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Post by kimcora on Dec 17, 2017 22:59:37 GMT -5
Noel was interested in how easily Parker and Sydney spoke to each other so familiarly, like they were friends. Sydney and Emar usually had such a commanding or strict tone with her that it was odd to see them laid back. She was happy to hear Parker still got his sleep though she noticed Sydney was a bit uneasy it seemed when she was told that Noel was questioning the status of Gerald and Theo. Noel noticed it and instantly took Syndey's hand to get her attention. "I understand Theo is in charge and this is Gerald's property. I won't cause trouble...So can I stay?" She asked with a softer look that made Sydney have to pause before she shrugged. "I'm not sure Noel dear. It may be a trial period...and RO still needs you to come in for observation and testing. Technically your integration and public safety testing haven't been completed." She said which made the girl nod though she was looking slightly disappointed and went to sit by Parker in the grass. "What are you doing?" Noel asked since she was wanting to be close to Parker and Sydney at the moment. Since they were technically her pack. Sydney was about to speak when Emar stuck his head out the door and saw the group looking oddly peaceful outside. "Mara is dropping by. I suggest you two stay out of the way." She said since Mara still was pissed with Parker and would be unpredictable with another female in her space that wasn't her normal flock. ~~~~ Leah listened carefully to everything going on though she was a bit on edge with this Mara news. Mara left her alone, but that didn't make it easier to get along with the woman. It was Theo's sister who loved him dearly though, so she left her alone and kept her opinions to herself. Whose in-laws were ever perfect? Emar gave a nod at Theo's mention of bringing Sydney in. It was just an extra prevention to eliminate her need to get near Parker. "i'll call her in. And yes, Jolette. I will be having tranquilizers ready in case Noel picks a fight with Mara or Mara decides she would like to pick at Parker." Emar said before he left. Leah however gave Theo a touch to the cheek. "I'm sure this will be a nice visit. She hasn't seen you in a while..." She said to Theo since she felt like that frown could have been him feeling uneasy.
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Post by vamperious on Dec 17, 2017 23:16:02 GMT -5
Parker paled a little at the news that Mara was coming over- now. He didn’t feel like setting a bad example since Mara was mad at him so he was thinking of staying outside perhaps with Noel. He did glance over at sydney when she was called in and they were both told to stay down wind pretty much of Mara to avoid trouble. ————- Theo gave Leah a soft nod since he hadn’t seen her in a bit and he hoped it was a good visit. She had been changing little by little he had been noticing. Alex not keeping her on a tight enough leash she was starting to develop opinions towards things and actually having her own ideas, all dangerous. —— Maraline was showed in and Gerald has sent a maid to bring her to them since he was comfortable it seemed. When she came in the door, Theodore stood and gave her a smile since he knew she wanted that from him. She gave him a soft smile in return before giving Leah a hard look, but not speaking. Her eyes then went to Jolette and Gerald. “ greeting are in order Mr. Ashling. You as well jolette.” She Stated before looking to the hall where he briefly heard John and sydney.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 17, 2017 23:49:03 GMT -5
Noel noticed Parker paled and frowned some at it. She rememebred Parker saying that he was the cause of Theo loosing his wings and wondered if that had soemthing to do with Mara. Maybe the bird woman didn't like him much because of it. She leaned over and rested her head on her arms as she looked at Parker. "You are afraid of her?" She asked since she hand't seen Parker look that shaken by something before. ~~~ When Mara came in and gave her that hard look, Leah gave him a passive look as she muttered a small "Good frickin morning to you too, Mara." She however kept her comment to herself when Emar and Sydney wandered back. "Ah Maraline. It's good to see you are looking healthy." Emar said in true scientist fashion as he looked her over for signs of stress or pain since removing her wings. Sydeny rolled her eyes at him before she gave Mara a smirk. "How is your new assignment Mara? You look unstressed." She said since she remembered seeing her looking pissed and miserable under Zada.
