, just isn't fair play. Besides, I'd love to see the famous Hope in action."
* I open my eyes and smirk.*
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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 21:28:36 GMT -5
"Well, they could have been. They come from organic matter decaying over time. Now, we are harnessing the energy of living plants, it is really amazing."
She could talk about science all night. It was thrilling to her. She loved all of the intricacies. She smiled as she finished off her tea. She was feeling much better, and very at ease now. She had almost forgotten about the broken lamp and her bruised shins.
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Post by Adrian on Mar 30, 2004 21:33:28 GMT -5
Their conversation trailed on into the late of the night. They each swapped anicdotes about their history and explained some of their sciences. Adrian looked down at her legs after a while and saw they were bruised. "I didn't know you hurt yourself, would you like some ice for that?" he asked.
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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 21:38:53 GMT -5
She had her papers in an organized stack now, and looked down at her shins as he mentioned them.
"Oh. I guess I had forgotten about that. Well, there isn't much to be done. I have some salve that I concocted at home, and I will put some of that on when I go back there. You know, I don't really sit and talk with people that often, I have had a really good time."
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Post by Adrian on Mar 30, 2004 21:42:29 GMT -5
Adrian smiled. "Feel free to come over anytime you like." he said smiling. He got up and saw her to the door.
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Post by Dahlia on Mar 30, 2004 21:51:32 GMT -5
She grabs her papers and walks out the door. She goes to her place and turns the handle. The door says 204 in gold letters. She shakes her head and smiles. It amuses her that she would have gone into the wrong apartment after living here for so long, but she was glad that she had. She was young to be living alone, only seventeen, but she had moved out two years ago and started working at Red Infinity about then too. Her parents were happy to see her follow her career path, and had no problem with her moving out.
She went inside, and flipped on the switch, the light didn't come on, which was strange. She had used a special kind of light bulb that was similar to sunlight, and it was supposed to last a long time. she called out a light "hello" to her plants and set her papers on the coffee table in the dark.
She walked toward the kitchen to get a glass of water.
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