NationStates Jolt Archive

Johan Odel walked up the metallic stairs of the security station. Once he reached the top, he turned and opened the door inside. Beads of sweat rolled down his head. This Island was much warmer than any Tocrowkian as accustomed to, and after a final, five hour running marathon through each sector of the park, he was exhausted.

He reached the computer/observation room and took his seat at the back behind a large desk. He grabbed a moist tow let and wiped the sweat away, and observed the staff, whom were each typing away at various consoles. He clapped his hands and stood up.

"Alright everyone. The tourists will be here in ten minutes. Give me a final report."

He demanded.

"Aquatic zone, secure. Mountain Zone, secure. Swamp zone, secure. Grass lands zone, secure. Desert zone, secure."

A female voice stated. Johan then picked up a walky-talky and radioed Kristine, whom was observing a Acrocanthosaurus in the desert sector.

"Everything okay down there, Morgen?"

Johan asked.

"Roger. Zone is secure."

She replied.

"Yeah, I already knew that. Thanks though."

He said. He put the walky-talky down and straitened up his uniform, wanting to look fresh for the tourists, whom would be arriving in six separate helicopters within a few minutes....


((OOC: Everyone, for now just post your characters arriving.))

[OOC: Um, is there an airstrip? Or do we come in by helo?]

[OOC: Um, is there an airstrip? Or do we come in by helo?]

(You come in by helo...on a landing pad....)

From the soft underbellies of the clouds descended a helicopter, its propellers buffeting the tropical air. Nick Lynum, dressed conspicuously in a three-piece suit, black homburg hat, and sunglasses, peered intently out the window. He had vague notions of what the island's attractions would be, but these notions were nowhere close to the startling reality he would confront. The helicopter descended slowly, shuddering slightly, almost causing Nick's glass of cognac to spill; he grabbed it, instinctively, just before it could tumble over and shatter.

He leafed again through the tourist literature on Tocrowkia. If memory served (and he had an impeccable memory), Tocrowkia was an ally of Roach-Busters, and a fellow member of the World Anti-Communist League. A thin smile crossed his face. This would make for an interesting excursion.

He listlessly hummed the lyrics to random songs, as he waited patiently for what seemed like an eternity for the chopper to land.

Finally, with a sudden jolt, it connected with the ground. He unbuckled his seat belt, as the door was opened by island workers, who curtly nodded and bade him welcome. Ducking his head, he stepped out of the helicopter, collected his luggage, and made his way toward the designated area where he was to meet with his hosts and the other guests.

Conrad DeLosean watched as the chopper he was in descended onto the landing pad, relieved the flight was over. He stretched his arms, and sprung up as soon as the helo landed.
Stepping out, he was met with a humid, sticky feeling, and tried to get used to it for the moment. He never could get used to weather over 80 degrees. Picking up his backpack and dufflebag, he walked over to what seemed to be a meeting area of sorts.

Feeling a bit shaky traveling by helictoper, John was more than glad to get off. It was a long flight and he missed feeling solid ground under his feet. He grabbed his suitcase and labtop and started heading towards the designated area for all guests and visitors. Thinking to himself while lookig around at the lush rich looking island. This seems promising, a bit to promising. Suprised by the almost exotic look he made his way forward

Ed Collins shifted around his seat- trying to get the best view out the helicopter window. He was strapped in, with headphones on, listening to his favorite band; Creedence Clearwater Revival. He always kept a load of spare batteries for his CD player in the pockets of his cargo pants. Too many times had he been without music on long trips to make the mistake of bringing none.

The view wasnt interesting yet, he didnt catch any glimpses of dinosaurs- although he swore that one anormally shaped tree trunk was moving. As the helicopter neared the ground, he recalled the very scene in the movies, when the guests first arrived. He wondered if the park would bear any resemblance to the fictional version.

The door was opened, and he unbuckled and reached for his packs, and exited the copter. The wind from the rotor blades was so intense that he had to hold the headphones on his head. Looking around, he started toward the only other people he saw nearby, waving as he approached.

<<OOC: Sorry if this is too long, I’m kinda new at this.>>

Lisa’s stomach lurched as the helicopter hit another air pocket. Cinching her seat belt even tighter around her waist, she closed her eyes and silently counted under her breathe.

One, two, three, four…. By the time she hit five, the nausea was gone and she tentatively opened her eyes. She hated flying and avoided it at all costs. But this was the chance of a lifetime, something she had worked towards all her life, and nothing, not even a little fear of flying, was going to stand in her way.

Besides some minor turbulence, the helicopter ride to the Tocrowkian owned island was uneventful, and she hoped it would continue that way. Flying over the mountains, Lisa looked out and saw a small clearing with a helicopter pad dead smack in the middle. She realized they would be landing soon. Damn, she thought, I hate this part.

Shoving her new leather bound journal, a graduation gift from her advisor, into a beat up backpack, she checked once more for the letter she had received in the mail only a few days ago, trying to figure out how in the world she had ended up on a helicopter heading towards the start of her new life. Everything had happened so quickly. Dr. Jim Reed, Lisa’s PhD adviser, had mentioned only a week earlier that he knew of a genetic lab looking for “fresh, new faces”

“This will be good for you, Lisa” she could hear his words still resounding in her head. “You are one of the best graduate students I have ever had the chance to, umm, ahem… work with.” Work with? She almost laughed in his face at that one, wondering how many other grad students Dr. Reed had slept with. She new she wasn’t the first, nor, most likely, the last. “That, and well, the types of organisms you will be working with are, well… umm, how should I say…interesting.”

Interesting was not even close to what this would be. Dinosaurs. Shaking her head in disbelief, she carefully folded the letter from the director of the Tocrowkian labs, telling her that a position was available for work in their genetic and molecular biology labs, and, based on the glowing recommendation from Dr. Reed and strong research background, the position was her’s, and placed it in her back pocket. Glowing recommendation my ass, he just wanted to get rid of me before I blew the whistle on his late-night lab parties. Notwithstanding, she was one of the best in her field and a perfect fit for this type of work. She had been obsessed with dinosaurs before she could even talk.

The helicopter set down with a final bump and Lisa was up and out of her seat before the doors could even be opened. She nodded and smiled to the islanders who opened the door for her and squinted in the bright sunlight.

Standing on the heliopad was a well-dressed businessman wearing a heavy three-piece suit. Gonna roast in that, big-boy, she thought and suppressed a giggle. Her well worn jeans and thin tank top were already sticking to her in the sweltering heat. Better go make nicey-nice.

With a heavy sigh she started walking towards the overly dressed man, “Hey, you, over there. Hello?…Hey,” she called over the roar of more incoming copters, waving her arms over her head, trying to get the his attention.

OOC: FYI, long is generally good, especially for an intro post to a thread.

IC: A evenly tanned caucasian women with shoulder-length black hair and glasses sat in the back section of the helicopter. Her name was Susan Marinos. A Lieutenant Junior Grade in the SeaQuestian Navy, she was on vacation from it all.

Born to a military family in the city of New Cape Quest, Susan grew up with one of her parents usually away on assignment. Always a fan of dinosaurs since early childhood, Susan has amassed quite a large library on several species on her personal PADD (ie, a PDA). With SeaQuest not focused on creating anything similar, she has decided to visit the Tocrowkia park durign her time off.

"Hmm," she thinks, "Its lucky the equipment I brought looks like local tourist gear," she smiles to herself, "but then again, it is my tourist gear."

Susan moves the bag next to her so it isn't digging into her side. She looks out the window at the ocean below.

"Five more minutes and we should be over the outskirts of the island."

She pulls out a bottle of soda.

Opening the top, she says aloud, quitely, "Got to keep my wits about me."

The pilot calls back over the roar of the rotors, "What was that ma'am?"

"Nothing, just thinking aloud," she replies.

"Got ya, ma'am. Do it myself sometimes without thinking."

Five minutes later...

The helicopter soars over the beach that marks that section of the island's edge.

"Almost there, ma'am," calls the pilot, "you may want to buckle up as the air is still in a little chaos after what they did to the island. Wouldn't be surprised if a storm blew up."

Susan nodded. She closed her drink and put it in her bag before buckling up. She finished right as the chopper hit some chop.

3 minutes later...

The chopper eased down on its designated landing pad. Susan undid her restraints before leaning foward and thanking the pilot.

"No problem, ma'am," he responds with a pleased look on his face.

Susan smiles and hops out of the helicopter. She adjusts her business suit as it got a little dis-jointed from the exiting of the copter.

"Damn," she thinks as she groans and starts digging through her bag for a towel, "Only a lizard would like this heat and humidity. Good thing I brought changes of clothes."

Odel came driving up at the back of the entrance building. He dashed out of the jeep and into the cool, air-conditioned concrete building to greet the guests. Some other nobody scientists and business people followed him in to explain things.

"Hello everyone. Name's Odel. Johan Odel, I'm head of security in the park. And these are nobo-...I mean, my associates. We can answer any questions you have. Anyway, I'm sure your all excited and want to see the animals, but first we have to take you to register at the security center, and then check you into one of the hotels. I hope this alright."

John happy to be inside the air conditioned building replied pleasantly

"Yes that that wouldn't be a problem at all on my part, This place seems pretty interesting, Yes it does. The name is John Martinez by the way. Security Center sounds pretty technical atleast you got a good run on these types of things. Don't want any mad insane people trying to break into this place"

John reached into his right pocket and took out his iPod

"Also you don't mind if I put these on, I always think better with a little comfortable background music" John said with a warm smile on his face.

"Yeah, just as long as you have it down low enough so it doesn't scare the animals."

Johan replied. Meanwhile, two other men walked into the visitor center. They looked normal enough, their pale white skin revealing them to be of obvious Tocrowkian descent. How ever, the air around them felt...un-easy.

Unknown to the others, these men carried with them a deadly package. Inside their suitcases, each of them carried twelve liters of improvised explosives. They were disguised in plastic water bottles, and appeared to be merely a clear liquid like water.

