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Mar 24, 2024 7:02:33 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Mar 24, 2024 7:02:33 GMT -5
"See knowing that it tastes like a grandmother made it makes me want all the cookies and lemon bars too, but," if he started eating a lot of sweets then he would hate himself in the morning so he was going to do his best to not do such a thing. "Here, let me take the basket so you can enjoy looking and the lemonade of course." Xanthe Wingard
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Mar 24, 2024 7:35:37 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Mar 24, 2024 7:35:37 GMT -5
“Thank you Hayden” Xanthe replied as she handed him the basket. They nearly had all they needed and could put the care parcel together as well as having their own supply. She got enough lemonade for the girl, some for herself and what Hayden wanted. She did have a question and asked “do you you think we have enough?” Being a tourist led to seeing and experiencing different things and she had a feeling she’d take plenty back with her that wasn’t just physical mementos. Ideas and beliefs had been reinforced now she’d seen an oddity and human community in action. Hayden Quinzell
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Mar 25, 2024 8:54:19 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Mar 25, 2024 8:54:19 GMT -5
"Yes I do, I do not want to overwhelm." As a person who had experienced overwhelming things himself it was the last stage that he wanted to put anyone in. "I do wonder about the lemons that they use to make them." He had seen a lot of trees and it made him wonder just what could be made him drinks wise and other ways too. "So much so many little things in the end, this island seems to be full of wonder." Xanthe Wingard
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Mar 25, 2024 15:07:11 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Mar 25, 2024 15:07:11 GMT -5
Xanthe gave what Hayden said thought. Yes they had enough now and the climate here should be able to encourage trees of all types given enough growing time. “I’m guessing there’s a variety of farms. Also certainly orchards given local cider is an option” she mused. “Nobody is totally self sufficient but this island has most of the essentials of life”. A happy smile crossed her face as she fully explored the market and she also bought fresh fish cooked over a bbq for them. Heat and smoke really brought out the taste. She didn’t get food like this back home. They’d also get the food parcel organised for Kimberly soon enough. Hayden Quinzell
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Mar 26, 2024 8:08:45 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Mar 26, 2024 8:08:45 GMT -5
"The island sure has the whole idea of getting a vibe down good which is why as wild as it sounds I know those ashfords have to be hiding something. People get here and are happy, Xanthe some of them happier than I have ever seen just be careful when it comes to drinking the water you know?" Xanthe Wingard
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Mar 26, 2024 14:55:30 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Mar 26, 2024 14:55:30 GMT -5
Xanthe wasn’t into conspiracy theories but big companies and governments did hide things. That was a matter of truth. Hayden seemed to think there was more going on and she gave his ideas thought as they dined. “It’s a tropical island so you could get caught up in that feeling but since you think more might be going on I will take a closer look” she replied. “It’s not the first time something has been in the water. If something does look too good to be true it may not be”. When you doubted your own government like she did you also doubted other forms of government as well. Hayden Quinzell
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Mar 28, 2024 13:05:27 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Mar 28, 2024 13:05:27 GMT -5
He was wondering about this because the last thing he wanted to do was to have her go off alone. "Don't, I mean if you look please do not go off searching into dark spaces alone." That was general advice but he did not know much about her at the moment but the small that he did know was cool. "If you find something, it would be nice to know." Xanthe Wingard
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Mar 30, 2024 5:30:50 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Mar 30, 2024 5:30:50 GMT -5
Xanthe did research before she wandered off somewhere. You needed little or no research for an established location like the jungle they’d been in. Finding Kimberly was a true surprise though. “I really doubt I’ll have a chance to find out much in the time I’ve left here but a return trip will present a better opportunity. I’ll have more time to plan before then. I don’t really follow conspiracy theories. A lot are pure nonsense but just a few actually have truth behind them. Like the MK ultra things the CIA did. And if one government tries to experiment on its own people and gets away with it others will do the same. If I turn up a lead I’ll let you know but time is against me” she replied with a smile. What she could potentially find this trip was limited. She didn’t want to worry anybody but Hayden was growing on her. Hayden Quinzell
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Apr 1, 2024 8:09:29 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Apr 1, 2024 8:09:29 GMT -5
