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Patching wounds
Topic Started: Aug 9 2013, 02:59 PM (2,750 Views)
Eneas Clio
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"I always thought they were similar to Earth's lions, but the more I see of them the more I'm realizing that their pride structure is different. In a lion pride, the male stays home while the alpha female leads the hunting party. But we almost never seen the head female of this pride. This is the first time she's even crossed the property line while one of us was home. She usually stands on the other side, like she's telling me she knows this is my 'territory'." As the scanner powered up, Clio found some sanitizing spray in the medical bag and rubbed some of it into her hands before pulling out a little plastic tray, the scalpel, and a set of tweezers large enough to grab a buckshot pellet. "She's kind of treating you like a cub. Making you be still, licking your face. I think you've been adopted."
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Zerna Jernal
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"I am both honored and flattered." he rubbed under her chin and huffed at her, she of course huffed back. "But maybe we should have a few rules though. While outside of the property in her lands, she leads. Here, only my self and you Miss Clio is above her authority. We are not allowed to boss her pride around though, that is always hers. What do you ladies think?"
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"I think that's a fantastic idea, as long as she and her ladies agree. I wouldn't dream of ordering a cave cat around anyway... I don't even give Spunky orders, and she lives in my house." Clio laughed a little, waiting for the female alpha's approval - or disapproval - of the idea. When the female cat looked at her and gave her the slow blink of friendship, she grinned and nodded. "Okay then. We can share the land... but you have to leave the domestic animals around here alone. I don't mind if you want to play with Murphy, Spunky, and the horses... they're used to you. But if you cross the property line, you must not chase any of the animals the other people keep."
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"Agreed. We don't want any farmers to panic and shoot you in that panic. That would be a tragedy." he said and the PADD beeped.

He pressed the button and Aglaia's voice came through. "Father, the ground work is ready. I have sent the data to your PADD to work on." she said in an unusually happy voice.
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Eneas Clio
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"Exactly. There have already been too many cave cats injured or killed because they chased a farmer's goat or sheep... I know you guys don't do it to cause trouble, but they don't know you as well as I do." She'd just located the first bunch of pellets embedded in Zerna's body when Aglaia's voice came through the PADD, and she stopped, giving him a curious look. "You have Aglaia online again? I thought she didn't have any power?"
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He grunted from her work. "Well, I helped the young lady remove that old door. Filled the pool with the high grade gel, placed a shield generator inside her hangar area so the gel doesn't get inside with Jhu's help. While I was in there, I opened up the AI core to Aglaia and thanks to Peach, she has enough power to run her higher level though processors."
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"...so that's why the pumps are running continuously. Peach must be using the nutrients in the gel to make up for the power deficit." She paused and fished out a hypospray loaded with a mild local anesthetic, finding the pellets under Zerna's skin and injecting some of the contents nearby. "This is still going to hurt a little, but that should help." With both of the pride's apparent leaders watching, she checked the scanner again, carefully lining the blade of the scalpel up with one of the pellets.
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"I have been shot, your little knife work shouldn't be so bad." he smiled. "Looks like she had finished the holographic matrix as well. I'll need to you pick something for me Miss Clio." he said as he activated the small holo-emiter in the PADD. Moments later a holographic holographic puppy appeared, it's bright blue eyes filled with inquisitive energy. "I give you 'Pup'."

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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal
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"'Pup'?" She glanced over, surprised to find a holographic husky puppy sitting next to her on the grass. "He is adorable... and I get the feeling he's more than just a cute puppy." The adorable pup's sudden appearance seemed to steady her nerves, and she was easily able to free the first of the pellets before the quick incision she made healed over. "Well, that's one... out of about twenty. It's going to be dark before we finish."
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He grunted from the sharp pain. "Yes, that is the avatar of your new security system. A VI that will be able to keep an eye on your property. I can have another dog species if you want."
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"Our property," she reminded him gently. "You live here too." She carefully pried another pellet loose and dropped it in the tray with the first one. "I think a husky is perfect for a security program, actually. From a distance, he would look like a wolf, a warning to stay away. But if he knows you and lets you in... they're some of the sweetest dogs Earth has to offer. If I didn't already have Murphy, I might have adopted one of those husky puppies they're giving away outside the capital."
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"Well, why don't you adopt one anyway? It's not like WE have a shortage of space. And I think the cubs would love another play mate." He pressed a few commands in to the PADD to activate the puppy program. The hologram started to move, the tail wagged and the gentle yips of it's barks could be heard.
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"I can barely keep up with the animals we have, and I'm not sure I'd have any time to train a new puppy." Pup's yips and barks started to draw attention, with many of the cats suddenly looking over to see what the noise was. A moment later Murphy bounded over from inside the basement, intent on chasing the holographic puppy away... until he suddenly sat down with a confused look on his face. Clio giggled at the dog, shaking her head. "He can't figure out why he can't smell the puppy."
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Zerna chuckled. "I bet ones he learns, he will have a new friend to play with, this one won't break either. But I will have to work on getting the security program worked on too. Then I will have to plant holo emiters all over the property so that pup can move all over the place."
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Miki walked back out from the house and noticed another little hologram. "Cute." she said and raised an eyebrow. "Looks like one of the President's dogs." she commented. "Jernal? When you are, less full of bullets, Captain Ryder wants a statement for the case against the poachers. No major rush but before tomorrow afternoon if possible. I took the liberty of documenting the injuries the cat had before the Director gave them treatment." she said and picked up one of the pellets. "Interesting. These are the same type Byron's security uses."
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