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Post by vamperious on Dec 18, 2017 0:08:46 GMT -5
He let her get close after Sydney left and shook his head at her question of being afraid of Mara. “No, I am not afraid of Mara, just the situation we could possibly get into because of some sour feelings.” He stated with a sigh before working on relaxing figuring things would be just fine. ~~~ When John went all scientist on her she had a clear frown on her lips and did not respond but she did not to Sydney. “ Glad to see you are together still. The news made it seem you were missing a limb.” She stated simply before assessing her a moment longer and went over to sit by the window, her back to it so she could observe the room. “ My time with Mr. Forsyth’s has been good, he allows me to think a bit for myself and even asks my opinion.” She stated clearly, still ignoring John before looking at Theodore. “ also keep your little chew toys away from alex.” She said almost sound territorial. Theo rose a brow at that remark. “ who?” He asked simply since he wasn’t going to give up his space with Leah quite yet. “ Benjamin Masterson. He introduced himself or attempted to re introduce himself at lunch today. Needless to say i was not impressed. And he was inquiring of your status.” She Stated getting a deepened frown from theodore. “I don’t like him one bit. And he is john’s toy- not mine. If I had my way- well he wouldn’t be working where he is.” He stated having caught his words before he said how he really felt about them.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 19, 2017 0:03:51 GMT -5
Noel nodded at his words, although she was unsure of how bad this Mara woman would be. She obviously had a problem with Parker and Noel wasn't one to let it slide if she tried to harm him. He was her only friend and she wasn't going to allow anything to happen to him. "Gotcha. Is she really that dangerous?" She asked since she hadn't met her or seen her yet to judge her. It didn't mean she wouldn't try to defend herself or Parker if this Mara was trying to hurt them. ~~~ Emar noticed he was being ignored and gave Mara a frown. Her attitude was piss poor and showing...He sat in a chair near the door as she paced to the window and Sydney took one near there. "Thanks. Yeah they like to exaggerate to sell a news story out of nothing." Sydney replied before Mara got into taling about someone else. When Ben got brought up that he was talking to Alex and Mara, both Emar and Leah looked confused. "Ben? He's just a mutual friend of Alex and mine." Leah said with a frown at Theo when he talked about firing Ben. He hadn't done anything to deserve it other than being an ass in the past..."Benjamin is harmless. A bit vapid but science minds usually are when they've been in a lab too long. I asked him to speak with Alex over Mara's healing for me and to drop off a data bank to the house. I suppose it wasn't the best of times for him to do such." He said since he was sure the boy was spooked by Mara. Leah however look a bit unsure of why Ben would be asking about her. It wasn't like she was hurt...unless her father or the others talked about Theo. Ben could be sweet and considerate when it came to how others felt in hard times...
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Post by vamperious on Dec 19, 2017 18:32:17 GMT -5
At the question if Maraline was dangerous he shrugged. “ She is like Theodore, an older experiment, but no wings anymore. She used to have metal ones, and a metal hand. Scary as she was then- she is a bit different then the rest of us Noel. She doesn’t have very many emotions, she was a- well completed experiment while Theodore and myself were not, we still retain most emotions thankfully.” He said explaining it to her in a way she would understand better the. Saying mara was emotionally deprived. “She is well trained and destructive when she needs to be, no weapon required.” He added since Mara wasn’t some one underestimated. ~~~ Mara looked to John when he was labeled the ‘owner’ of the toy in question. She purses her lips as he spoke on what he has sent about making her nod. “ He is lazy and sloppy at his job. He did not inquire about my health or ask about anyone save Theodore and Leah.” She stated simply letting him know what she observed of what she had been told. “ I am fine as you can see. I even get in isolation time when Alex is taking personal time.” She Stated to let John know she had some time to relax a bit more and get back to her usual state butbit seemed her attitude was showing a bit much with her loose leash. Theo was frowning still but shrugged,” John, can’t you just keep him in the lab? I don’t want him around my sister.” He stated clearly rob john, Theo was alpha still- wings or not and he was very strict- as always with the flock. If anything stresses the balance- Ben being the obstacle- he wanted it removed. Mara rose a brow at him when he said such getting an almost catty laugh from her. “I can handle myself Theodore, though I don’t mind the suggestion, he is a roach.” She Stated before looking back at John. “Where is Parker?” She asked a little out of the blue, clearly not having been prepared for that question today Theo physically tensed there by Leah. “ Mara, no-“ he began but she shook her head. “ I don’t want to kill him anymore- hurt yes- kill no.” She Stated to let them know she was slowly calming down. “ still not going to happen. We have a guest.” He Stated Rin mara making her smile. L exactly why i want to see him, then it. I didn’t know you had been playing again John.” She stated with a grin at john then a glance to syndey as she smelled the new creation on her. “ let me guess, by the smell it’s... female- young not yet to puberty quite yet- a dog? And she is hanging around with—“ she took a deeper breath before exhaling. “ She is hanging around Parker.” She Stated with a smile happy to see her sense of smell was still on point. She was grinning almost challenging John or Sydney at this point.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 20, 2017 21:31:23 GMT -5
