Alice Seraphim
Oddity
female
bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Jan 29, 2023 2:31:39 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Jan 29, 2023 2:31:39 GMT -5
Alice raised an eyebrow; not at Clark's order but his tale about fishing. "So how did a fishing trip go wrong?" she asked curiously. That sounded like a simple activity to her. Then she added "I've a lot to make up for". The way she grew up meant she lacked freedom all her life and now she was getting to do what was denied to her. She was also a fast learner as her boyfriend had discovered. Even she was surprised about how that side of her had developed. Clark Brown
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Jan 30, 2023 12:17:11 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Jan 30, 2023 12:17:11 GMT -5
"The boat tipped over and all the fish that we had caught were lost," he said as he laughed lightly. He could laugh about it now but that day it had been not as funny, however still a little as well. "I mean that is life anyway and now I just take it as it comes which I am glad for, how about you? Or do you like to try and structure life as best one can?" Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
Oddity
female
bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Jan 30, 2023 14:21:34 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Jan 30, 2023 14:21:34 GMT -5
"Oh dear" Alice mused hearing about what happened with the boat. "I hope nobody was seriously hurt" she added. "Somethings you have to deal with as you find them. That's mostly how I live but I did need long term plans too. Like going to university and a career. I hope its not a job I'll have to do forever. We'll need long term peace for maybe a generation before the world might be able to accept us". By then Alice would be retired and hopefully by then the Security Services would be more of a police force rather than defenders. Ashford Island was a long term plan and the only option oddities really had. Clark Brown
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Feb 2, 2023 18:33:55 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Feb 2, 2023 18:33:55 GMT -5
"No one was," he said. "Long term," he took a second and then spoke. "That is something that i have been thinking about too. I do not mind living here but as far as long term, well just between you and I, do you think that cloning would ever be an option? Like if we needed more people to help us?" He knew it sounded crazy but he tried to think of all options though he did not know if he should share them as freely as he did at times. Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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female
bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Feb 3, 2023 3:24:33 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 3, 2023 3:24:33 GMT -5
"I'm relieved to hear that" Alice replied referring to the boat accident. Then Clark mentioned science as their food orders were ready. Alice got these and gave Clark his. "Cloning? I wasn't exactly up to date with science before I came here but its mainly a sci-fi thing" she started to say looking a little surprised. She still answered the best she could. "I suppose if you could clone food animals at a high enough level you'd solve world hunger. That's something to aim for; but having functional cloned humans around? I don't even know if that's possible. That's a question for the folks in ARI to think about. Perhaps they have answers already. The only sure way of having enough people to help us is to get them here. The world makes it an easy choice to come here if you're an oddity". A horrible dark thought crossed her mind given she spent her life prior to the island as a caged bird. Just what if that black ops CIA group who poked her when she was treated like a four year old lab specimen had the same idea and what if they had suceeded? They'd been taking blood and tissue samples all the time. The pain helped her to remember those times and suddenly she ended up in the armies care with no explanation. "I think I know another group who could answer that question. When I was little and my wings just started to grow the CIA took an interest in me. They did lab tests, took blood samples and things like that for three years and then suddenly the army started to care for me" she added. Just what if there was a younger her flying around? Clark Brown
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Feb 3, 2023 11:52:09 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Feb 3, 2023 11:52:09 GMT -5
To him it was a wonder of science that he thought was scary and yet he still had questions about it. He knew that was just his natural curiosity as he listened and there were parts that he agreed with. "Solving the world of hunger would be an amazing thing," he did think so. He did hope that one day there would be a day where no one had to worry about being hungry as he went back to listening to Alice. "That they do. I mean for all that I do not know about Ashford Isle or Island I do know that it feels like home and I like the feeling of home." He knew that sometimes he could get caught up in how things look and take them for what they appeared to be and not what they truly were but still. "They did?" he thought about it for a second. "Maybe you are destined to change the world. I mean with all that we know and do not know, it's not that far off of a thought I do not think." Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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Feb 3, 2023 13:59:07 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 3, 2023 13:59:07 GMT -5
Alice wasn't so sure about her changing the world. She didn't have long enough levers to do that for starters but she could do something about the here and now. "They were careless and didn't think I'd remember any of what was going on. The words didn't make much sense at the time and a woman scientist explained it to me. She said they were trying to make a copy of me. Then bribed me with candy while I was poked at again. So I wouldn't mind so much. But Clark; just what if by the slightest chance they suceeded and there's another me out there? I'm not sure what to think about that". Alice looked a little unsettled at that thought. Could she deal with looking back at her own face? It wasn't either a good or bad feeling right now. Just facts at work. "It wouldn't be so bad if my experiences solved world hunger some day. I can deal with that and cloned random fish" she added nibbling at her fish goujon. Clark Brown