OOC: I'm new at this stuff so please don't get to aggrivated if i do anything wrong.


IC:
John slowly put on his iPod and chose a playlist that made him feel at home. He slowly became a little more relaxed. John being a very overcautious person due to his expert knowledge in pyschology, realized things seemed perfectly normal. He looked around and noticed the "gang" he'd probably be spending the next couple of days. Something about that cute girl in the tank caught his eye but his attention slowly fixed back on Odel

"So if you don't mind my questioning the accomodations, hotel, how will they be working all get seperate rooms and any special goodies in their like free cable" he said and slightly chuckled " Also, I'd love it if I maybe could get a schedule perhaps for the next couple of days. So I know where to be and where the fun will be at. If that wouldn't be any inconvenience to you of course"

Nick immediately let out a long, heavy sigh of sheer relief when he entered the building. The transition from sweltering, incapacitating tropical heat to refreshing coolness was so abrupt it took a few seconds for his brain to register that he was no longer suffocating in the midst of a heat wave, and his perspiration ceased. Wiping the remainder of sweat from his brow, he smiled, relieved to be indoors. Tentatively, he raised his hand. "Security center?" he asked, his tone a bit cautious, diffident. "Are they going to be checking us?"

OOC: I despise intro posts, so...

IC:

Tommy, Wendy and Tirdal all got off of the Helicopter, and headed for the building.

OOC: It'll get alot better when we actually start doing things.

"Yes, you will all have separate rooms. And yes, there will be several luxuries like cable. And seeing as you are our first guests, it will all be free."

Johan announced proudly.

"And yeah, you could get a schedule for tours around the various zones. Or you could rent a jeep and go around the park alone. But if you want the schedule, you'll have to wait tell we get to the security center."

Upon hearing the other mans question, he replied:

"Well, yeah they will. You'll also be given personnel GPS systems and an ID card, which doubles as a sort of credit card so you can get food and stuff from the various kiosks around here."

OOC:
OOC: I despise intro posts, so...

IC:

Tommy, Wendy and Tirdal all got off of the Helicopter, and headed for the building.

OOC: It'll get alot better when we actually start doing things.
*bursts into laughter*

IC:
Conrad stood in the middle of the group, trying to wait while his bottle of Pepsi cooled off a bit. Looking around, he wondered just how they kept the Dinos cut off from everywhere else...

Mike gets off from a helicopter. He saw another group of tourist. Looking around he wondered what other people would be here. Getting off the helicopter he went over to the guy drinking the Pepsi.

The constant clicking was driving Nikolai insane. He was used to silence. The ocean below him was a blue haze. The shadow of the helicopter slightly ahead of the real helicopter has the sunset behind him. There were a few other people on the chopper as well.
After a very long time there was a dull thud and everyone stood up excited. The pilot exterminated their hopes.
"We're just refulling on an aircraft carrier."
How far was this island? Nikolai thought to himself.
A loud click woke Nikolai up. The hatch was opening and the birght sunlight burst inside. Nikolai stepped down from the helocopter as the rotor blades slowed down. We was surprised to see how similar it was to Africa. His backpack was full to the bring with equipment, and his camoflauge clothing made him look like a member of the military. Nikolai immediatly pulled out his camera to start takling pictures. As he dug through his pack he found an open envelope. He stuffed the letter deeper into his pack, no one was to find out why he was here.
The air was thick. Nikolai followed the large crowd of people inside. The various people interested Nikolai greatly, as he glanced at everyone. He immediatly signed up for a tour that goes through all of the zones. Dinosaurs. He thought to himself. Never in his lifetime would he believe that dinosaurs could be brought back to life. Nikolai began to skim through his dinosaur book.

OOC- Sorry for late psot, computer wasn'y working.

IC- A helicopter with the Tyrannosaur of Breitenburg on the side dropped down. Dr. Rick Harris stepped out. The paleontologist sent by the Holy Emperor to observe and collect data on dinosaurs. Rick was excited to be here. He loved dinosaurs. He especially wanted to see the Tyrannosaurs. Breitenburg's Tyrannosaurs weren't as large as extinct ones. He hurried to join the others. He would get set up ans then explore the area.

As more and more people were arriving, Johan wanted to get out of there as soon as he could. He'd leave the greeting of the rest of the people to the other employees.

"Alright everyone! Head out the back door and you'll find several jeeps waiting for us. They'll take us to the Security center. Lets go."

He said, turning and leading the way.

Nick had not been fully briefed on the island, only provided a few extremely vague hints. Therefore, he had not the faintest notion of what was in store. "What are the islands attractions, sir?" he asked.

As more and more people were arriving, Johan wanted to get out of there as soon as he could. He'd leave the greeting of the rest of the people to the other employees.

"Alright everyone! Head out the back door and you'll find several jeeps waiting for us. They'll take us to the Security center. Lets go."

He said, turning and leading the way.

Tommy and Wendy followed, taking in everything they saw with interest, Tirdal on the other hand remained withdrawn and quiet. He was simply looking at things differently, but it made him seem anti-social and disinterested.

"I'm sure we'll know more at the Security area," Conrad said, walking towards the jeeps. He burst into sweat once outside, and groped for another soda in his pack.

John began to follow Odel, while noticing the conspicuous gentleman who had just arrived and left. He slowly began heading out the back door to where Odel said the jeeps would be, His favorite song had just come on to, everything seemed great the scenery was a nice change back to the urban scene back home. He quietly sung the lyrics to himself, while taking pictures with his digital camera.

"So if you don't mind be starting any small talk and you'll probably be getting to know me the next couple of days, How long you been here in charge of this operation. Looks to me well run, obviously you must have the qualifications, and one other important question that has been bugging me. How do you keep them, the dinosaurs, isolated and away from us, the park visitors?"

"Well, theres hundreds, sir. We have everything from Orthacanthus's in the swamp sector, to Megalodon's in the sea sector. We have Dryosaurus, Gallimimus, Homalocephale and Styracosaurus's to Brachiosaurus. And we have Albertosaurus's, Acrocanthosaurus, and Carcharadontosaurus. And of course theres the Rex."

He blurted out.

"Really sir, you'll just have to look at this."

He said, handing him a booklet of all the animals in the park. Odel then hoped in one of the jeeps.

"ahh well this looks to clear up alot of things" skimming through the booklet...

John looked around "So any preference with who rides with who"
As he hopped into an unoccupied Jeep

The three Miehmish tourists got into the same jeep, waiting for things to get going was the worst part, but it should be interesting enough...

Conrad walked over to the jeep Johan was in, and climbed into the back. No sense in making it difficult for everyone else to find a seat.
"So, um, are there any tours or such today, or is that tomorrow, etc?"

"No, not really."

Johan replied to passenger question.

"And anyway, in reply to your previous questions, I've been head-of-security since the project started. I was in Malgeria, you see. Oh, you probably haven't heard about that, have you? Well that was a war, and I managed to keep my beach head secure against enemy forces. So the Government noticed me and assigned me here. And we use large, electric charged fences. Behind these, there are scent repellents that keep the dinosaurs in even if the fences malfunction."

Lisa caught up to the man carrying what looked like a heavy back-pack and duffell bag and watched him pull another soda out of his pack. Military issued, she thought. Hoping into the jeep with Odel, she barely listened as the man with the headphones seemed to bombarde Odel with questions. Obviously, he wanted to get rid them all. She settled back and waited for the jeeps to start.

Turning to the man with the duffel bags, "Got another soda I can buy off of ya" she asked?

Conrad walked over to the jeep Johan was in, and climbed into the back. No sense in making it difficult for everyone else to find a seat.
"So, um, are there any tours or such today, or is that tomorrow, etc?"


"Yes, there will be a minor tour through the herbivore pen today. Just to prove that this whole park isn't a joke."

Lisa perked up as she heard Odel say something about scent repellents.

"So, you are telling me that if the electricity goes out, there is nothing but a little perfume stopping the buggers from getting out?" She chuckled to herself and quickly realized no one else was laughing. She had forgotten that not everyone appreciated her sarcasm and she was trying to make a decent first impression.

John took off his headphones and said " Yes I'm sorry but I'd have to agree with the lady up front... After all they're dinosaurs, are you positive a bad smell is gonna keep them from trying to eat us?"

"Yes, that is what I'm saying."

Johan replied, pissed.

"Listen, I don't know the details of it but it works. And besides, you have me and the park rangers...and me. I'm a total bad ass. You have nothing to fear."

He replied.

Nikolai got the back of a jeep filled to the brim with eager tourists. He pulled out his video camera. He looked to his left seeing a man sitting next him. He looked on his right and saw a young woman. She was saying something about the island. Nikolai put in a new cartiridge into his camera, however he didn't turn it on. Batteries were a valuable. He dug into his pockets pulling out a stick of gum. There were three other people speaking in a odd language infront of him. He glanced around the landscape trying to see a dinosaur.

Ed walked up to one of the jeeps that wasn't full, and got in. He set his pack to the side, and took the CD player and put it in. He gazed around at the other guests. They were very talkative, he thought.

He had heard something about a security center, and wondered if thats where they were headed.

"Great," Lisa mumbled under her breathe, somewhat uneasy at the testiness in Odel's voice.

Twisting around in her seat, she offered her hand to the man with the headphones.

"Hey, I'm Lisa. What are you listening too?"

She tried starting small talk to releive the uneasiness in the jeep.

"Hey, look."

Odel stated, pointing to a group of three Dryosaurus running across the road. He hoped this would get everybody off his back.

"O yea, Panic! At The Disco...My favorite band, The names John... that guy in charge, kinda scary not to mention a few guys with guns an electric fence and a bad stench is all there is between us and dinosaurs... but other than that a pleasure to meet you nonetheless" John smiled at the inquisitve woman

Rick looked at all the dinosaurs in the book. Amazing. "Question. How close can we get to the dinosaurs, specificlly the Tyrannosaurus Rex? The Holy Emperor of Breitenburg told me to give this to you. It is a request to let me get as close as needed to a Tyrannosaurus. If I am injured, you will not be liable for anything. Also, when can we get moving?"

