Housepets!

Actually, I can't leave the building unless theres an emergency, or if I need repairs. Maybe you could come back some time and we could hang out! Lilly replied.

Ashe was amazed when she heard Caeruleus acting like a phone receiver of sorts, but the news was less from stellar.
"Yeah, at least Wealthy's on his way. Nothing is ever easy," she said after Rosie.

John stayed quiet for once. He was still a little unsettled, from everything that was happening today.

Lilly printed the pass at the front desk and returned to John.
Mr. John, I have your pass ready. I will lead you to Master Orion right now, if you please Lilly said, holding up her pass to give it to the alien.

Hlaoroo wrote: "Thanks for the warning." Bill passes this on to Rock and the droids and nurses and then returns to the cops. "So what interest do two cops have in the health of a laypet? I assume it something to do with his loss of control? Also, if you know anything else that could help us isolate the problem and prevent occurrences then you should tell us that too."

"Boss, Mr. Bill, the technology behind his modifications are of A classed military modifications here in Apollo City. His modifications we're developed by an organization called the G.E.I.S.T. project. A rouge organization that develops illegal military modifications."

MrNeonShot wrote:Lilly printed the pass at the front desk and returned to John.
Mr. John, I have your pass ready. I will lead you to Master Orion right now, if you please Lilly said, holding up her pass to give it to the alien.

John merely nodded this time. He grasped the pass with his beak and later nudged at Ashe's back. The cat glanced backwards.

"Dad, anything wrong?" she asked. Again, John poked her back, showing the pass in his beak.

"Okay then," she replied, laying a paw on his back. "We need to go, everyone. To catch up with Orion and Avery."

I just need two things. One of those non-loopy painkillers and the TV remote. Noah said to the nurse. Though I could go for a sprite, unless I'm not allowed to eat or drink anything after my surgery.

"Sure. We'll see you another time then. It was nice to meet you. Oh, before we go, do you know how many tickets Eric gave out?"

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The nurse checks Noah's charts. "I can give you the painkillers but you can't eat or drink just yet, sorry." The nurse loads up a syringe with the pain-killer and passes Noah the remote. She helps him carefully into a sitting position and then while he's distracted by turning on the TV she injects the fluid under the skin on the back of his beck. She then helps him lie back down again. Pressing a button on a box next to Noah's elbow, the nurse makes the head of the bed lift Noah into a more comfortable position for viewing the screen.
"There you are. How's that?"

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"So what's your interest in him? Are you here to arrest him or to seize the illegal mods?

I think about 10 people got tickets, but there are 21 that will show up to support the the theater by paying for the tickets, including Mr. Atlas. Lilly replied.
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We can't bolly arrest him for something he couldn't control, but we need to keep him quarantined until we can remove the mods, or control them. Boss replied.

"Well lead the way then." Dust said.
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After Rock made sure nothing was exploding or turning into ice, he went into the room where Bill and the others were. "Okay, I did as best I could to fix the mods, considering I don't know that much about them." he said.

"Oh, fantastic! Thank you very much!" As they leave the building, Kelly pings this information to her colleagues back at the theatre who inform her that the show is now sold out for that night so any further tickets should be for other nights' shows. Kelly informs Hinata of the good news but assures her that she's saved a seat for her before enquiring as to whether Hinata has any ideas of what to do now.

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"Thank you, Rock. Rock, this is Basil and his boss both of the 648th ACPD unit. Basil and... sir, I don't think I got your name, sorry, this is Rock Gla'cia, one of our mod and droid specialists who's been looking after Dale. This down here is our isolation chamber so you've no need to worry. If his mods get out of control again then we can contain them here. You still haven't told me exactly why you're here though aside from making sure Dale gets quarantined. Or am I mistaken and that's the only reason? By the way, Rock, Basil here seems to know a great deal about Dale's mods so he might be able to help you work out a few things."

Caeruleus tugged lightly on Ashe's ear to grab the cat's attention, "Excuse me..." he paused, "How do you know Dust?"

Ashe had this surprised look on her face, but she didn't want to make things difficult. So she nodded. "Okay then. Dad, just follow the otter alright?"

The alien nodded in response, and Ashe let go. He was surprisingly quiet as he followed the otter ani-droid.

After seeing her father go, the grey cat sighed. "Now what are we supposed to do?"

Esper wrote:Caeruleus tugged lightly on Ashe's ear to grab the cat's attention, "Excuse me..." he paused, "How do you know Dust?"

The cat paused herself. "You know what Cae, I can't remember. I think it was--" Her eyes glazed over, and her calm voice became monotonous and detached again. "It's not important how I know him, and he is a good friend of mine."

"We could always go to the Memorial park." Dust suggested.