Limited time experiences and time running out he sadly put those in the same category but it did not mean that the short amount of time could not be fun. "Well we will not waste it doing things that are not fun." It was a different way to see it but not a way that he thought was bad. "Even in a short time people are bound to discover something that they never knew before." It was just life it seemed. "Alright we need to do something extra extra fun, what that is who knows but I will get something just need to see what no one else has done and turn that into fun." Xanthe Wingard
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Apr 1, 2024 17:07:29 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Apr 1, 2024 17:07:29 GMT -5
So something extra, extra fun was required. So Xanthe looked like she was thinking and given what she had looked up about the commonly known information about this island they’d already done one of those. “What’s out further east?” she posed. “I could hire a vehicle and with the map that was online there dosen't seem to be much past the most easterly fishing village. That’s about thirty miles from here. So following the coast road from there might be interesting”. At least that was her suggestion and there might be things that weren’t marked on it. Farms would be but uncharted tiny groupings of people were possible. You even found that driving in her home state. “Just because the maps says there’s nothing dosen't mean that’s the case. If they found a pirate ship here there might be old historical locations as well” she added with a little smile. Hayden Quinzell
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Apr 5, 2024 7:51:46 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Apr 5, 2024 7:51:46 GMT -5
"Yeah I agree because history even in pictures often leads to things that we do not know and that is not good." Maybe their was a story here but he did not need them to get in danger or in trouble that lead to more danger. "I will look at the school's library and see what it is that they have and make some notes but I am also down for going and seeing one day when I have time too, once I am curious it's hard for me to stop." Xanthe Wingard
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Apr 5, 2024 11:47:09 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Apr 5, 2024 11:47:09 GMT -5
Historically the activity of people tended to happen on shores until they felt established enough to explore inland. She didn’t think this island was any different from the east coast oft the US in that respect but she’d swing by the university to see if there was urban legends or other activity that happened before the old town got established. The golden age of piracy seemed like a good place to start as this region was carved up by world powers and they planted colonies. “I’ll head to the university and we can compare notes before we start the drive. Most countries that got colonies on them started them on the coast. That includes off shoots of people who might even have built a small settlement, farm or fancy buildings. Then the records might have gotten lost but I couldn’t find anything about a native population in publicly known information about here” she replied. “At least you can stay and keep looking till I get a chance to return. We’ll find things by working together” she added with a smile. It wasn’t the current activities of the island that really got her interest. It was the past. Hayden Quinzell
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Apr 10, 2024 16:58:37 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Apr 10, 2024 16:58:37 GMT -5
"That sounds like a solid plan," he said. It was smart at times to look at different things and then come back together. "Yeah I agree with that plus once we do have more information we can get through a good bit of things easier which is something I always think is good despite if it leads to something bad but I do not think that this will." Xanthe Wingard
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Apr 10, 2024 18:53:16 GMT -5
Post by Xanthe Wingard on Apr 10, 2024 18:53:16 GMT -5
Xanthe clearly still believed she had a return trip here in the future. She did still have these few days left and enough research time before their long drive east down the coast. So with a food parcel to still put together and deliver an already excitable day already felt like a long one. She suggested they meet here the same time the next day. She could access university records from her laptop but a library trip still proved quite informative. Hayden sounded positive too but every trip had potential danger to it. So with them both in agreement about the next steps that did happen. So knowing a bit more than nothing Xanthe had printed off maps of the eastern coast of the island, a few pages of notes and likely locations like long standing farms slightly inland she did have a story of a old mansion to tell him. According to library sources it was still believed to be there. Just burned down and ruined. Hayden Quinzell
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Apr 14, 2024 15:43:21 GMT -5
Post by Hayden Quinzell on Apr 14, 2024 15:43:21 GMT -5
If he researched he thought he would be okay and with him and Xanthe together he did feel like they would both do well. None the less he was going to do his best to be prepared for what he could and not overthink what it was that he could not. Only time would tell but at least it had potential to be fun. Xanthe Wingard
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