OOC- Are you using the JP3 Spinosaurus or the real one, which was only 30ft long and ate mostly fish and carrion?

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Lisa replied, shaking John's hand, "But hey, it could be....What the hell...." The jeep came to sudden stop and she barely had time to brace herself against the dashboard, her right arm striking it painfully.

"Jesus, Odel, I hope your shooting skills are better than your driving....oh...is that....whoa..." She let out a deep breath, as she turned to look at why they stopped, still rubbing the sore spot on her arm where she had hit the dashboard. She wasn't worried about that now. Now, all there was were the dinosaurs.

Never in her life did she imagine to see anything so beautiful. There was three dryosaurs running across the road, no more than 20 yards in front of them. It was amazing, seeing them run, using the tail for balance. Nothing could have prepared her for this.

For once in her life, Lisa Stafken was speechless.

<<OOC: best way to end my part for a few hrs. need to head home>>

Ed watched in awe as the dinosaurs crossed the road. He quickly came out of a stare and fumbled around in one of his pockets for his cell phone. Opening it, he tried to take a picture, but only caught the tail of one of the dinos.

"Eh, well." He mumbled.

He switched to one of the games on his phone instead.

OOC: I think I'll use the J93 one, for entertainment purposes.

Upon hearing the question, Johan laughed.

"If we aren't liable, you can get as close to the Rex as you want."

John rose out of his seat for a breif moment, the awe at first drove him but his lack of interest in dinosaurs slowly placed him back down in his seat...
"Sorry dinosaurs, not my thing, but I will admit quite amazing feat"

Rick smiled. A Tyrannosaurus Rex. The King of the Tyrannt Lizards. The most powerful predator to ever walk the Earth. He couldn't wait. He knew it would be dangerous, but he knew how to hadle it. Distract it with food. Big food. "What sector is the T-rex in? I'll rent a jeep and get going as soon as possible. Also what do you feed it? May I request that you send a hadrosaur over to the T-Rex area when I get there. The Holy Empire of Breitenburg will pay your losses."

"Jungle zone, sector 17. We feed it goats and stuf...I'll see what I can do about that other dino."

Odel replied. With the other animals out of the way, he and the other rangers began driving the jeeps toward the Security Center.

"Okay when can I get over there. Also, do you have any non-dinosaurs here? Like pterasaurs, aquatic reptiles, or prehistoric mammals? Also, if getting the dinosaur is a trouble, just drop of a corpse. I'm sure you have some dead dinosaur corpses. I really need to get down there. And if anything happens to me, just know your not liable, but you might get on the Emperor's bad side. No threats, just a telling you what he told me."

OOC- I don't have anything to do right now, Tocrowkia, so if you want I will write a listt of creatures for your park. Yeah, I'm obsessed, but dinosaurs are my life. Just tell me. Also, at the guard station, what kind of weapons are there? Is this a more running than fighting RP? Thanks ahead.

Once the jeeps were moving, Ed pulled his CD player back out of the pack and turned it on.

Bad Moon Rising was playing.

He shut off his phone, and decided to just look at the scenery during the trip to the Security Center.

I see the bad moon rising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.

Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise.

To that, he smiled wryly.

"After you register at the center and the hotel."

Odel replied.

"And yes, we have allot of non-dino's here. Sharks, crocodiles, mammals. Allot. And you got it."

He replied to the rest of the questions. Just a few minutes later, they reached the security center and Odel and the other Rangers stopped the car.

OOC: Yeah, that'd be nice. And the biggest gun they have is a .45 caliber handgun at the armory, so this is more of a running RP

OOC- Quick question, how many creatures do you want? I can think of a lot. Just give me a number, and I'll start.

OOC- Quick question, how many creatures do you want? I can think of a lot. Just give me a number, and I'll start.

((OOC: Uh...like ten.))

Once the jeeps were moving, Ed pulled his CD player back out of the pack and turned it on.

Bad Moon Rising was playing.

He shut off his phone, and decided to just look at the scenery during the trip to the Security Center.

I see the bad moon rising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.

Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise.

To that, he smiled wryly.

OOC: Hooray for Classic Rock!!! Now watch a TRUE master of manipulating music go about it. Remember, be subtle, until you start killing things... Then you play Metallica until the enemy stops moving, and with 8 hours worth of Metallica, it can be done...

IC:

In the jeep with the Miehmish representatives, there was music playing too, the subtle strains of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne filled the jeep as they watched the dinosaurs that crossed their path.

You see life through distorted eyes, you know you had to learn
The execution of your mind, you really had to turn
The race is run, the book is read, the end beginst to show,
The truth is out, the lies are old, but you don't want to know

Nobody will ever let you know, when you ask the reasons why
They just tell you that you're on your own,
Fill your head all full of lies....

The people who, have crippled you, you want to see them burn,
The gates of life have closed on you, and there is no return,
your wishing that the hand of doom could take your mind away,
and you don't car if you don't see again the light of day

Nobody will ever let you know, when you ask the reasons why
They just tell you that you're on your own,
Fill your head all full of lies....

YOU BASTARDS!

"Thomas Sunday, what is this, and why are we listening to it?"

"Well Tirdal, it's Black Sabbath, and I like it."

"Black Sabbath, is that not a bad omen in your culture?"

"It is, this song in particular was considered rather unpleasant, it's called Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath..."

alright, i'll start, but it'll be a while, and a LOT of creatures.

OOC: Gotta love the music... (:
Anyway, do those terrorist guys have any bigger weapons?

OOC: Gotta love the music... (:
Anyway, do those terrorist guys have any bigger weapons?

OOC: Aside from Astrolite? No.

IC:

Odel shook his head. There was alot of crappy music going on here, so he decided to listen to his own. He popped in a CD into the jeeps CD player, and "Teenage Wasteland" began playing. He loved this song.

OOC: Gotta love the music... (:
Anyway, do those terrorist guys have any bigger weapons?

OOC: Oh yes, I've recieved OOC style points for proper timing of messagesa and music in FT. Especially my use of "For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Metallica in Galactric Civil War 2.

OOC: Heh, well I can find a CCR song for anything.

OOC: Heh, well I can find a CCR song for anything.

OOC: Well, same here for Metallica, who really do have a song for EVERY occasion, including the proper kind of funeral.... Anyway, back to the IC huh?

It would be a while until anything got done, so Rick pulled out his iPod and turned it on. Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" graced his ears.


"Load up on guns, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's overboard and self-assured
I know, i know , a dirty word

Hello, hello , hello how low,
Hello, hello, hello,how low,
Hello, hello, hello...

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now , entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,
Yeah

I'm worse at what I do best
And for that gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,
Yeah

And i forget just why i taste
Oh yeah, i guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it's hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contageous
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido,

A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial"

Rick also pulled out his DS and started playing games. People thought him playing games was silly, but it was an entertaining thing he loved.

Finally, Kristine came driving up opposite Odel in front of the Security Center. Odel popped up, and began speaking in his native tongue. He didn't want the foriengers to hear this.

"Dort sind Sie! Ich könnte etwas Hilfe verwendet haben, welche die ärgerlichen Fragen beantwortet!"

Odel yelled. Kristine jumped out of jeep and looked at Odel.

"Was bedeuten Sie? Theres hundert der Leute hier, die Ihnen geholfen haben würden! Die Forscher und die anderen Förster!"

Kristine screamed back.

"Ich holte einige von ihnen, aber sie stellten mir Fragen nur!"

Odel once again shouted back.

"Wie daß ist meine Störung?"

Odel shook his head.

"At least your here now."

Kristine nodded, and walked up to the jeeps.

"Hey everyone, I'm Kristine Morgen, a ranger here. If you'd follow me into the center, we can get you registered."

Rick put away his iPod and DS. He was finally going to be able to see the Tyrannosaurus up close.

Ed threw his CD player into his pack, and jumped out of the jeep.

He nodded at the new ranger, "Right then, lead the way."

OOC-Tocrowkia, sorry for being a pain, could you are the sectors at the beginning the only sectors? I want to put the creatures in order of sector. Sorry for taking this to far, but I have nothing else to do, and as I said before, dinosaurs are my life.

The red-headed Ranger lead the way into the Security center, and waited for everyone else to catch up.

((OOC: Yes, those are the only sectors. And please, use the OOC thread from now on I just posted.))

John lowered the volume of his iPod and grabbed his suitcase and hopped outta the jeep, a little dusty from the tires of the jeep kicking up dust and dirt. He dusted himself off and followed the rest of the crowd to be registered.

"God, this is gonna be one long trip"

The three Miehmish tourists got out of their jeep, and headed for the center to register.

OOC: Laziness sets in again...

Odel and Morgen stood at either side of the desk of a beautiful blond woman, Odel still a bit pissed from earlier. As everyone entered, the blond woman began to speak.

"Welcome to the Park everyone. If you'd please take a minute to register, you can begin the tour. To your left and right, you'll notice several large consoles. Simply step up to one of them and enter personnel information and it will take a picture of you, and it will print the picture and information out on an ID card. Don't worry, it's programmed with all the worlds languages and it will guide you through the process."

Lisa grabbed her backpack and jumped out of the jeep leaving behind her other two bags, glad to get away from the conflicting jumble of music she heard. She was still awestruck by her first dinosaur encounter, and the reality of it all was finally starting to hit her.

"Let's do this" she said, giving a huge smile to the new ranger. Odel gave her the creeps and she was glad to be rid of him. Hopefully for a long while, she thought, and even though the heat was still stifling, she couldn't help but shiver.

Something was tickling in the back of her mind, she just couldn't figure out what it was. Looking around, she noticed that two of the tourists, the pale "twitchy" looking men were no longer with them. Funny.

With a last glance over her shoulder, Lisa shrugged off the weird feeling, and followed the rest into the center, already thinking about the cold shower she wanted to take as soon as she got checked in.

The three Miehmish tourists stepped up to the consoles, entered their information, and moved back to see what else was going to happen.