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Feb 6, 2023 9:03:20 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Feb 6, 2023 9:03:20 GMT -5
As they were handed their food he took a second and thought about it all. "I have always found the world so fascinating. I mean I look at every day things and I see it like everyone else and realize that sometimes I do not need to get too ahead of myself." He did not want the world to be a disappointment to himself. "How is your food?" he finally asked. "Everything come out fine?" Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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female
bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Feb 6, 2023 10:10:31 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 6, 2023 10:10:31 GMT -5
Alice having sampled her battered fish then moved on with a fork in her left hand to the potato salad. The greens looked just fine to her. Sampling this she nodded. "Mine tastes just fine" she replied adding "sometimes you don't need to get ahead of yourself. Don't stress the small things but keep one eye on what's going on round you". She needed to spot the small things as part of her job and also be aware of the wider picture. They had plenty of time to dine before they headed to the mountain and she was enjoying the outdoor experience already. Clark Brown
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Feb 7, 2023 11:44:51 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Feb 7, 2023 11:44:51 GMT -5
He was honestly going to stick to his new years resolution this year and make himself be more open minded to making friends because he knew that if he tried hard enough it would not be a bad thing. So far him and Alice had good musings and he did like that. "I like the way that you worded it. I mean I know that will be easier said than done but I think I can do it too." It was nice. "So what else are you into? In case we become like true friends it never hurts to know right?" Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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loves her Lucas
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Feb 7, 2023 14:42:09 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 7, 2023 14:42:09 GMT -5
"I'm still trying to figure things like that out but I do like music; I just listen on the radio and phone for now since I doubt there'll be a CD collection. I also read books and graphic novels. I also like and can play football" Alice cheerfully replied after swallowing a bit of potato salad. She did enjoy improvised games while growing up and made quite a good quarterback even without hovering in flight. Now she ate more of the fish and looked back at Clark. She was getting good feelings about him too. Clark Brown
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Feb 9, 2023 18:59:38 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Feb 9, 2023 18:59:38 GMT -5
"For someone so youthful, young in age I mean you have a lot of wisdom." He was not buttering her up just because, he honestly thought that and he hoped that she knew that as well. "Oh compact discs," he said as he laughed but not at her, just at his thoughts. "Wow the world has moved so fast. If we ever find a compact disc I will have to play it, I know that much about myself." Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Feb 9, 2023 19:21:11 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 9, 2023 19:21:11 GMT -5
Alice waited until she'd swallowed some of her greens before she chuckled and cheerfully replied. "CD's mainly replaced casette tapes and records. Not totally but they're harder to get". Which led to a story she had to tell about the national guard helicopter squadron. "They'd already used me as the likeness for the nose art but one of them had the idea to recreate the Wagner scene in Acopalyse Now. They tried to wire up a battered cd player to play Ride of the Valkyries but waved me over as I was passing them. So I seen them take off and blast it all over the base. The ghost of Colonel Kilgore will never go away though they did get into trouble over it". She smiled at the others things Clark had to say. She hadn't grown up in a normal way and the group mind also helped in this. "Thank's Clark. I missed out on most things growing up but wisdom and an education wasn't some of them. Questions lead to answers for me and I guess my brain is wired differently". Clark Brown
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Feb 11, 2023 9:08:29 GMT -5
Post by Clark Brown on Feb 11, 2023 9:08:29 GMT -5
"Well I do believe that sometimes we have to get into trouble to get or learn what we want rather. I am not saying that it should be something that we should do all the time but sometimes you do have to push the envelope. I know back when I was in high school people thought I was some kind of radical for it but I just like answers." He had done a lot he had not but he had also found a lot. "I think everyone's brain is some people just get told they should or should not and listen to it more than others." Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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bi-sexual
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Feb 11, 2023 10:10:43 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 11, 2023 10:10:43 GMT -5
"Clark if everybody listened to what they were told there'd either be a lot of confused people or controlled ones depending on the regime. If you don't know your own mind you've got nothing. I learned to drive there because I got the idea into my head and borrowed a jeep without asking. I was only fourteen at the time and I wouldn't fit into a humvee. It must have been the puppy dog eyes look that convinced people to teach me. I have a jeep as part of my job so I didn't lose that skill" she cheerfully replied. Perhaps the way she grew up wasn't that bad after all. She hadn't learned to drive anything else as she didn't fit into most vehicles but perhaps a motorbike in the future? "Never give up being a radical" she added. "Questions always have to be asked no matter who is in charge. Even in our paradise". Questions weren't just the beginning of wisdom. They were the way people made their views clear and kept their freedom. Clark Brown
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