"Oh my goodness...I can't believe I have to go back to work tomorrow. It's just too much." Mira, it's been 6 weeks, and you've put him down like twice. Eventually you have to sleep. "Well, what do you expect- I mean- I didn't know it was possible to love someone so much. Plus, I'm just a little apprehensive about leaving him alone." He won't be alone, you have a whole flock of babysitters around here. "Hey." "Uh....hey." Well that's not awkward. "I just came to....check on Myles." "I just put him down. " "Ah. Okay." "........" "........" Yeah. This is great. This is why I don't need to go to the movies. "So....goodnight." "Night." So are we just not going to address the Darian sized elephant in the room? "I'd be just fine if we never discussed that." Oh you know I'll never let that go. "Shut up." "Okay, so all the numbers are on the fridge- the office, the fire brigade, the hospital, poison control, my cell phone, and my beeper." "They still make beepers?" "I made one just for the occasion." "Don't you think that's a little extreme?" "No." "Okay then. Mira- it's fine. Myles is fine, everything is going to be FINE. Go to work. We got this." "......... I guess so. But you have the pager number?" "I thought you had a beeper?" "I have both." He's right Mira. Everything is going to be fine. I mean, that's one of the perks of a generational family, you have lots of built in babysitters. So this is Strangerville huh? It's a little- empty. It's like any given lot in Sunset Valley. "The what?" Don't worry about it. "I know. It's weird. I mean the heat I was expecting, but it's so deserted." Where are you supposed to report to anyway? "I'm not sure. Landgraab Tech never sent me an address. After the email with my reporting date a few weeks ago, I never heard back. I just assumed someone from the lab would meet me here, maybe conduct a tour or something." So much for the welcoming party. I haven't seen a single soul. "Ummmmm....what about that guy?" GAH. "Should be help him or something. He looks disoriented." Yeah. That's the word. "I think I should say something." Do you want to get murdered? Becuase that's how you get murdered. "Excuse me sir, are you okay? Do you need any help?" "GAH." GAH. "ObEy tHE MOthEr PLAnt. JOIn ThE revOLuTIon." "Umm, no thank you. I'll stick with this other revolution I'm already a part of." "Have you come to uncover the secrets? "Excuse me?" "The secrets, man." *twitch* "Uh, yeah. Sure. Can you point me to the Landgraab Lab facility." "That's the base man. Where ALL the secrets are. You gotta talk to Simon man. He knows the TRUTH." "Okay. I'll bite. So where do I find this Simon?" "He's works the memorabillia stand over on route 76." "Huh. What a surprisingly coherent answer. Thank you." "Hi! Simon- right?" "Yup. The one and only." "Oh thank goodness- I was starting to think there wasn't a single normal soul in this whole town!" "Hahahaha, I know right. You should really wear a hat around here." "For the sun?" "For the radioactive thought readers. They're EVERYWHERE." Well so much for that "one normal person" hypothesis. "Can you just point me to the lab? Please and thank you." Is the the Landgraabs idea of a promotion? No offense Mira, this place is a dump. "It's not supposed to be like this. I've seen pictures of this lab. It's one of the highest production labs in the Landgraab Chemical chain. Something isn't right. We should go inside." Do you wanna get murdered? Because that's how you get murdered. Looks like whoever was here sure left in a hurry. "Hello? Hellooo? Anyone around here?" You can yell all you like, I double you'll find anyone. "All the doors are unlocked, the paperwork is all over the place. I've never seen anything like it before." ALMOST all the doors are unlocked. "Hmmmm, needs a keycard. I'll have to report this back to Landgraab." Are you ready to go Mira? This place gives me the creeps. "Me too. I just want to get a quick pic- I've seen these weird flowers all over the place." What? Something weird in this place? Impossible. "Hello! My sweet baby boy! I missed you so much!" Look at that- one day away, the house is intact- as are all of his limbs. Take it from someone who had been there since the beginning, you Viridi's are very durable. "I could stand here all day. I just love looking at that little face." Well I hope you don't- it's kinda boring. "Hey Mira, can I talk to you for a minute?" "Um, sure. I guess." Oh this outta be good. "Oh, It'll be quick, I just wanted to let you know that I can't babysit tomorrow. I'm starting my new job." "Oh? You got a new job?" "Yeah, I'm really excited about it. I joined the army!" "The army? That's....great." "Heh. You don't sound very enthusiastic." "No, no. I'm happy for you, really. It's just.... surprising. I mean, I'm not really used to you sharing details about yourself." "Yeah, well. I'm trying to change that." "I know you are." Ooooh, do I detect a bit of warmth there? "Thanks Mira. I know we haven't really talked about it. But I just want to thank you for letting me move in here. When I quit my job, by cushy apartment sort of went with it." "It's the least I could do. Despite what happened between us, I do want you do know I know you're trying. And I want you to be here for your son. And.....you're doing a great job." "Thank you Mira. That really means a lot to me. I just want my son to be proud of me." "He is Darian. And I am too." "Goodnight Mira." "Goodnight Darian." You know I always liked him. "I thought you hated him." Well now I like him. I will hold the flag on this ship till it sinks. "Hmph. I hope you brought a liferaft." *bring* "Hello?" "Is this Ms. Miranda Viridi? This is Linda, from the Landgraab Chemicals Incorporated." "Oh hi there, yes. You must have gotten my report about the Strangerville Lab." "Yes Ms.Viridi, your report was recived. We are calling to let you know that your transfer has been reversed." "What?" "Yes, We feel that this is the best course of action for everyone involved. But your transparency has not gone unnoticed. You will be recieving a $10,000 raise and a $2,000 bonus, as well as creative control of your own lab team at your current lab." "Thank you, that sounds great I guess. But what about the Strangerville Lab? I mean, it looked like the place had been ransacked." "That information is classified. The lab is being dismantled and you're scientific services are no longer needed there." "No longer needed? But I really think that-" "Have a wonderful evening Ms.Viridi, we will expect you to report to your old lab first thing Monday morning." *click* Hey! A raise! That's great. I really wanted to finish that front yard landscaping.
"Something isn't right here." Uh-oh. I know what that look means, you're schemeing something here. "We're not done in Strangerville." *Sigh* That's what I was afraid of.
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