Having took a quick glance around the area, the two men entered the security center with the others. As they walked by Lisa, one of them dropped what looked like a band. The black cloth drifted gently to the floor, the words on it becoming clear. Written in plain, white text were the words "TLA", and below it, in smaller text were written many Tocrowkian words, which would be undecipherable to any foreigner.

"Oops, sorry about that."

The man said politely to her, picking it up and stuffing it in his pocket. He and his friend then went about registering.

The three Miehmish tourists stepped up to the consoles, entered their information, and moved back to see what else was going to happen.

John not having gotten onto a console yet noticed this strange band... but he quickly put it into the back of his mind, there were more important things now.He walked over to the console next to Lisa

"Hey pretty high tech stuff here, So what is it exactly that you DO... if you don'd mind me asking? My occupation has me always asking questions, and you just don't seem the type to be here for recreation"

John started putting in information and flash it took his picture.
Still uneasy about the recent actions of the two shady characters who just entered

Rick typed everything in. He got his ID. "Alright, where do I rent a jeep?"

"Out back."

Kristine said. Odel shook his head.

"Good luck. I hope you don't encounter the male."

"Okay, also, you have helicopters. Can you just airlift any kind of meat out there. The Rexes will keep scavengers away, and it will keep them distracted. Also, where is the GPS you said we were getting? And I intend to find both the male and female Rexes. Remember, the Holy Emperor will pay you for loses."

Ed followed the others to the machines, looking at the equipment as he came. He stood at one, and followed the prompts for his information. After he was sure it was done, and had taken his picture, he took the ID card and walked away.

Watching the two men walk away, Lisa had that strange tickling sensation again. The black armband hung out of the man's back pocket. Weird.She turned to John.

"Wow, cute and observent." she blushed. "Sorry, sometimes my mouth gets the best of me. I'm a genetisct, starting work in the great and wonderful Trowickian labs next week. It's a dream job and jumped at the chance." She shrugged. "Figured I would come a few days early and take in the sites." She turned to the computer screen.

"Welcome...Guten Tag...Hola...." The consule continued to speak as she tocuhing the screen to enter their information.

"You weren't kidding about every language," Lisa muttered as the computer clicked and gurggled in some unknown language. She selected "English."

"Name?" The computer prompted. Lisa quickly began to go through the routine, answering each prompt quickly. Age: 27. Height:5' 2". Weight:None of their damn business she thought.

"Please look at the screen, you may smile if you please," the computer voice chimed in. Before she even realized it there was a bright flash. Damn. She looked at her picture. Her hair was a mess, frizzy from the humidity, one of her green eyes were closed and she had a weird half-smile, half-grimace on her face.

"Nice" she muttered. Turning back to John, she smiled. "Wanna compare pictures, O'observant one? So you know why I'm here, what about you? You don't seem all that intrested in dinosauars." The two strange men had moved to the other side of the room and she eyed them uneasily.

Watching the two men walk away, Lisa had that strange tickling sensation again. The black armband hung out of the man's back pocket. Weird.She turned to John.

"Wow, cute and observent." she blushed. "Sorry, sometimes my mouth gets the best of me. I'm a genetisct, starting work in the great and wonderful Trowickian labs next week. It's a dream job and jumped at the chance." She shrugged, "figured I would come a few days early and take in the sites." She turned to the computer screen.

"Welcome...Guten Tag...Hola...." The consule continued to speak as she and the others began tocuhing the screens to enter their information.

"You weren't kidding about every language," Lisa muttered as the computer clicked and gurggled in some unknown language. She selected "English."

"Name?" The computer prompted. Lisa quickly began to go through the routine, answering each prompt quickly. Age: 27. Height:5' 2". Weight:None of their damn business she thought.

"Please look at the screen, you may smile if you please," the computer voice chimed in. Before she even realized it there was a bright flash. Damn. SHe looked at her picture. Her hair was a mess, frizzy from the humidity, one of her green eyes were closed and she had a weird half-smile, half-grimace on her face.

"Nice" she muttered. Turning back to John, she smiled "wanna compare pictures, O'observant one? So you know why I am here, what about you? You don't seem all that intrested in dinosauars." The two men had moved to the other side of the room, she eyed them uneasily.


"I'd be more than happy to compare pictures but I'm afraid I'm not 2 photogenic. I'm here to decide whether or not this park is Morally ethical. My country has the whole thing about rights and these strange ideas for civil liberties. And after this job I can pretty much settle down with my kids. I'm a psychologist/philosopher by the way. And yes dinosaurs just aren't my thing big lizards with claws and teeth, just don't do it for me. But apparanlty thats your cup of tea now isn't it."

"Yes, the GPS systems."

Kristine replied. She opened up a fresh box of small, sleek, black colored systems like a GBA. She set them on a table in the middle of the room. "Everyone, take yours." She continued.

"Then, me, Odel, and some others will drive you to the Hotel where you can register and freshen up for a few hours before we begin."

Meanwhile, the two men finished registering and grabbed two GPS systems, and waited by the door.

John walked forward to the table and grabbed his.

"Man you guys have everything, Do you have an arcade with Dance Dance Revolution, then this plade would be like a casino or SixFlags"

Studying the GPS looking at the buttons in raw confusion

"How exactly do we work these things, Like what does it exactly do..."

Ed walked upto the box, and picked one of the GPS units out. He held it up and examined it, turning it over and back.

"Nice." he said.

Turning to one of the rangers, he asked "Do they use batteries, or have to be charged?"

Lisa had forgotten about the strange encounter only minutes earlier. Turning to John, she flashed her hideous picture, "I think, on this island, none of us are photogenic."

She started to make her way to the center of the room where Kristine and Odel were, still talking to John as she moved away from the consoles. "Dinosaurs have always fascinated me. Don't ask me why," she held up her hand, "and please don't pull that 'I hate my father so i need to make it up by liking big lizards' psycho-babble," she grinned, hoping he would catch on that she was just joking.

"So what civil liberties are being violated on the island?" Kids, hmmm. Her eyes flicked to John's left hand. No wedding band. The rest of the tourists were finishing up getting their ID cards and grabbing the GPS locators. She looked up and saw the two strange men standing by the door. Something is not right. You are just being paranoid she said, trying to convince herself.

She forced a smile at John.

"Well, really... I have no idea but they sent me here... And the people in Silentas are protesting violently against this... but they really have no knowledge of whats here so I guess I kinda... am a journalist this time around and sure of course not... I'll make sure to give you a psychoanalysis AFTER we leave the island to make sure you're in the right mindset"

He said while grinning to himself, He thought to himself this is sure to be wild and crazy time... Dinosaurs, what's next pretty soon God will come down and breakdance to Techno music.

"Right. I guess I should explain."

Kristine said. She walked forward and pulled her own GPS out, and held it so everyone could see it.

"This is the Tocrowkian G1 Personnel Global Positioning System. These were specially produced for the park. The control pad on the left side of the screen scrolls up and down from a birds eye view of the island. You are the red dot on the map. Well, at least your GPS is. The "a" and "b" buttons switch to a 3D, first person view of the area you are in, and you can look around with the control pad. The GPS has all important areas, zones, and locations programmed into it. You will also notice the HUD in the right hand corner. You can scroll over to a location with the control pad, press the "a" button on it, and it will show how many miles, kilometers, and feet you are away from the location. They are battery operated, and have enough energy for five days, running twenty-four hours straight."

She paused.

"Now, if you can please follow me, Commander Odel and the rest of the rangers out back into the jeeps, we'll drive you to the hotel."

She finished, walking outside with Odel and the others and each getting in a jeep, waiting for the tourists.

Conrad stood behind the rest of the group, looking around. He stuffed his ID Card into his pocket, and went up to look at a GPS unit. He noticed two men by a door, and he looked away before either of them would notice him.
Putting the unit down, he stepped into the group, wondering when they would move on...

"The right mindset? Hmmm...Well, right now, all I have my mind set on is a cold shower and some food." Lisa walked over to the door, hoping John would follow suit. She knew she could be a little stand-offish at times, and her dry, sarcastic sense of humor was not generally appreciated. She didn't want to scare the guy off. It would be fun to explore the island with another person, rather than going on her own.


Commander Odel? And here I thought he was nothing more than a glorfied park ranger. She followed John and the rest of te group out to the jeeps, noticing that the two men with the black armband hanging back.

Ed was mezmerized by this new toy. He wondered how useful it could be, out in the park. Still staring at the device, he started off after the rangers. This heat would get to him soon, especially with his long cargo pants.

"I should have brought more pairs of shorts." he muttered to himself.

Odel shook his head as he waited for who ever wanted to ride with him, which he hoped was no one. He had better things to do then play baby sitter all day. Finally, he snapped and began honking wildly, trying to hurry the stupid Foreigners up. A few snickers were heard from the other rangers, except for Kristien who was shaking her head.

The two men hitched a ride with the last jeep, and waited to begin the drive.

John grabbed his things thinking to himself interesting woman, and slowly began to follow her

"We could all use a shower"

On the way out to the jeeps he saw the two mysterious characters and his nosy personality forced him to delve deeper.

"Hey the names John you look like you guys are a little hot in those, don't you think... Well I really gotta be going but just wanted to seem friendly"

John hurried down so he could catch up to Lisa, Looks liike I made a new friend already.

The incessant honking finally broke the GPS's spell on Ed. He looked up, and saw an impatient looking ranger in one of the jeeps. Putting the small device away, he ran up to it, and jumped in the back.

Leaning over the seat, he said "You seem to be in a hurry, eh?"

Lisa looked around for an empty seat in any of the jeeps that did not have Odel driving. He was honking like mad and the expression on his face was almost comical. The two men who passed her earlier were in the last jeep. No matter how much Odel creep ed her out, riding with the two men was definitely out of the question. Reluctantly, she jumped into the backseat of Odel's jeep and began tinkering with her GPS. She had a knack for computers, and quickly got a feel for the new gadget.

Glancing up, she saw John running up from the last jeep towards the one Odel was driving. A little relaxation never hurt. She turned and waved him into the empty seat next to her.