MrNeonShot wrote:Boss, detective Boss from the ACPD... But you already knew that.
Actually, m'laddo, I was just checking on the little guy. Boss explained.
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Actually, I'm only authorized to let Mr. John in, because the press conference is in progress. Sorry for the inconvenience. Lilly said.
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Hinata wasn't exactly sure what to do now either.
I'm not sure... perhaps we could go to the hospital. My captain was injured, and I wanted to check on her. Hinata said.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Why didn't you just say so? Are you next of kin or just a friend?" Realising his error, Bill's demeanour changes immediately.

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"Of course! I hope your friend is OK." The two ferret-droids follow Hinata towards the hospital.

Dang it, I really wanted a sprite. Noah said disappointedly to the nurse. As he turned on the tv, he felt the needle enter his back, which surprised him at first but soon turned to annoyance. The positions okay, but you didn't have to distract me to stick the needle in. I'm not the kinda guy who panics over that stuff and I find it rude that you didn't even tell me when it was going to happen.

Hlaoroo wrote:"Thank you, Rock. Rock, this is Basil and his boss both of the 648th ACPD unit. Basil and... sir, I don't think I got your name, sorry, this is Rock Gla'cia, one of our mod and droid specialists who's been looking after Dale. This down here is our isolation chamber so you've no need to worry. If his mods get out of control again then we can contain them here. You still haven't told me exactly why you're here though aside from making sure Dale gets quarantined. Or am I mistaken and that's the only reason? By the way, Rock, Basil here seems to know a great deal about Dale's mods so he might be able to help you work out a few things."

"Oh, you do?" Rock said, looking at Basil. "Would you mind coming to help me see if I did it right?"

hypernovatic wrote:"We could always go to the Memorial park." Dust suggested.

Ashe shook her head several times, to shake off the controlling voice in her head. "Memorial Park? Where's that?"

"Oh, it's in the middle of the city." Dust replied.

Caeruleus made note of Ashe's strange behavior and clammed up, clinging closer to the cat again

Ashe was feeling conflicted at that moment. In one paw, she wanted to stay and welcome her Dad back from his meeting upstairs. But then again, he might very well stay for a while there. And he did tell her to get out more and talk with others.

She nodded. "You know the way there, Dust?"

Legotron123 wrote:Dang it, I really wanted a sprite. Noah said disappointedly to the nurse. As he turned on the tv, he felt the needle enter his back, which surprised him at first but soon turned to annoyance. The positions okay, but you didn't have to distract me to stick the needle in. I'm not the kinda guy who panics over that stuff and I find it rude that you didn't even tell me when it was going to happen.

"Sorry. I'll remember that for next time. You'd be surprised how many pets freak out when they see the needle coming. Their owners do it too sometimes."

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Bill waits fro an answer to his question regarding Dale's next of kin.

I probably would be. Noah said to the nurse while flipping through channels. He decided to change to the nearest news station.

Actually, I have no idea who he is. But apparently Basil knows him, so I just wanted to see if this would unravel itself Boss replied.
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Upstairs of the Atlas Inc. building, there were only 3 people in the room. Orion, Avery, and the receptionist.
Master Orion! Lilly called.
Lilly! I told you to just call me Orion. Orion said as the ani-droid lead Mr. Smith to the pet.
Sorry for leaving you back there. Avery was about to go to a restricted area. I needed to catch up to him.
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kurowolfe wrote:Ashe was feeling conflicted at that moment. In one paw, she wanted to stay and welcome her Dad back from his meeting upstairs. But then again, he might very well stay for a while there. And he did tell her to get out more and talk with others.

She nodded. "You know the way there, Dust?"

"Yeah, follow me." Dust said, walking to the door.

kurowolfe wrote:

Esper wrote:Caeruleus tugged lightly on Ashe's ear to grab the cat's attention, "Excuse me..." he paused, "How do you know Dust?"

The cat paused herself. "You know what Cae, I can't remember. I think it was--" Her eyes glazed over, and her calm voice became monotonous and detached again. "It's not important how I know him, and he is a good friend of mine."

Rosie felt relieved that the 2 were "good friends" and nothing more. Hopefully nothing more.
N-not because I don't want them together... but Wealthy would feel the same way as I do right now. Rosie told herself.

She then began to follow the pet out the door.

MrNeonShot wrote:Upstairs of the Atlas Inc. building, there were only 3 people in the room. Orion, Avery, and the receptionist.
Master Orion! Lilly called.
Lilly! I told you to just call me Orion. Orion said as the ani-droid lead Mr. Smith to the pet.
Sorry for leaving you back there. Avery was about to go to a restricted area. I needed to catch up to him.

John was silent throughout the whole journey up the building. He seemed to be troubled actually.
"oH," he buzzed, when the otter named Lilly lead him to Orion and Avery. "yEAH, nO pROBLEM."
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hypernovatic wrote: "Yeah, follow me." Dust said, walking to the door.

