May 25th: Stanton Residence

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:03 am

"Very well," he said, with an exaggerated sigh. "If you absolutely MUST come in, you may come in."

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:48 am

"Thank you." Rachel said, taking a step inside.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:51 am

"So what... job is it that you do here?" Sara asks PurpleSuitWill as she walks through the gate.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:11 am

"Apparently, tour guide," he winked at Sara, as he threw open the main doors.

The entire first floor was an open space--or at least, it would have been, if not for all the whirring and clanking machinery! A lot of conveyor belts being fed into large machines, with odd sounding smashing and twisting noises--the machines themselves were elongating and contracting as if they were in a cartoon. Giant mixers mixed what smelt like chocolate and fruit and things together; giant cranes picked up ingredients from bins and dropped them onto belts---the things seemed to stretch on for miles and miles and miles, in all directions--including upwards.

Running to and fro all over the place were...well, hundreds---maybe thousands of people. Many of them were Saras--the majority, as a matter of fact--but quite a few were Rachels or Simons or Bears or Tinks--even some Robins (adult future version). No two were exaactly identical--hight, for example, seemed to vary quite wildly, with some being nearly 20 feet tall, and a group of 3-inch tall Sara's darting by the trio's feet, each carrying one chocolate chip.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:46 am

"Someone clearly has read too much Roald Dahl..." Sara blinks at the chaos and flurry of activity going on in the impossibly large room.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:02 pm

"IT's all very delicately themed and designed," the Will said---apparently aware this was a mental construct?

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:24 pm

"I like what you've done with the place." Rachel said "Its a very adaptable design."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:33 pm

"Well, we certainly hope for--a bit noisy, perhaps, but sacrifices must be made," he shrugged.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:40 pm

"It sure seems more complicated than the previous one." Sara chuckles, maybe a bit nervously because how the hell would they notice anything being wrong in here.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:47 pm

"Is that a bad thing?" he asked, turning around to look at Sara. "Complicated, yes, but think of the applications!"

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:55 pm

"Oh no no no. It just has to be hard to keep an overview over all this."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:09 pm

"It's a skill. We're really VERY talented.

And with this setup, we can churn out twice, three times, ten times, a hundred times more effort. It's...a work of art, that's what it is."

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:16 pm

"What is the purpose of the effort?" Rachel asked.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:34 pm

"Come again?" he asked, turning around.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:23 am

"Its a lot of work." Rachel said "What is it meant to accomplish?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:34 am

"Welll...kinda everything, you know? I mean--this is just general power.

Plus tasty treats. But that's kinda the whole she-bang now, isn't it? It's in vogue. Eating your fill."

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:56 am

"What kind of treats?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:58 am

"Chocolates, mostly. And pastries. Cream filled eclaires.

And all the machines generate a HELL of a lot of energy. When everything's going at one..." he said, trailing off into a whistle.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:34 am

"To help you shift?" Rachel asked.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:38 am

"Really, to help us with anything," he said, quickly looking away. "It's power. Power is good, right?"

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:43 am

"it depends on what you're trying to do with it."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:47 am

"Everything!" he said, with a bit of flair with his top hat. "You sure do ask a lot of questions, Rachel."

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:30 am

"I"m curious." Rachel said "You've made a bunch of changes since the last time I was here."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:35 am

"Well, between now and then, we were in a war, now, weren't we?"

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:45 am

"Very true." Rachel said "This place looks more secure, certainly."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:59 am

"Well, we weren't looking ONLY for security, but thank you," he smiled, tipping his hat.

by **Sara Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:01 am

"So there are no more specialized places at all?" Sara chimes in.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:09 am

"Oh, far from it. This is only the main facility, you know--d'you see those pipes?" he asked, pointing out a brilliant array of multicolored pipes, leading off in every which direction.

"That sends everything to wherever it's needed at any given time. And we can control the pressure and the flow right from here--those babies expand and contract, so they can take as much as they need."

by **Sara Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:24 am

"That makes sense... So is there, like, a place that's responsible for shifting?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:31 am

The Will glanced sideways at her. "Uh...uh, um, yeah. Yeah, of course..of course there is...there's a place for everything, obviously. I mean, literally everything you can think of. Speaking and thinking and dreaming and walking and pissing and breathing and hoping."

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:37 am

"Could we see the shifting area?" Rachel said "Just to make sure its in good repair."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:37 am

"...don't you want the grand tour? You know, just, um, it's all new and shiny and things..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:41 am

"No reason we couldn't start there, right?" she asks carefully.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:43 am

"Well, I mean....there's no reason TO start there, you know? One's as good as another..." he said, dodging the question again.

by **Sara Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:08 am

"I'd really like to start there though."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:46 pm

"Pushy, aren't, we," he muttered. "Alright, alright."

by **Sara Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:44 pm

"Just curious..." she mumbles to downplay her worrying.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:01 pm

"Well, who am I to deny you access, right?" he said, forcing a happy face. "Then we shall show you the whole shifting apparatus. State of the art, you know. I built it myself."

by **Sara Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:15 pm

"I'm sure it's awesome!" she smiles.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:24 pm

"It's VERY very complicated," he nodded, as he led them down a seemingly random path through the machines, occasionally stepping over tiny people, around normal sized people, and even under some of the giants, past giant vats of cooling chocolate and strawberry filling and all kinds of delicious smelling treats.

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