Conrad walked over to Kristine's jeep, as apparently Odel was looking a bit pissed. He hopped in the back, slipping a soda out of his backpack.
This heat was almost unbearable.

"Yeah, I am. I have a lot of stuff to do. And I've only gotten about six hours of sleep this week."

Odel replied. He began to watch with mild interest as a pteranodon swooped down into the nearby sea and grabbed a large fish.

Meanwhile, Kristine turned her head to the person that just jumped in her jeep.

"Afternoon."

She said politely.

John ran up to Odel's jeep and hopped in. Breathing heavier than usual he sat back to catch is breathand said

"Glad I caught up to you. Sorry those weird guys back they're seemed so interesting I just couldn't resist saying hi. So I see you already got into your GPS thing. I haven't even turned mine on. You work fast"

"I can imagine" Ed said to Odel, "Not really any manuals on how to run a dinosaur park. You gotta make it up as you go, eh?"

"Yeah, well, I'm a nerd, what more can I say." Lisa was grateful that she didn't have to ride with Odel alone.

"So what did the weird guys have to say?" She asked, staring out past the road into the underbrush where the leaves and bushes were moving. She strained her eyes and could have sworn she saw something scampering through the bushes. She followed Odel's gaze and saw a pteranodon fly high up into the sky. This place is amazing she thought, grinning at John.

"Nothing acutally I said Hi, Hello and left to catch up to you. Didn't wanna travel alone. This heat is really bothersome. I hope these hotels are air-conditioned, And now the only thing on my mind is a cold shower to awhile in this heat and you just realize how much you miss technological advances like air-conditioning"

John replied with a sigh, John looked around and caught the last couple of moments of the pteradon taking off with the fish and thought, The hunter and hunted... never changes.

"Yeah."

Odel replied. After everyone had boarded, the jeeps began driving further down the road. They passed an amazing scene of a group of Corythosaurus's and Edmontosaurus's drinking at a large lake, but Odel didn't really care. They arrived in the hotels parking lot, and stopped. The hotel it self was about twenty-four stories high, and had several restraunts and gift shops attached to it.

"Alright everybody."

Odel began, getting out. "Like I said, everything’s free. Just go in and ask for any room on any floor, and it's yours for the remainder of your stay."

OCC:I went a little ahead so I can sign off for the night.

Nikolai didn't care about material possesions, however after turning on his GPS and activating his card he immediatly went up to his room to escape the jetlag. The other people were making aquaintances already, and most of the people were probably rich snobs who could afford to come to this island. Nikolai didn't bother showering. He had been on enough safaris to know that no matter what animals can always smell humans. His room was filled with cool air, the large TV was put right infront of the bed. Nikolai rarely stayed in hotels, but he could tell this place was very lavish. The king size bed was softer than cotton. Where did the Tocrowkian government get all this money? Nikolai looked at his watch which and knew it didn't help him, the time had been changed over a day. Where has the time gone? He laid down and went to sleep.

When the jeep stopped, Lisa looked over at John. "Wait for me to check in. I'll be there in a sec." She winked, smiled, and, calling to Odel, tried to get out of the jeep.

"Od...I mean Mr. Od...Commander Odel?" Lisa called to him, still struggling to get out of the jeep, catch up with him, and keep an eye on the two men at the same time.

"Just quick, I promise, quick question. Director of the labs? Where do I find him...ummm...hold on, Dr... Dr..." She fumbled in her bag for the letter she received in the mail. She hated that Odel could fluster her so easily. Normally, she was cool and calm, especially around men, but this one seemed to unnerve her so much.

She looked up from her backpack, seeing Odel walk away. Thanks for the help she thought.

The short ride to the hotel was an amazing one for Ed. Those few minutes had been more awe-inspiring than anything else he could think of. Dinosaurs, wow, and lots of em. He took note of Odel's apparent lack of interest. Ed could imagine, being around them all day, the effect must wear off.

"Where will you be heading, Odel?" he asked, while grabbing his pack. "To some sort of control room, probably. You gotta keep an eye on the whole thing now, don't ya, before your guests run off and get lost. If its not top secret or anything, I'd like to take a look at how the place is run sometime, eh? I've always loved the tech side of things. Figuring out what makes em tick, ya know?"

John under his cool natural perona got out the jeep and took out his digital camera... He took a couple pictures of the hotel and placed it back in his jacket pocket. He slowly made his way to the stairs and turned around looking and noticing all around. Johan Odel and Lisa the two strange gentleman and a few others getting out of their jeeps. He looked towards the forested area and decided He'd head inside for a bit, after he sat down and enjoyed the scenery for a bit.


John said to himself, "How'd they manage a place like this. It doesn't matter as how, but the money to afford this and the manpower must of been extraodinary."

Lisa walked up the steps to the hotel. It was amazing in and of its self. The plants and flowers bloomed in large pots around the enterrence, vinbrant purples and blues and reds. She found John sitting on a small bench outside the doors. She sat next to him, visibly flustered.

"That man seems like an egotistical jerk." Following his gaze, Lisa saw the underbrush moving again. This time, she knew she saw something. Something small. Maybe a Procompsognathus, they weren't much bigger than chickens. "Penny for your thoughts, John."

John looked towards Lisa "Penny for my thoughts uh huh"

Looked away, and said "Well in that case I should be rich"

He again looked towards lLisa " So you seem a little upset at that Odel character, He's a tought character, but only because he has to be. Look at what you're dealing with. Besides he looks like on of those helpful types that just get upset because people ask so many questions. He'll relax soon, So anyway, What are you gonna do now, that we're at to Hotel."

Lisa let out a deep breathe and looked back out to where the rest of the tourists were slowly coming up the stairs. She saw the man who was in their jeep reach the bottom stairs and looked up taking it all in.

"Yeah, I know. Under stress, too many questions, I know, I've been there. I'm just...." what was she really? Frustrated? Nervous? Excited? She decided on the one thing that would sum it all up. "Jet-lagged, I guess."

She went on quickly, not quite sure what she was doing, but going for it anyways. This man intrigued her, and she didn't know why. "Listen, Odel said we can have our pick of the rooms. Why not get two next to each other on the same floor. That way we can maybe grab dinner and explore some of the sights together after a quick shower and nap. I mean alone. The nap and shower part, alone..." She trailed off, blushing.

What the hell? she thought, what the hell is the matter with me? He must think I am a nutcase. I mean he is a psychologist. Blaming the jet-lag for her self-consciousness she felt around John, she got up stretched, and looked expectently at him, waiting for him to laugh in her face.

<<OOC: Got to sign off soon, soooooo sleeeepy....>>>

((OOC: Yea I know what you mean, Tiresome this type of stuff is))

IC:
John stood and streched as well, looked at Lisa and said

"We'll lets go get our rooms, shower and do what tourists do, and believe me the shower and nap alone thing, was understood. I guess the jetlag is getting to me to, or maybe the idea of living dinosaurs over there sleeping next to me kinda puts my nerves on full alert"

He tried to look noticing her blushing and trying not to make lisa feel uncomfortable. She was a cute girl he felt awkward trying to talk to her though, I mean his horrible luck with women, So John quickly disperesed the idea out of his head and began to walk on inside.

"Well let's go take care of this and get settled in"

"Yeah, and yeah."

Odel replied. With a deep sigh, he quickened his pace toward the hotel as he walked in. He passed the other tourists and staff, and went into a coffee shop. He walked up to the counter and placed to Assairuguards on the counter in front of the waiter.

"Usual."

He muttered. Soon enough, he was served a steaming cup of black coffee. He poured to packs of sugar in, and stirred it with the small straw. He leaned back in the comfortable wooden chair, and sipped at the hot liquid. He hoped no one would find him in here while he was relaxing, because quite honestly he was sick of everyone at the moment.

Meanwhile, outside the Hotel...

Kristine jammed two Assairuguards into the soda machine, and selected her favorite soft drink. She grabbed and opened the can, and walked back to the jeep. She drove back to the security center and drank along the way, and had a cigarette. She'd been meaning to quit for awhile, but she always smoked when she was nervous. Something wasn't right...

Lisa walked into the atrium of the hotel, holding the door open for John, and was taken aback. The outside was even more elaborate than the inside. They obviously spared no expensive. On one large wall was an elaborate mural of the island, complete with almost life-size painted replicas of most of the dinosaurs found in the park.

Walking up to the mahogany desk, the beautiful blonde looked up and smiled at both of them, "Welcome. Please, can I see your ID's?" Lisa handed hers over, grimacing at the picture. "Any room preference?" Lisa glanced at John, who shrugged.

"What floors are the others who came in with us staying?" Lisa asked, thinking back to the two men with the armbands from the security center. She shivered again. The thought of sleeping with dinosaurs running around didn't scare her as much as the thought of those men being under the same roof, let alone the same floor as them, did.

"They are scattered all over the hotel 'mam," Lisa smirked at being called mam'. It made her feel old. "I do have a room with a beautiful view on the 24th floor. I am sure you and your husband would love it."

Lisa again, turned bright red, "We aren't, no....two rooms please."

The blonde clicked on the keyboard. "We have two adjoining rooms on the same floor. The view is equally amazing. Rooms 2417 and 2419. Your ID cards will act as your room keys. If you need anything, just pick up the courtesy phone in your rooms and dial 9. Please remember everything is on the house."

"Thanks." Lisa mumbled, still a little red in the face. She turned and headed toward the elevator, keeping up pace with John.

<<OOC: got to go....night all>>

"Wow that was pretty awkward huh? Who woulda thought they'd assume us together" John pressed the elevator button

"Ahh well I don't think I'd personally have a problem with that" John thought to himself idiot that sounds so cheesy. The elevator door opened and John stepped in Lisa following. John pressed for the 24th floor and looked over at Lisa, something about her was he couldn't put his finger on it and all his years of writing and thinking that he understood life, Felt completely bewildered. Some part of him told me everything was alright while the other half said to be careful and keep your head focused. The door opened and they we're on the 24th floor. John walked Lisa to her room.

