Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:37:18 PM)
(This user has entered (?)Tarra's Secret Lab!) (IP = 24.159.242.33)
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:43:32 PM)
Tarra is in the clean room of her lab, her computers runninng, her lithography equipment still warm. the SEM she'd bought from tulane is about to be used to analyze her latest masterpiece
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:45:22 PM)
*Dorian arrives since he was "paged" and looks around smiling almost widely at all of the equipment.* What is the project today?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:47:54 PM)
One word answer. "Yep. But that's Ok. I got most of it done, and now we're in the waiting time."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:48:24 PM)
Time?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:48:56 PM)
"The thin fim depositon takes about 14 hours."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:50:21 PM)
Ummm...can't you quicken the process with a centralized beam of chronotoms?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:50:50 PM)
"Oh definitely." she grins. "but the point of this is to design something that anyone else can do."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:51:45 PM)
I spose...
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:51:47 PM)
*he chuckles*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:51:57 PM)
"I haven?"'t seen you for awhile. How are you
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:52:14 PM)
I'm...ummm...well..things are getting kinda rough
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:52:34 PM)
"How?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:57:07 PM)
Wella member of the...group, decided while pregnant, to jump through a wormhole into an alternate dimension. Which left her terribly injured upon her return so now Lyric is in Vegas working to pay the medical bills...
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:57:27 PM)
And I'm alone with the girl but she's never around either so....*he shrugs sighing lightly*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:58:12 PM)
Which one??
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:58:15 PM)
she seems upset
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:58:20 PM)
Pardon?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 10:58:47 PM)
the pregnant one. Is she ok? who is she?
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 10:59:22 PM)
She's fine now...i asked Bryan to help her...and he did..but the child was stolen by extradimensional beings...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:03:15 PM)
She looks pained. "Bryan...a good man. Who was the girl?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:03:38 PM)
Maggie mae sage...i think we just call her Mags
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:04:10 PM)
"...She's a kind woman. I'm so sorry to hear that."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:04:40 PM)
So i've been taking care of her while she's around...when she's not...well i'm alone...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:05:21 PM)
"You don't do well, being alone."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:05:49 PM)
No...i starts thinking...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:06:22 PM)
"What do you think?" she turns out the clean rom light, locks it and steps out to face him
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:07:23 PM)
I don't know...just...remember all of the crazy things i have seen...Maya's death...Lyrics torture at the hands of another mage...Mags flipping out and going into an alternate dimension...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:11:22 PM)
she walk s to the small sitting area she has set up so she can better listen. coffee is made
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:11:44 PM)
It's...like the more they know...the less sane they become...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:14:25 PM)
"that's rather indicative of our breed.
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:14:46 PM)
Your breed? *he looks at her a bit confused*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:17:07 PM)
"The mages. Our kind."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:19:07 PM)
*He sighs then looks down at his hands, not sure what to say....seeming suddenly awkward and worried.*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:19:24 PM)
"Sit down, Dorian. Relax. Have some coffee."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:19:51 PM)
I didn't mean to offend...it's just hard to see things as me being one of them...*he moves to sit down.*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:21:07 PM)
"You don't, do you? See yourself as one of them?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:21:32 PM)
No...not really, but i can understand them...and their perspectives...they see things very differently then me...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:25:13 PM)
she puts an arm around him, massages his neck to try and help him relax.
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:26:47 PM)
*He seems to relax leaning back against her...his expression seeming to soften a little...* Wow...that...I miss that...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:29:33 PM)
"You miss being treated like a man?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:29:51 PM)
Is that what this is? *he chuckles a little awkwardly*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:33:39 PM)
"No. This is being treated like a friend who needs to be amered. Badly."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:33:59 PM)
Pardon?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:35:47 PM)
(pampered)
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:35:56 PM)
"You need someone to take care of you fr a little while."
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:36:10 PM)
"come on, I'll cook you dinner, give you a backrub."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:36:52 PM)
Umm...can I ask you an odd question?
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:37:38 PM)
*he shakes his head smiling lightly* No...maybe later...I'd love dinner...i've been cooking for two people and one day i cooked for the whole..well anybody who went to the safe house...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:38:05 PM)
She listens. "Ask away."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:38:41 PM)
*He turns around and leans in kissing her lightly his arms holding her closely*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:39:04 PM)
She returns the kiss and smiles. "Was that the question?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:39:39 PM)
Well i was gonna ask if I could...but...I thought it would be more romantic to just do it...*he smiles*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:39:56 PM)
"So you and Lyric are kaput?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:40:05 PM)
I don't know...
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:40:10 PM)
she's never around any more...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:42:32 PM)
"Sounds like Xander."
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:42:43 PM)
"I'm supposed to marry him in a few months..and where is he?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:43:04 PM)
Well the offer is still open dear...*he says looking into her eyes.*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:43:12 PM)
"Which offer is that?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:43:25 PM)
You don't remember in the Pool hall?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:43:33 PM)
"Refresh my memory."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:43:49 PM)
That if things didn't work out...we could you know...get together.
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:44:07 PM)
She smiles. "If they don't...that could be a very good idea."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:45:36 PM)
Untill then...*he pulls her into his lap and kisses her deeply, as though to remind her of what it's like to be close.*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:46:43 PM)
She pulls back, looks into his eyes and then locks her lips over his, pouring her soul into the kiss. Every bit of sweetess, goodness, everything she is, a touch from the soul. Hot, sweet and honest.
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:49:22 PM)
*He returns the ardence, pulling her closer still his feelings for her flowing through his kiss there being no reason to hide them, his lips soft and needful his hands gentle yet seeming to pull her closer.*
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:49:40 PM)
"We're both lonely."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:49:51 PM)
we don't have to be...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:50:23 PM)
"I'm giving Xander a littlewhile longer. I don't wish to be dishonest...but neglect is abuse."
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:50:56 PM)
but...*he kisses her lips gently again.* Alright...I will do the same for Lyric...
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:51:41 PM)
She returns the kiss, resting her hand softly on his cheek. "hopeless romantics, aren't we?"
Dr. Dorian Shepherd (Jun 12, 2011 11:51:54 PM)
*He wraps his arms around her while she's in his lap.* But...this does feel right...doesn't it?
Tarra Shapiro (Jun 12, 2011 11:52:23 PM)
afk a sec