Noel tilted her head at him telling her all these things about Mara. He had told her she once had metal wings and a metal hand, but that didn't describe whether or not she was scary or not. She had been thrown in rooms with creatures that could make your skin crawl and form nightmares, but she wasn't afraid of them now that they were dead. She wanted to know if she should fear Mara. Instead she was told that she was something with no emotion and that she was dangerous without a weapon. She understood that and gave Parker a nod. "Okay, then I won't approach her. I'm just curious. I never met another female experiment, one that wasn't foaming at the mouth..." She said before she got to her feet with a stretch and offered Parker a hand since she knew she wasn't allowed to just pull him up. "Let's go for a jog, please? With all this open space it's a shame to let it go to waste." She said in a teasing tone since she wanted to cheer him up and keep him looking calm. ~~~ When the harsh words over Ben began flying around the room, Leah gave a small frown but kept her mouth shut. Why were they being so hostile over him? He was harmless. She, however, agreed that Ben shouldn't be around the experiments, Mara especially. She was liable to get pissed and take a few fingers if he looked at her funny. When she started in on the new experiment and Parker, Leah saw her father and Sydney both got tense. She looked to Theo and felt him getting uneasy about her being near them as well. "Why mess with them? They aren't doing anything wrong?" Leah said since she wasn't keen on Mara being an ass to someone new and then beating on Parker. Sydney instantly spoke up since Leah's attitude with Mara wasn't healthy for the girl. "Parker is in charge of integrating her into the normal routine here. It's important she doesn't have harm come to her, as she is still in training and isn't very controlled." "That and I can't afford missing limbs or repairs on my project. Successful replication of the gene is hard enough. RO is not happy already." Emar added being firm that there was no way in hell mara was meeting with Noel.
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Post by vamperious on Dec 20, 2017 22:10:52 GMT -5
When offered a jog he smiled at her. Nodding and. Accepting the help up. He pulled his wins in tight and went with the girl, figuring she could out run him but he was going to go at his own pace regusrdless or how many times she wanted to lap him. ~~~ Mara completely ignored Leah’s words, not even looking at her as she spoke. Her eyes instead moving to Sydney who spoke quickly. At the news that the experiment wasn’t under control and was still in training made her grin, she knew it. Her eyes darted to John when he chimed in about if she took limbs or not and frowned. “ I see, so it’s an actual work in progress not something I am allowed to examine quite yet.” She stated making it sound like she would meet her eventually.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 20, 2017 23:43:59 GMT -5
Emar wasn't sure he liked Mara's evaluation ideas/ Her evaluations could lead to death and dismemberment if she got rubbed the wrong way. Noel was a prideful little thing that just might put her foot in her mouth. Mara wasn't one to take a challenge in stride. "Not until it is trained better. No. It's fine around those that have emotional reasoning and attachment. You are going to be very different." Emar said since he wanted to respect that difference in Mara. Until Noel could behave herself and Alex was around to keep Mara in check without Theo having to step in in his emotional state, no one was doing a meeting with Mara on purpose. "I'm sure you can agree with that. Right?" Sydney said since she knew Mara could be reasoned with.
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Post by vamperious on Dec 21, 2017 13:25:45 GMT -5
She listened bur didn’t respond quite yet, thinking on her words first as Alex asked her to do. When Sydney spoke she smiled, lips closed. “ Of course that’s reasonable Doctor. I am not with out reason. Alex has had me work on some of my behavioral flaws lately.” She Stated as though it were something of note and they should praise her on it since she had started to really enjoy praise under Alex’s care.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 22, 2017 0:14:39 GMT -5
The news that Alex of all people was actually working on her behavior was almost as odd as the idea that she would listen to him. They left it alone in favor of being glad she wasn’t out for blood it seemed today. “Glad to heat it. If you plan to stay in you current position, a little more decorum couldn’t hurt...” Emar said, putting it nicely. He looked and saw Leah was busy ignoring Mara and that Theo looked more tired than anything. So that meant he was carrying the conversation with Mara...great. “So I take it you didnt just drop by for no reason Mara...unless you did. I never know with you and your brother.” Emar said since the experiments had changed so much in his absence.