"We'll I hear the view is great up here, I guess I should get going and ugh... Get my shower and other stuff set up" John somewhat stutterstepped unsure whether to hug or just walk away and after he passed her turned around and said "Lisa I forgot" and gave her a hug unsure whether or not she felt uncomfortable. He than quickly turned around and headed to his room. Feeling the red in his face and the smile start to show.

((OOC: I think I am gonna go 2 bed to only becuz i have a long day tomorrow and I may not be back til this time...))

Rick decided to take a break before he went out in the field. He got showered, got dessed, and got something to eat. Then he retired to his room. He listened to his iPod and played his DS, before finally going to sleep.

Ed, instead of heading straight inside, took the little GPS unit and played around with it. He soon found himself, and the hotel. Looking at the immediate area around the building, he decided that there wasn't much worth looking at around here, yet. He really wanted to get out in the park.

Starting toward the hotel, he noticed the other ranger drive back the way they had come, from the security center. Once inside the hotel, he was quite impressed with the quality of the place.

At the counter, he tried for a room on the first floor. He wanted to get up and out as early as possible, and waste no time at this place. This was a once in a lifetime event, and he wanted to get as much out of it as he could.

Mike didn't want to talk to the other people now so he grabbed his GPS and his card and went to his room. He could not believe that real dinosaurs were actually alive today. He went over to a bed and fell asleep from the long flight. Noting getting really any sleep he went outside of his room to see a guy on the same floor as him the first floor he went over.

"Hi my Mike Vronsky. Who are you?"

After saying his namej he brought out his hand.

Lisa returned the hug, taken slightly a back at John's forwardness. He doesn't seem like the bold type was her immediate thought. She didn't mind, though. In fact, she enjoyed having a guy around who was more take-charge than she was for once. This may be more fun that I even thought. She felt the embarassment and akwardness from before slip away, as she stepped away from him.

"Let's met up later. Say, I dunno, maybe couple hours? Just knock on my door when you get up. Then we can hit the island." She smiled at John, and, despite herself, felt a little tingly when he smiled back.

With a smile still on her face, Lisa swiped her ID card and walked into the room. Room was an understatement. This was far nicer than any place she had even. The muted blues and greens in the room gave her a sense of being in the amidst the tropical plants outside. In the center of the room was a huge king size bed with more pillows than she knew what to do with. It was at that moment that she realized how completely exhausted she was. Pulling a bottle of water out from the small, well-stocked fridge, Lisa flopped on the bed. There is no way in hell I am getting out of bed to take a shower right now.

Her mind played back the events of the day, and the last thought she had before drifting off to sleep was that of the men with the black armband. TLA, she thought, what the heck is a TLA?

<<OOC: Won't be on till late tonight. Long day ahead>>

Conrad wearily went up to the counter, said he was a tourist, and requested a room on the third floor. He didn't like being too high up.
He plopped up to his room, and fell on the bed. Dropping his bags, he picked up a change of clothes, showered, and went back to his bed. Turning on the TV, he slowly fell asleep.

Wendy and Tommy got a room for themselves on the lowest floor, while Tirdal took a room higher up. They each headed off to their rooms, one set to enjoy each others "company", and the other to meditate before the coming of the next day.

OOC: Crap 8 pages I missed. I will pull out guys.

Ed finally found his room, and slid his ID card in the slot to open the door. As he walked inside, he was once again astounded by the many luxuries of the place.

"Nice..." he said.

Looking around, he set his pack on a chair, and opened it. Inside were a couple of pairs of clothes, his CD player, a towel, and other things.

Then he walked to the bed, and fell forward onto it. "Nice" he said again, and promptly fell asleep.

OOC: Topal, not much happened yet anyway, you could still be in I think.

When Odel got back to the security center, he was really tired, despite the coffee. He sat back down at his station in the main area of the security center, listing to various reports about the animals.

"Hey, commander. I'm going back to the hotel for awhile. It's my break and I want to get something real to eat."

Kristine announced. Odel was a bit suprised at her eccentric behaviour, going back and fourth, from the hotel was a bit odd, but he was to tired to care.

"Yeah...alright."

He replied. Kristine then left the center and headed back to the hotel, ready to try one of the "fancy" restraunts attached to the hotel.

((OOC: Just something to fill the time...))

Rick woke up. He looked at the clock. It was early. He would try to get some more sleep. He picked up the book Odel had given him. Each area had something called a dominant predator. TheAquatuc zone had Basilosauus, a 60ft, serpentine whale. Jungle Zone had Tyrannosaurus Rex. Rick smiled at the thought. Mountain Zone had Argentavis, a giant bird of prey with a 30ft wingspan, , Swamp had Deinosuchus, a 40 ft crocodile, Grass Lands had Allosaurus and Desert Zone had Carcaradontosaurus, a 39ft predator with shark like teeth. There were other animals as well. The Aquatic Zone and Grasslands had a large number of predators, but they were smaller in the grasslands, and fully aquatic in Aquatic. Rick went back to sleep, with thoughts of Giant Predators in his head.

After Mike wandered around the place from a while. He went back to sleep. During the night he woke up sweating all over the place. The bed was covered with sweat. The bed creaked as he got up. Washing his face with cold water. The cloak he brought said 4:30 A.M. Knowning that he could not get anymore sleep he decide to check out this place alittle more. Putting on some cloths and combat boots then grabbing his GPS, ID card, a picture of his Steve Demidov and Nick Checotarevich his friends, and combat knife he went out the door. It seem like everyone was asleep when closed the door to his room. Walking down the stairs he wondered where they were going to have breakfast. He found a guard and went up to him.

"I was just wondering where do we eat breakfast?"

Back where he lived he usually ate this early to go deer hunting. While thinking of this he wondered how it would feel to hunt a dinosaur.

Ed woke early, his excitement got to him. He couldnt bare sleeping long in this place. He decided to take a shower. The warm water did good, and he was ready to take a longer look at the place.

It was still dark outside, so he put a flashlight and batteries in one of his pockets. Ho also took the GPS, though he didn't plan on going far. First, though, he needed something to eat.

He walked to the counter, and asked if they served breakfast this early.

John went into his room and sat down on his bed, still taking in everything that had occured today, the two shady characters, Odel's tough guy attitude, Lisa, and the fact that there are real live dinosaurs on the island. Yes even though John wasn't interested he was still quite amazed they could create live dinosaurs. He sat down and turned on his labtop and uploaded the pictures from today, checked his e-mails nothing new except some spam and a letter from his daughter... wishing he'd come home soon. He turned it off and hopped in the shower and went to bed...



Later that morning he awoke, unable to sleep with all of the days current events. He put his iPod and chose his mellow out playlist consisting of bands like Coldplay... And decided to head downstairs and see if there was anyway to get ahold of some food, his stomach was definately craving some attention.

Conrad stirred in the bed, then woke up. He hated insomnia, and had stayed up 'till 9:00 last night, especially since his little nap. He checked the clock next to the bed, and set his own watch to match the time.
Walking down to one of the restraunts downstairs, he noticed Kristine in the one he had walked into. He thought about going over to her, but thought better of it, walking over to an empty table, yawning as he went.

"Uh...in one of the restraunts?"

The guard replied.

"Uh...in one of the restraunts?"

The guard replied.
OOC: Eh? O.o

OOC: Damn, you guys moved fast. I spend one day AFK and I only just caught up with the thread.

IC: Susan grimaced at the picture on the ID card she had been given as she placed it on a table in the hotel room she had gotten on the top floor. She had picked that floor because mosquitoes usually don't go that high up.

"Its no wonder SeaQuest doesn't use that method of identification anymore," she thought to herself, "and this heat is going to be a problem. Good thing I brought plenty of deodorant."

She rummaged through her bag and pulled out her PADD. She placed it next to the GPS unit that she had gotten. She planned to do a little tinkering later and get the map onto the PADD. She also pulled out her uniform and laid it out for the next day to wear.

"Looks like I'm going to have to wear this," she sighed aloud contemplating the uniform, "Its the only thing I brought that breathes."

She changed into a flannel nightgown after taking a shower. She picked up her PADD and opened up the E-Book on Dinosaurs she had uploaded to it and was currently reading. She climbed onto the bed and continued reading from where she had last left off. She set it so that the PADD's alarm so that it would go off in the morning, after the PADD updated its internal clock by connecting to the atomic clock located thousands of miles away while she slept.

"I'll finish this chapter," she thinks, "Then I'll go up to the roof and get some shots of the stars with the camera."

OOC: In case you were wondering, PADD stands for Personal Access Data Device. Its quite similar to a modern day PDA in terms of what its used for.

IC: Next Morning

Susan woke up to the soft chirping of her PADD's alarm. She stretched and rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

She cracked her neck and thought, "I wonder if I could get this mattress changed. Its too 'fluffy' for my tastes."

She took another shower to wake herself up before changing into her uniform.

She sighed, aloud, "Good thing I brought enough spares to last for two weeks. Just hope nobody minds that I'm most comfortable in this, physically and mentally."

She gathered her Credit Chit, Identi-Card, and the Park ID and put them in a convient pocket. She picked up the Holo-Camera and PADD and left the room to get some coffee and breakfast.

OOC: Oh, T. Rex is a scavanger, not a predator. They weren't built for the hunt.

OOC: Eh? O.o

((OOC: A reply to Canadstein.))

Conrad walked out of the restaurant after a light meal, and wondered if there were any attractions besides the dinos. He wandered around, then finally decided to go into one of the shops to see if there was anything he might pick up.

Mike ate a heavy breakfast for the day ahead. At 6:00 he went outside to see the island. He wondered what would happen if the dinosaurs escaped. After wandering around for a little bit and went into one of the stores. In the back of his mind something didn't feel right about this place. Walking into the store he saw one of the other guests. Mike walked up to him and put out his hand.

"I'm Mike Vronsky and who are you?"

Odel came driving up to the hotel, the standard amount of jeeps behind him. He hoped out and went into the hotel.

