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[UPDATE] Scarlett's Story - November 18th
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Daffy889
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 		[UPDATE] Scarlett's Story - November 18th
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I made my choice
Category: story, 04:29 PM

I talked to Brede this morning. I told him that I was thinking of taking up a place at the Carrick Tanraga Animal Shelter. It's what I've told everyone else: my father, my sister, Margot and Sanj, Iona, Kurt. They've all believed me easily. I've made cute little faces about how I love the animals so much and can't bear to see them hurting. It's true - I do love animals and I can't bear to see them in pain! That's not the reason I'm thinking of staying, though. But no one's known that. No one except Brede.

I went to see him in his room; he was exercising on the weights machine, working to get the strength back in his leg after all these weeks of lying still. When he saw me at the door he stopped, unhooked himself from the machine and sat down at the table. I told him my story, just like I've told everyone else, with smiles and fluttering eyelashes, and sadness about the poor little animals. He listened in silence and when I was finished he said:

"It's Allain, isn't it?"

And I tried to convince him it wasn't. I told the whole animal shelter story over again, but this time a bit more hurt because he hadn't believed me, and he listened again, patiently. I think I've never really appreciated this about Brede before, how patient he is. When I finished telling my story, he leaned across the table and took my hand in his. He said:

"Scarlett. You should come home with us. It's time for this to be over." I tried to interrupt him, but he didn't let me. "I don't know what kind of hold Allain has over you, I don't know what he's made you think, but it's not good for you. I can see it even if you can't. This isn't... this isn't about us, it's not about you and me. I just want you to be safe."

I stopped denying it then. I told him he couldn't understand. He asked me to explain it to him, so I did. I told him about the whole thing. About Reynolds ionizers and Viendenbourg, about Henry and Allain, about Claire Castille who vanished, about having to go and rescue them both, or at least find out what's happened here. I showed him the maps and the documents. I showed him the picture of Henry, Allain and Claire all together - I've posted the same picture here.

I told him all of this, I think, because I needed someone to know just to convince me that it was real, not some dream or a story I made up. And he listened, like he does. I asked him if he believed me and he said that he did, that it explained a lot of things he'd been wondering about, but that didn't mean I should go. And I told him I had to. I just have to go.

He squeezed my hand very tightly. He said: "Claire Castille's not your mother, you know. Just because your mother died... like that... you don't have to find every lost mother in the world. It's not your job. You can live your own life."

And I said I knew that, but I still had to go. And he just looked at me: not angry, but sad.

So I guess Brede and I are officially broken up. And I'm going back to Viendenbourg.


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 		Oh well, it's not like we could have stopped her even if we wanted to.

Maybe Sarah Covington would be interested in a handsome available bachelor. (With a limp.)
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 		amazing that theyve all grown noses now
and scarletts a smarter girl than i gave her credit for

so good move by scarlett -- brede was a bit of a wimp anyway Very Happy
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Mokey Fraggle
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tanner wrote:

so good move by scarlett -- brede was a bit of a wimp anyway Very Happy


Yes, and now we know that Allain is rather cute! Very Happy My cheesy romance plan is all coming together...

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 		Maybe we could have our bi-monthly 'should we tell Sente' conversation now.

I'm thinking no.
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 		Naahhh!! We should't tell anyone anything not that it would make a difference (she's going anyway).
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 		Seriously, guys, did you forget what happened LAST time we meddled?
Monica got killed, and Sylvia tried to commit suicide!
Okay, we managed to save Sylvia, but involving someone who doesn't know all of what's going on right now (Mister Easily-kept-in-the-dark Kiteway) could have disasterous implications for the project.
Actually, is anyone else wondering how come Sente hasn't noticed ANYTHING odd, or seems not to. Plus there was that whole military trace thing with the key...
Hmm.
I'm off to make a thread about trustworthyness.
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 		This debate could run on forever, so I just say 'go with the flow'. Scarlett's going regardless so it's best not to involve anybody else that she doesn't want involved.

Crane wrote:
Actually, is anyone else wondering how come Sente hasn't noticed ANYTHING odd, or seems not to.


He's a 'busy' man, apparently. Maybe he just doesn't notice this because he's got too much work (he's finally got MC sorting out wave 2 of the cards, a whole month over-due). AND it takes effort and time to look shady too!!

Mokey Fraggle wrote:
My cheesy romance plan is all coming together...


lol, it seems likely to happen now...unfortunately. Buckets at the ready people!!
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 		Scarlett's Story - November 18th Picture
Don't know if anyone has noticed this (or if I'm imagining things), but in the picture of the Castille family that Scarlett presented to us, there appears to be writing around the tree branches.

Along the uppermost branch, above Henry's head, is writing in white that I cannot decipher. On the lower branch, just right of Henry's head, is writing in black that appears to read:

T 13 ET (or possibly H or a square symbol) 3 west.

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 		Re: Scarlett's Story - November 18th Picture
bluebell wrote:
Don't know if anyone has noticed this (or if I'm imagining things), but in the picture of the Castille family that Scarlett presented to us, there appears to be writing around the tree branches.

Along the uppermost branch, above Henry's head, is writing in white that I cannot decipher. On the lower branch, just right of Henry's head, is writing in black that appears to read:

T 13 ET (or possibly H or a square symbol) 3 west.


I had a look at the picture, but cant make out any writing where you pointed out. If you have image editing software, maybe you could take the pic and highlight the places where you see the text.
TBH though, i think you were right when u said
bluebell wrote:
(or if I'm imagining things)
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However, on occasion, i have been known to be wrong (on rare occasions Very Happy )

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