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Post by vamperious on Dec 22, 2017 14:45:44 GMT -5
At Emar’s rather curt comment she frowned in his direction, finding that the comment sounded rude. At the comment about what she stopped by for made her nod. “ I usually have reason John. I came to check on Theodore. Since Parker and the new toy are busy.” She Stated as she cast a slighly softer expressions theo’s Direction. Theo gave her a soft smile in return,” I’m okay for now Mara. Thanks for the visit. It’s good to see you sister.” He said softly since his head was hurting, another reason he was clingy with Leah this morning. Mara nodded at his words seeing he was still not better but he wanted to go about this his own way, so she would let him. She stood up and moved in closer to Theodore, crouching to his level and placed a kiss on his forehead and glanced up at Leah. “ you better be taking good care of my brother or-“ Mara started her usual threatening behavior over Theo before Gerald interupted her. “ he is under my care Mara, dear not.” He stated getting her to look at him and nod.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 25, 2017 18:47:17 GMT -5
Leah bristled when she started throwing threats in her direction, but before she could lob a snappish reply at Mara, Gerald spoke up. “And I would do anything for him, so no worries there. Besides, you can see him when you want.” Leah said in addition to Gerald’s comment, choosing the nicer route since being a bitch would get her nowhere good. She did however wonder if there would ever come a time when Mara didn’t dislike her, but figured it was just the status of things forever. Leah had no intentions of leaving Theo unless he ended things. So Mara would just have to get over that bridge eventually or continue to be grumpy about it. “Do you need anything dear?” She asked since he did sound soft and a bit in pain. ~~~~ Noel stopped running to pant, grabbing her side as she tried to catch her breath. While Parker had her on endurance, she was running laps around him. She was glad to see Parker was actually humoring her or at least trying to have a bit of fun. “Not bad for a bird. But I def had you if it was timed.” She said since she was competitive by nature. However she did pause to sniff the air and gave a small glance at the house. “Mara is still here...so what do want to do now?” She asked since she was wanting to find things that they could do to stay busy.
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Post by vamperious on Dec 25, 2017 19:34:26 GMT -5
Theodore heard her soft question, making him shake his head lightly and give her leg a small squeeze, in the hug he had it in- his head on her knee still. “No love I’m fine, thank you though.” He said softly his eyes going back to Mara as she stood up properly. “Alright, I guess I will take my leave the , Alex will require his afternoon Tea soon.” She Stated before heading out the door- seemingly done with the conversation. ~~~~ Parker let her lap him as long as she needed, since she had a lot of energy to waste it seemed. “Timed yes- height no.” He said with a grin before opening his wings and pushed off the ground hard. He maid it up a good distance before speaking again. “I’m going to stretch my wings, they need some exercise.” He Stated for her since Mara was around still.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 25, 2017 22:17:57 GMT -5
Leah heard his response and approved of the squeeze to her leg. She smiled softly at him and pet his head lightly. “Okay, as long as you’re okay.” She said but watched carefully as Mara left. As soon as she came she went it seemed...”short visit and perhaps for the better. Can’t have her causing a stir.” Emar said which earned him a frown from Sydney. “She’s just being a concerned sibling. Mara has some care in her body. Besides I want to get her involved in this whole tracking down the people that tried to take Noel. Tracking is a forte of hers.” She said which made Leah glad a bit that Theo wasn’t their choice. She didn’t want him thrown into more danger while he was like this. ~~~ Noel let out a surprised gasp when he lifted off the ground, her mouth hanging open a moment in awe as he flew. She knew he could fly, she had just never seen it. In her awe, she watched how his wings moved and she wanted to be up there. But alas, she couldn’t fly any better than a rock could. She smiled when he said he was going to fly, making her nod. “Then I’ll watch—“ she paused when a smell hit her nose, one from the front yard. It smelled like air, blood, and mints. That was a curious smell but one she now knew was this Mara woman. Her curiousity and short attention span got the better of her and she took a step in that direction. “I’ll be right back Parker.” She told him before she took off in a dead, full speed sprint for the front. She wanted to catch a look at this woman in her pack before she left. However, she rounded the corner too fast and skidded to a stop just feet from her. She froze as she looked at the pale, pretty woman who’s long dark hair and foreign features made her look...cold. Noel sniffed the air a moment before she offered the woman a small wave. “Hi Mara right? I’m Noel...I just wanted to see you before you left...” She said, actually shyly since her intense stare made her feel curious but uncomfortable. Like she knew Mara could beat her silly if she said the wrong thing.
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