"Alright everyone, lets get on with the tour. I don't care if everyones here, I don't care if you had any breakfast or not. We're leaving in 15. Be there."

He stated angerly, before storming back out in the heat to wait for the visitors.

The three Miehmish toiurists had just gotten down when Odel announced their imminent departure. Tommy and Wendy scrambled for food, while Tirdal moved along at a more sedate pace.

Knowing that they would be leaving soon Mike took his hand back.

"Sorry it seems like we are leaving. I will probably get your name later."

Looking around he found a poster and brought it. He ran back upstairs and put it inside his room. Then coming back downstairs. He went into the front jeep and waited to go. It sure was hot. He looked at the guy who told them to leave.

"Hello I'm Mike Vronsky. I didn't check your name. Who are you?"

"Odel. Johan Odel. You can call me Odel..."

He groaned. After another minute, he observed Kristine running down the steps, finishing up a scone and some coffee, before hoping in her jeep.

Tommy and Wendy came running out eating, while Tirdal maintained his sedate pace. They all got in the same jeep, and waited for departure.

"Odel I was just wondering. What the hell do you do if a dinosaur escapes? Also have you ever had a dinosaur escape?" As Mike was saying this he saw the woman get into the jeep.

((OOC: I'm going to wait until every player is able to post their character getting in. Or at least, the active ones.))

"Well, we either shoot it, run like hell, or die. Probably a combo of those things. And nah, nothing has broken out. Yet..."

Odel replied, ending the last part with blatant sarcasm.

Turning over, Lisa glanced at the clock beside her bed. Damn she muttered. It was already morning. She knew the jeeps would be leaving on the tour in 10 min. And she thought I probably already missed John.

Jumping out of bed, she ran into the bathroom and turned the shower on full blast. Taking one of the faster showers of her life, Lisa pulled on a clean tank top and jeans. She jammed her hiking boots on her feet, grabbed her backpack and ID card, and was out the door.

She took the elevator down to the lobby and ran through. Seeing a few of the tourists still standing by the jeeps, with Odel still looking pissed from the day before, she slowed her pace a bit and sought out a vending machine. Grabbing two sodas and a candy bar, she headed out towards the jeeps to wait in the sweltering heat.

<<OOC: got to head home, last post for a few hrs.>>>

Rick woke up. He put on a Pink Floyd Tee, and jean shorts. He grabbed his stuff and ran outside. "Odel, make arrangments for a corpse in the Tyrannosaur area. I'm going out there as soon as they are made. I won't take no for an answer. Or the Holy Emperor."

"Oh yeah...about that."

Odel mumurred. He picked up his walky-talky and radioed HQ, and made everything ready within five minutes.

"Good luck."

Odel continued. He grabbed a spare TC-Orambo .45 ACP Handgun from under his seat, and handed it to him.

"You may need this."

He said coldly.

Rick grabbed the gun. "See ya guys. Have fun." Rick rented a jeep. He hopped in. He drove over to the Jungle section. He found he T-rex area. He found the gate and opened a small door using his ID. He slowly junped out of the jeep and went in. He saw both Rexes. They didn't realize he was here. Soon a helicopter came and dropped of a hadrosaur carcas. The rexes rushed toward it and starting eating. Rick took notes and pictures using his cell.

Mike went over to guy with the Pink Floyd t-shirt. He noticed Odel giving him a handgun. Sitting in the back of the Jeep he waited until they were finished.

"Odel what the hell was that about?"

"He just wants to get him self eaten by a T-Rex, that's all."

Odel sighed. He stood up on the seat so everyone could see him.

"Listen everybody, we're going to separate the tour into two groups. I'll take you to the forest, grasslands, and desert section and Kristine will lead the group that will take the forest, ocean, and mountain section. Don't worry, you'll get to see all the sections. Just decide what you want to see today, alright? So anyway, who ever wants to come with me, get into the first two jeeps. Who ever wants to go with Kristine, please hop in the back two jeeps."

When he finished, the two strange men from yesterday came out and opted for the Odel's jeep.

Mike didn't really want to go to the desert. So he went to the first of the second group of jeeps. He opened a door and got into the passagner side. He saw the only woman that had come out come toward the jeep.

Rick finally had all the data he could get from two T-rexes eating a corpse. He started to move to the door. Then, the big male turned it's head and saw him. It opened it's mouth and roared. It's roar was loud and majestic. It got uup and started running to Rick. Rick ran to the door and opened it. He jumped out and closed the door and locked it. The Rex slammed into the fence and immeadietly recoiled from shock. The Rex roared in defeat. He then looked down at Rick. It's seemed to be looking right in his eyes. Rick felt as if it was saying "Good job. Your good. But I'll get you next time." Rick stared at it until it walked away. He got in the jeep and went to find the others.

Mike didn't really want to go to the desert. So he went to the first of the second jeeps. He opened a door and got into the passagner side. He saw the only woman that had come out come toward the jeep.

((OOC: You mean Kristines jeep?))

OOC: Yes

"So, what do you think of Mr.Odel there?"

Kristine asked out of no-where, trying to make small talk.

Rick drove up and saw everyone still at the jeeps. "Whatsup everyone! I got this close to a freakin' T-Rex! Well, where are we headed?"

"He seems fine to me. Also might I ask what your name?" Mike noticed the woman next to the Jeep.

"Kristine Morgen, I'm a park ranger here."

When Rick came back and started on like an idiot, Odel shook his head.

"We've split into two groups. Both are going to different sections of the park."

Odel sighed, not wanting to explain him self again.

"Kristine are you going to be driving this jeep to lead this group?" As Mike was saying this he saw that guy come back.

Rick could tell Odel was frustrated, so he went to the other jeep. "Hey, I'm Rick. I don't know your names. Mind if I hear them?"

"Yes, I am."

She replied.

"Kristine Morgen is my name..."

She replied to Rick. Some more Dryosaurus's ran through the parking lot just that moment, right past the jeeps.

"Thank you for answering my questions. Also I'm name is Michael Vronsky. People usually call me Mike." Mike stared at the Dryosaurus, the back at the guy.

"We are going to the forest, ocean, and mountain section."

"Kristine, well, I'll come with you. Nice to meet you Mike. Odel seems mad, like he wanted me to get eaten by a Tyrannosaur. Yeah, it was stupid, but I survived. So when are we moving out?"

"Also I didn't get your name." He looked at the guy.

"The name's Dr. Rick Harris. I work for the Holy Emperor of Breitenburg. He loves dinosaurs, so he sent me to gather data, specificlly on Tyrannosaurus Rex. Thta's why I went into it's habitat. Crazy but amazing. So what's your story?"

"Odel has had a rough couple of days. He's not normally like that...I think."

Kristine stated.

"Well I just came to see the dinosaurs. It sure is nice to meet you Rick." Mike said as he wait for them to leave.

Ed, after hearing Odel's speech, opted for the second group. He had had enough of Odel yesterday, and the second tour sounded the more interesting of the two.

He walked to the last jeep, and jumped in the back.

"So Odel's a little stressed. That's cool. So what's your story Kristine?" Rick saw a nother guy walking toward them. "Whatsup man? Name's Rick."

"My story..."

Kristine questioned. She wondered how much to tell him, and decided on the smallest amount.

"Well, I was born, raised, and conscripted into the army like all Tocrowkians are. I was then transferred here...that’s it."

She stated, though it was obvious she was hiding something.

Susan walked out the front doors of the hotel with a mug of coffee. The moment she stepped outside, the wind started to blow her hair about. She had arrived outside to hear the destinations for both jeeps.

"I don't have my sunscreen with me, so I'll have to skip the Desert today."

She turns and continues walking towards Kristine's jeep. She snaps a few shots of the Dryosaurus with her Holo-Camera free-hand.

I'll check to see if I got any good angles later."

OOC: Always italicize a dino's name. Its actually the correct way of writing it as they are the scientific names.

Lisa was glad to see that they haven't left yet. Walking out into the blistering heat, she heard Odel say something about the desert tour and the ocean tour. Most were heading over to Kristine's jeep. Even though she thought the guy was an pompous jerk, Lisa was up for a challenge. Maybe John is, too she thought and smiled at the idea of seeing him again.


Lisa walked over to Odel, determined not to let the man get to her today in the slightest. After sleeping such a deep and restful sleep, she felt fully ready to handle anything he threw at her.

She leaned against Odel's jeep and, opening the soda, took a long drink. Who knowns, he might actually be in a good mood. That, and maybe I can catch a little sun. The last few months of working nearly 70 hrs a week in the lab had recked havoc on her tan.

Dryosaurs ran past the jeep, no more than three feet from where she was standing. She watched them run through the parking lot, skirting around various other jeeps and utility cars. Funny she thought I was under the impression that they were all locked up. Again, that weird tingle in the back of her mind came back. Something just seemed off. She shook her head, trying to dismiss it. Looking around, she noticed that the two straglers from yesterday weren't out yet, and neither was John. She dug out her sunglasses from her backpack and watched the last of the Dryosaurs scamper off.

OOC: Holy Crap Holy Crap Holy Crap.... 2 whole pages of missed IC posts... o.o


IC:
Conrad ran out to the jeeps, still trying to sling his backpack over his shoulder, while trying to eat a donut he'd picked up at the last moment.
It looked like he was one of the last, if not the last, tourists not here.
He gave a nervous smile as he found a spot in Odel's jeep, but suddenly noticed something dinosaur-like nosing at his backpack on the ground.
What the fudge?
After making shooing motions at the dinosaur, which scampered off, he turned to Mike, and stuck his hand out.
"Hey, I'm Conrad DeLosean, here on vacati-..." He suddenly broke off, said "Excuse me," and grabbed his backpack up into the car, while yelling in subdued tones at the dino to get away.

Odel turned on the jeep and pressed the gas once.

"Two minutes, then we're out."

He announced, pressing the gas again to emphasise his point.

Rick sent the info he gathered from the Rex encounter over to Breitenburg via his phone.