Ashe followed the rest out the door, taking care not to walk too fast. "What's there to see at the park?"

The lunar landing site is in the park! No one is allowed to put their paws on the footprints, but throughout the park, you can walk on moon sand! Rosie replied.
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Just then, the conference room doors opened, and a group of people swarmed out.
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Hinata walked with Kelly and Todd, not really sure what to say.
So... How did Lilly's repairs go? she asked.

"Yeah, what she said." Dust replied.

"Quite smoothly. She is once again fully functional." reports Todd.
"Well done."
"Thanks...So, Hinata... What exactly happened up on the moonbase? I just saw in my news database earlier that it was gone. I have not yet been update with the recent reports and those I do get are filtered for the viewing of the general public."

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"Is there anything else you need or that I can do for you?"
On the television, a serious looking Doberman droid is reading out the news.
"Our breaking news headline for today is that in an unprecedented attack the moonbase has been sent speeding out into space by terrorists. Initial reports suggest that one person is critically injured with several other sustaining minor injuries during the evacuation. Officials are saying that stringent evacuation and security protocols were in place and were activated at the onset of the attack and that these protocols undoubtedly saved many lives. Due to the loss of the moonbase Apollo City is now completely cut off from Earth however the authorities assure the public that we are fully self-sufficient and that we can easily last until such time as a new moon base can be built. Investigations into this attack are ongoing and here at ACNN we will bring you the latest news as it happens. In other news, the mayor of Apollo City has declared that..." The doberman drones on about local politics and other minor issues in the city.

Caeruleus leaped from Ashe's shoulder to Dust's, clinging there to observe the world from another viewpoint

Noah's jaw dropped and his grip on the remote slowly weakened until it slipped out of his hand. Oh shoot, James thought, I forgot he didn't know about the attack. Noah was making incoherent noises and various hand gestures and he absorbed the information. I....... Bwaa? But it....The procedures....... And...... What?!?! He said before calming down. He chuckled nervously. Hey dad. He said, trying to lighting the mood. Guess that package you ordered is going to be a bit late ay?

"Oh hey Caeruleus. How are you?" Dust asked.

MrNeonShot wrote:Just then, the conference room doors opened, and a group of people swarmed out.

John avoided the incoming rush of humans, Serpientes and cy-pets and huddled close to Avery, being nervous all over again. He mentally sighed; the side-effects were much more pronounced than he had anticipated, but even if he understood them, he would not be able to circumvent them. Like how he couldn't help being an alien.

Low buzzing sounds were emitted from him, as he waited for the flow to abate.
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MrNeonShot wrote:The lunar landing site is in the park! No one is allowed to put their paws on the footprints, but throughout the park, you can walk on moon sand! Rosie replied.

hypernovatic wrote:"Yeah, what she said." Dust replied.

"Oh, erm..." Ashe hmmm'ed to herself. She knew she heard of the lunar landing site, but she couldn't remember what's so important about it. "Say... what was the lunar landing site again?"

Esper wrote:Caeruleus leaped from Ashe's shoulder to Dust's, clinging there to observe the world from another viewpoint

"Whoa nelly!" The grey cat interjected when the rat made that leap. "Want a change of scenery, huh Cae?" she said, petting him on the head.

The nurse notes the spikes on the various monitors to which Noah is hooked as he absorbs the news and does her best to calm him down. Picking up the remote, she switches to DisNick Network instead of the new channel before passing the control back to Noah. She also talks to the dog in a soothing tone.
"I suppose it will be, Noah." she agrees with his joke. "At least everyone up there is OK though. Try to calm down. We don't want your blood pressure too high with that great big hole in you."

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"Good for the people. Pity about the droids though. I suppose they were your friends, weren't they? I'm sorry for your loss."
"Oh my gosh. I didn't realise. I'm so sorry, Hinata. Were they able to save the chips from any or are they completely gone?"

"A total of twelve men have landed on the Moon. This was accomplished with two US pilot-astronauts flying a Lunar Module on each of six NASA missions across a 41-month time span starting on 20 July 1969 UTC, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11"
This was an old wikipedia entry, but since then, nobody took the time to land on the moon until Atlas commissioned NASA to help them get here, because they figured out how to inhabit the planet. At first, the rule was that "no one can own one piece of space, because we're all from space", but since they really couldn't argue when Atlas set up shop, everyone fought to get a piece of Apollo. America, and the UK ended up winning that fight, but I fear its coming back. Rosie explained.
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No, they are still on the moon base, and their probably infected by the virus on board. Even if we could get their chips back, it would be completely useless. Hinata replied.

"I'm sorry... I really don't know what else to say..."
"I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have asked. If there's anything we can do to help, just ask."