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[UPDATE] The Path of Least Time-09th May 2006-Oxxypro

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ryandrew
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[UPDATE] The Path of Least Time-09th May 2006-Oxxypro

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Drowsington
Tuesday, May 9 2006, 06:19 PM

I just arrived in Drowsington, whose name happens to be a pretty accurate description of its nature. The view here is only slightly more interesting than the fields I saw out of the train window.

My first task was to check out the pharmacy. I'd already called them as soon as I'd made the Oxxypro discovery, but they informed me that they were closed on Tuesdays and they hadn't had seen my 'missing girlfriend' on Monday. I'm assuming that this means she'll be making her move some time tomorrow, so I'll be watching the pharmacy closely starting from the morning.

There's one interesting thing about Drowsington - the ferry service. If you want to cross the River Mazy, it's easy enough - you just hop on a train or subway or car, and you'll go through a bridge or a tunnel. There are ferry services in Perplex City as well, but they're all registered with the public transport system, following some problems with pollution and accidents. In other words, if you want to cross the river, and you don't want to use pubilc transport - well, you can't.

Drowsington, inconveniently enough, not only has a pharmacy that supplies Oxxypro, but also a antiquated 'tourist' ferry service that is not registered with the public transport system, or indeed the Missing Persons service. I've already informed them about Miranda, but I highly doubt they'll be of any use tracking her down. If Miranda can get over the river with a supply of Oxxypro, she could easily disappear in the plains to the south.

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:24 pm

Mattie-Liz
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I think you mean

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Oxxypro
Tuesday, May 9 2006, 04:30 PM
In a city of millions, it's a wonder that the global search didn't display more results for people saying 'Miranda' - or something that sounds like Miranda - even after some initial filtering. However, there were enough to be dealing with... I guess phonetic search can only do so much.

A couple of people emailed in and between them found two results that are interesting. The first was at about 10:40am yesterday, and the second occurred an hour later at 11:47am. Both seem to be people calling after Miranda and mentioning her hair - which, according to Violet, she dyed red. I think it makes sense - Miranda's obviously not using her 'real' name when talking to other people, but all the people who've seen her before at the library and know her name are obviously going to use it.

Looking at the locations of those two audio clips, she seems to be travelling west, out of the city. Yes, I'm a scientist and I know how ridiculous it is to make a conclusion based on two data points, but a few other things are worth mentioning here. Firstly, Miranda might know well enough to avoid public transport, but she won't know I'm doing this global search. Secondly, she needs to get out of the city, and with her boat diversion over the weekend, it wouldn't surprise me to see her heading in the opposite direction.

Thirdly, and most importantly, there's one town, north of the river and directly west of Perplex City (you can see it on the map, actually) called Drowsington. There's something she really needs there - Oxxypro.

It appears that Miranda entered the marathon as 'Jean Morgan' in 268 and in 265 - 'Jean' is the only person running in the marathon who matches all the things we know about Miranda (thanks for speeding up the search, everyone). The marathon website doesn't reveal a lot about 'Jean' apart from the fact that she had special dispensation to take a drug called Oxxypro.

Oxxypro is a quite powerful treatment for a condition that's similar to asthma. It's basically a respiratory disease, and while its root cause is not identical to asthma, its symptoms are. Oxxypro does a bunch of things like release antihistamines and relax the airway muscles, but the reason why it's specifically mentioned on the marathon website is because it increases oxygen uptake from the blood. This is obviously something that runners would be interested in, and so in order to not be disqualified after using it, you have to have special dispensation from a doctor.

Then there's the small matter of the stash of Oxxypro she had in the care package Violet picked up from Auger Park. When I saw Oxxypro mentioned in an email, I had an inkling that I'd seen it before somewhere. Looking at the first aid kit in her care package revealed the Oxxypro pills, which were identical to the pills I saw her take regularly when we were going out. She told me the pills were for Barrow-Feld...

Oxxypro is difficult to synthesise and tough to get hold of. Outside of Perplex City, it's only available in a few places. The one place nearby that Miranda could get more from is Drowsington, and by now, she'll need more; you normally need to take it every week or so, or more often if you're doing a lot of physical activity. Given that she's probably travelling everywhere on foot, and that I've got her supply, I'd say she needs more pills pretty soon.

I've just booked a ticket to Drowsington and a car should be here to take me to Grand Frederik's shortly. It shouldn't take too long to get there.

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:42 pm

skenmy
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No - he doesn't Razz

That is the latest update.

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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:59 pm

jcane86
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Joined: 21 Apr 2006
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you got your titles mixed up.. the post ryan quoted is titled Drowsington, but he titled this Topic Oxxypro, wich is the title of Kurt's previous post

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:09 pm

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