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 Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:19 pm
::New Day::
Meetings Scheduled:
Aletea and her glowing jar.
Kyle and Isabel.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:25 pm
The clinic was - well, she didn't really know what she was expecting. Aletea, afterall, had never actually had a child born from a jar. Thus, she had no idea what kind of place would really be involved in it; plenty of experience with other strange children, yes, but none quite like this.
So it was with no small amount of apprehension that she entered the building, holding the glowing jar. And it was quite literally glowing - and very bright. After approaching the reception desk, she carefully set it on the surface before peeking around to see if anyone was there.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:40 pm
"Who does he think I am, his servant? This is only temporary, damn it. Until Nora comes back from maternity leave! And what the hell is taking that old bat so long, anyways? Don't you only need a couple of days to recuperate from having a baby?"
Quiet muttering under her breath, the small, blonde form of the project secretary/receptionist walked into view from the back room. Clearly unaware that she was in the presence of a stranger, she continued her tirade.
And stopped, blinking. What was that ligh--
Oohh.
"You must be one of the new owners." Beth tilted her head, frowning. It was one or the other, but she didn't feel like guessing yet-- she'd leave that to Shy. "And it's glowing so soon? That's a good sign." she smiled, relaxing and became a much more friendly sight than before. "My name is Beth, and why don't I punch you in before you go and see Shy?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:45 pm
Smiling at the woman, Aletea could feel herself relax a bit. This certainly seemed like any other sort of doctor's office type place - though technically she supposed this was more of a scientists office. It had the feel of a doctor's office, though.
"A pleasure to meet you, Beth. I'm Aletea..."
Well, at least the early glowing was good! She'd been certain that - if it did work - it would take longer. After Aletea spoke, she waited to be be told she could go see him. And where, for that matter - she certainly didn't know where to go in here.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:50 pm
"Beth, did you find the zebra patterned hamsters already?" Shy sounded surprised through the speaker.
Beth gritted her teeth. Not in front of project guardians. "Not yet, Shy." she said. "We've got an appointment."
"We? Very well. Send her in. But come up with her, will you? Last time you sent someone on their own, they got lost and I ended up trying to pull them out of the maternity ward."
Beth closed her eyes. "Shy, you're on speaker." she said. "I always put you on speaker. Now, her folder should be on your desk... the first or second one? I'll bring her to you right away."
"Thank you Beth~~"
Beth blinked, and when she smiled again, it was just slightly more forced. "Now, Aletea." she said warmly. "Why don't you follow me? It's a short trip, and any questions you have about the main man, you can ask me before we actually get anywhere." she grinned.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:56 pm
At the comment about questions, there was one thing that immediately came to mind. Though perhaps it wasn't quite what would have been expected...
"Zebra patterned hamsters?"
Aletea carried the jar along with her, musing over that. Well, that detracted a bit from the hospital-like feel; now it seemed like she was traversing into a mad scientists lab. Without the scariness. Or the 'mad' part...alright, she'd just stick with 'scientist'.
"Nevermind, I probably don't want to know," an amused smile had slid onto her face as she came to this conclusion.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:00 pm
"It's..." Beth paused, frowning. Well. Maybe it wasn't right for her to say that it was a crazy quirk by a lunatic yet.
The hall way down, the elevator up and the then the next hall way sideways was a quick enough journey-- for Beth.
"The lab is mostly underground. Shy bought this estate off of someone because he enjoys the gardens. So all our offices and quarters are above ground, while the nitty gritty gets on down below."
The last door in the hallway. There was something faintly horror movie-esque about it.
"He's a genetic scientist. And if he asks you about those hamsters... just tell him you haven't seen them yet." Beth smiled, and knocked on the door.
"Shy, Aletea's here to see you." she stated.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:05 pm
Check.
Yep, uncross that mad part; this fit the part of an mad scientist. Any sort of underground labs fit easily into that - there was no way for it to not fit into the stereotype. Briefly, she had an image pop into her mind of Frankenstein, before she chased it away with a twitch at her lips.
She murmured something quiet to herself, that might have barely been audible to Beth - or not at all.
"Frankenstein hamsters..."
After that, she waited to be granted entrance to the lab.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:12 pm
"Come in, Beth. And Aletea too."
Beth's lips quirked in a slight smile as she caught the first word. Pushing open the door, she held it open for Aletea to walk into first.
The office wasn't quite proper. A round room with floor to wall ceilings and a little 'living room' in a center indent, it was more like a suite gone wrong. Thick carpets, brocade curtains and a little sofa set in the middle of the room complete with snacks.
"And look at you." Shy cooed from his position at the deks. Thin, fragile and hardly capable of holding the files and the computer, the desk seemed to buckle when Shy got up, crossing the room to meet his new project.
"Please, come in. And welcome to the project."
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:16 pm
At seeing the curtains, another amusing thought entered Aletea's mind.
Frankenstein meets the Fortune Teller.
Seeing as how these little voices tended to be inappropriate, she pleasantly shuffled that thought to the back of her mind, and instead greeted the scientist.
Stepping into the room, she smiled at Shy in a friendly manner. Whatever misgivings she may have, she was the guest here, and it wasn't good to be rude. Especially when he was the one responsible for your child, even if he wasn't there yet.
"Thank you, it's nice to be a part of it."
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:23 pm
"Please, sit down. Do you want anything to drink? Water? Ice tea? Diet soda?" he moved her into the center pit, directing her towards one of the chairs. "It's good to meet you. How has the jar been acting? Has it hurt you yet?" Shy frowned. He knew some had a habit of sending out nasty shocks... but this one was so pretty! Surely, it wasn't the type to do the same thing.
Beth coughed discreetly.
"Thank you Beth." Shy said, and nodded his head. "And if you find the hamsters..."
"I'll contact you right away." she said dryly, and shut the door.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:26 pm
Aletea took a seat on the chair, and gave a blink at the comment about it hurting her. Well, she hadn't noticed anything...
"No, it hasn't shocked me or anything. I seems somewhat peaceful, but that's difficult to tell with something this small."
Of course, she had no idea that while the little Fae wasn't inclined to hurt people, he could hardly be called 'peaceful.' But she would find that out later.
"An ice tea would be good, thank you."
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:31 pm
Shy beamed. This one had good taste! From a pitcher, he poured them both iced tea in highball glasses and decorated it with pink cocktail umbrellas. There was enough syrup in it to kill, but Shy had an extreme sweet tooth.
"The jars, the glowing mass in it can develop subtle personalities. Sometimes it isn't consistent with what they become in the future, but it gives you some sense of their previous life. Essentially, the mass is the energy of one of the degenerated fae going through a series of chemical reactions. It's..." he frowned. Well, complicated. Even for him to explain.
"Like magic." he said instead. Hey. Anything to make it easier for himself.
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:35 pm
Well, she had been completely lost throughout his explanation; Aletea was quite willing to take the 'like magic' thing at face value. While she herself didn't practice it, it was kind of hard not to believe in it when you had an enchanted dragon plushie living in your house.
Though she had to pause in her thoughts to eye the iced tea - it wasn't quite what she had been expecting. Well, she drank it all the same.
"Magic, huh? I suppose that works."
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:50 pm
"What did you offer the jar?" Shy asked, curious. He was nosy. "Sometimes the gift can give a suggestion as to the type of fae that will emerge from the jar."
It rarely did, actually. But Shy was the curious type.
His smile grew when she drank his iced tea. See, it wasn't so wierd that people refused to touch it!
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