Ch 8. The gang's all here, almost

[Renekin Skywalker]

William relaxes at the mention of it being Control that took Ashley. "Well, so long as she can resist interrogation." And he turns to Tyler, not really showing exhaustion. "Yeah, I should rest these old bones. I have a meeting tomorrow anyways." And he finds a couch, and stretches out on it.

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[Mierin]

Alice senses that there's something Jason isn't telling her, but she decides that she doesn't want to know that badly. She nods at the suggestion of sleep, and is surprised to note that after all that had happened that day, she wasn't tired at all. She frowns a little, puzzled, then shrugs. 'Oh well,' she thinks to herself, 'I'll just read or something' feeling glad that she always brings some of her assigned reading with her, in case she has a long wait for the bus.

Alice replies "I'll go home tomorrow morning and pick up a few things. I don't feel comfortable borrowing clothes from someone I don't know." She grabs her bag and asks "Where should I go to crash?"
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[Jon / Bo]

Eric looks around noticing everyone getting ready to go to sleep. "Yeah, where do we sleep?" Eric says agreeing with Alice's comment. After everything get situation Eric pulls out a large text book on chemistry and begins to read before bed.

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[shiivster]

'Deth .. doesn't have her? ... ' *then goes limp with relief* 'oh thank god for that then. oh .. so tired .. ran too hard .. easier on blades .. lots easier'

*then lays down again on the bed, as exhaustion flows thru her, rendering her limbs heavier than anything and closes her eyes, to rest. safety the most important thing in the mind now.

*spends a tossless night, the body building up its store of energy once again, without having to stay super alert to bolt without thought at the slightest noise*

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[Mierin]

Spotting an empty sofa, Alice makes her way over to it and makes herself comfortable, getting out some articles she has to read. Taking out a pen and a pad of paper, she starts to read the articles, making notes as she goes along.
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[Renekin Skywalker]

As the room empties out, a groggy voice of William calls over the couch to Alice "You know, I can hear your pen scratching. Maybe you should give it a rest for the night?"

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[Mierin]

Alice continues to write notes quietly as she responds "Just because the city may be under the threat of a coup doesn't mean that I can ignore my studies, old man."
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[Renekin Skywalker]

"No 'mays' about it." William retorts as his head pops up from the other side of the couch. "Denial certainly won't stop it. And, you know what?" William's voice takens on a softer, more pleasing tone, after he waits for a well-timed dramatic pause. "I think you'ld look nice with red hair. Nothing to bright. Subtle tones, really. I can kind of see the highlights there. Comes from your father's side."

William's head disappears back behind the couch. "Now, put the pen down, and get some rest."

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[Mierin]

Smirking, Alice puts the pen down and grabs a highlighter instead, hightlighting passages in the article she was reading. Once she's done, she lays down on the couch, puzzling over William's comment. She starts to wonder what she'd look like with red in her hair and starts to picture it in her head.

Deciding to take a break from studying, she gets up and goes over to a washroom. Glancing into the mirror, she utters a little cry of surprise seeing that her hair is now a subtle shade of red. 'What the hell??' she thinks to herself in wonder.
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[Renekin Skywalker]

William fails to supress a satisfied smirk upon hearing Alice's surprise.

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[Mierin]

Alice quietly sneaks back to the couch, and lies down, not fully understand why her hair colour was different now and why William had made the suggestion in the first place. She curls up and, after deciding to get some sleep, falls asleep fairly quickly.
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[dakota]

The smell and sizzle of frying bacon filled the entire floor as the first rays on morning light began to creep through the windows. despite his efforts to be quiet, the squeak of Jason's wheels on the tiled kitchen floor seemed to echo off the walls. He swings the door shut, causing his voice to be muffled and joined by Felicia and Tyler but it soon seemed to escalade into a dissagreement.

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[shiivster]

*sits up at the raised voices, tumbling off the bed sideways to have the piece of furniture between herself and the door as the eyes blink as the body wakes up*

*rubbing the head, stands up and then moves to the door, peeks out and the nose leads her to the kitchen door to listen in on the conversation.

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[[ ooc - yes, eavesdropping to understand where she stands in the group just now, its a good way to survive ]]

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[Sparks]

" I know you want to help Jas, but there are other things at stake here." Tyler pleaded as if trying to reason with his sibling.

" Gawd, you'll never change Ty." Jason snapped back. " Always a mother hen."

" I'm just saying that with all the fresh meat running around, someone has to find out what they have to offer. We can't throw them to the wolves right off the bat. They're not ready." Tyler countered.

" I didn't say... arrrgh." Jason spun on his wheels and rolled towards the door and nearly hit Sparks with it as it slung own. His warmer tone surfaced as he grinned and spoke lowly. " Sorry about that, didn't hear you coming. Felicia's got breakfast almost ready and she's not a bad cook. Excuse me." He added politely and started to roll off towards the bedrooms.

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[Renekin Skywalker]

William steps up off the couch, woken by the cafuffle in the kitchen, hovering past Alice so as not to wake her, noticing the red hair is still intact. After watching Jason roll out of the kitchen in a huff, William decides to head there. He enters, and, in a glib tone, says, "Well, Alice takes after her grandmother. By the sounds of what she describes, to the 't'." He reaches past Felicia for the juice. "By the way, when's my meeting, Tyler?''
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