Rick waited. He made some small talk. "So, what's up guys? Anything happening?"

"We're about to leave."

Kristine replied.

Mike was ready to leave. He had been out here since Odel told the tourist they were going to leave.

Rick turned to Kristine. "Yeah, I think our jeep is full. Let's get going. What area are we going to first?"

"Yeah, lets go. Ocean zone."

Kristine stated, driving her jeep off, the other one in her grouo following.

"Yes!" Rick thought. He looked in his book to see the creatures in the ocean zone.

Ocean Zone
1. Megaladon- 50 ft shark
2. Kronosaurus- 40 ft mosasaur ( big reptile with fins, big head, long tail)
3. Elasmosaurus- 40ft pleisiosaur(loch ness monster)
4. Liopleurodon- 55ft mosasuar(no tail)
5. Icthyasaurus- 7ft icthosaur(reptile dolphin)
6. Shonisaurus-50ft icthyosaur
7. Basilosaurus-60ft whale(serpent like predatory whale) Dominant Predator
8. Dunkleosteus- 30ft armored fish( giant, armored, killing fish)
9. Pterygotus- 6ft sea scorpion( big messed up lobster)
10. Cryptoclidus 23ft pleisiosaur

"This is going to be awesome. By the way, how do you contain the aquatic creatures.

OOC- Note, the things in parenthesis are descriptions by me, they might seem stupid, but it's the easiest way I could describe some of them.

"Well, massive pens. We built the gates all the way to the ocean floor, and made the gates out of some of the strongest metal in the world."

Kristine replied.

"Then how will we see them if they are underground?" Mike was glad that they were moving now. While talking he put on some sunglasses.

Ed, in the second jeep on the ocean tour, had overheard the man in the other jeep talking about what dinosaurs they would see. He had only heard of a few of them before, like the Icthyasaurs, and of course, Elasmosaurus.

He wondered how they would be seen, if they were under water.

"Aquastic stations at the bottom of the ocean. We take a lift down, and can observe the creatures there."

She replied.

"Alright, then let's rock!" Rick was incredably eager to see some creatures.

"Kristine which sector are we going to first?"

Mike sat in the passagner side and saw where the path was taking them.

"I already said, Ocean zone."

She replied.

Meanwhile, Odel was finished waiting.

"Alright everyone, we are leaving. I gave you the 15, and now we're out."

He announced, before he started up the jeep and sped off toward Desert Zone.

"Kristine, where are we going after the ocean zone?"

"I've yet to decide."

She replied. She was starting to see why Odel was so pissed...

"Alright, cool." Rick pulled out his iPod, and strted to listen, waiting for the tour to start.

Mike didn't know how long the ride was going to be so he turned on his iPod and turned it to Cass Elliot "Make Your Own Kind of Music".

Lisa had jumped into the back of the jeep Odel was driving. Overhearing the conversation in Kristine's jeep, she understood why Odel had gotten so testy and planned on keeping her converations with Odel to a miniumum.

Scrounging in her backpack, she found her digital camera at the bottom and flicked it on. Gotta get a few pics she thought and starting snapping away at the trees around her. She took a few shots of the hotel to e-mail back to her little sister, knowing she would have loved to be here with her.

Finaly, Odel jumped into the driver's seat of the and took off. Lisa grabbed the back of the seat, bouncing around as the jeep hit ever bump in the road. It was going to be a long day.

OOC- Are we going to start soon? Sorry for being so impatient.

"I hope those idiots don't try hitting on her."

Odel stated, thinking out loud actually.

Meanwhile, Kristine and the jeep behind her pulled up in front of a small building near the ocean.

"Alright everyone, lets go inside. Theres a lift there that will take us down to the bases."

She said, getting out.

Rick leaned over to Mike and whispered to him. "We should lay of the questions, she seems to start acting like Odel. And we don't want that."

OOC: Blargh... Jolt went down for me, and now I guess I've missed something... Probably important too... :p

IC:
Conrad hopped out of the jeep, his backpack safely on his shoulder, and walked to the building with the rest of the group, keeping a wary eye out for any curious dinosaurs. He wondered if they just kept the big ones locked up and the harmless ones let loose.
He felt a tingle go down his back at the thought of live dinosaurs let free around the park...

Kristine stepped into the elevator and held the door open for everyone.

"Come on, lets go."

She said.

Rick followed Kristine into the elevator. He was interested in the aquatic beasts. He was a little nervous though. He held the concealed handgun that Odel gave him. He hoped it wouldn't have to be used.

It seemed like they had been driving forever. Lisa couldn't resist the urge any longer. Leaning over, she tapped Odel on the shoulder. "Listen, I know you are sick of all the questions, but how much farther?"

Odel's group:

"We're here."

Odel said. "Desert zone." He and the others got out and walked calmly over to an armored vehicle, Odel ushering them all in. All of the group fit snugly into the vehicle, and Odel took it in. They drove out into the barren fields for about a mile before they could see an Acrocanthosaurus about five meters ahead of them take down a Ouranosaurus, a sight which cheered Odel up a little.

Kristines group:

"Let's go."

She said, pressing a button and causing the elevator to descend. After about a minute, they reached the under ground base. She led them out into the concrete corridors, which had glass roofs, out of which they could clearly see the outline of a massive Shark....

"Your probably right Rick." Mike said as he followed Kristine. As the elevator went down Mike took off his sunglasses. Once getting down he saw the outline of a shark. Mike pointed toward it.

"Hey Rick what is that?"

As they exited the elevator, Ed noticed the outline that Mike had pointed at.

"Whoa." Was all he could manage to say.

He didn't like sharks of the normal variety, but this, this one was huge.

Lisa couldn't belevive what she was seeing. The armored vehicle Odel had usehered them into was cramped, but now she was oblivous to everyone else in the truck.

She squirmed in her seat and twisted to watch the dinsaurs attack. Their pure, raw primitivness of it all struck her at once. She snapped a few pictures and contiuned to watch the Acrocanthosaurus eat. No one in the truck spoke, they were all struck by the scene. Glancing up at Odel, she thought she even saw a smile on his face, or what passed off as a smile for him anyways.

OOC: Wait... Lemme see what jeep I took... Ok...


IC:
Conrad found an out-of-the-way spot for his pack, then looked out the window, watching the beast eat the remains of the dead dinosaur. He gaped for a moment, then quickly remembered his camera. Pulling it out, he snapped a quick shot of the Acrocanthosaurus as it looked at the armored truck for a moment.

OOC: wasn't sure who else was in the jeep w/me...

Lisa turned to the man sitting in the jeep with her. "Neat, hey?" She held out her hand, "I'm Lisa."

Conrad blinked a few times after being shaken out of his wonder, then looked at the woman next to him.
"I'm Conrad, nevermind the last name," He said, shaking Lisa's hand.
"It's a bit frightening as well... I mean, that is, it's kind of scary to know these things are right here, on the same island with us. Hey, did you see those other creatures back in the parking lot? Kind of startled me for a bit," He added, thinking back to the little scene at the parking lot.

"Yeah, I know," Lisa said, turning to watch the scence out the window. They were driving pass the carcas of the dinosaur, and up close, it was more guresome than she expected. She looked away with a shiver.

"I thought all the dinosaurs were supposed to be locked up in cages. How is it that some of the dinos are running around like that?" She thought back to the brouchure Odel had tossed at one of the tourists realizing that there may be very, very vicious animals running around the park.

"Thats a Megaladon. It's the biggest shark ever. 50ft long." Rick stared in awe. It was just like "Jaws". Only much, much bigger.

Mike looked in a another section of this sector to find a Basilosaurus. He remebered reading about this during when he was at the POW camp. "Wow" was the only thing he uttered.

Rick turned to see a Basilosaurus. The top predaotr of the ocean. 60ft of predatory Malice. It swum around calmly. Then, a small icthyasaur appeared in the Basilasaurus's pen. It shoot foward with great speed and crushed the icthyosaur in it's jaws.

Tommy, Wendy, and Tirdal were all with Odel, it was rather impressive to watch the predators make their kills, but Tirdal seemed to be breathing heavily and sweating...

Mike turned to Rick. "Jesus!" Then turned to see the carnage. The Icthyasaur had no chance of living.

Conrad looked out his window, and wondered what else they might see.
Reaching into his backpack, he rummaged around for his little bag of taco's, but only found a battered plastic bag with some crumbs.
Must've been one of those small dinosaurs around the parking lot, He thought with growing annoyance.

As he watched the terrible scene outside, Ed thought back to all of the movies that had "sea monsters" in them. They paled in comparison to the real thing.

"Awesome." he said, but after thinking for a second, "So, we're positive that they cant break through, right?"

He continued to stare at the Basilosaurus in awe.

Odels Group

"We let some of the more smaller herbivores run free through out the park."

Odel replied.

"Anyway, you guys done here, or do you want to look around a litte more before we move on?"

Kristines Group

"Yes, I'm postive. Theres no way they can get in here."

She stated, leading them into the center of the aquatic station.

"Anyway, who wants to get a closer look at them?"

Odels Group

"We let some of the more smaller herbivores run free through out the park."

Odel replied.

"Anyway, you guys done here, or do you want to look around a litte more before we move on?"

Kristines Group

"Yes, I'm postive. Theres no way they can get in here."

She stated, leading them into the center of the aquatic station.

"Anyway, who wants to get a closer look at them?"


"Is there anything else to see out here? If not we might as well move along."

"Yes, there are dozens of animals in each zone. Only a few of them are really impressive."

He replied.

"I would like to see them closer." As Mike said this he turned toward Kristine.

"Well, we have to take a lift up to a closer observation platform. Which creature do you want to see first?"

She asked them.

"You can choose." As Mike was getting ready to follow her.

"May I suggest Basilosaurus?" Rick really wanted to see that thing closer.

"Are you sure only the herbivores are the only ones let loose," Conrad asked Odel, looking around his backpack for something to snack on. He sat up again, then said, "Anyways, I don't really care if we stay or not, unless something as impressive as that is around here."

"Yeah, I agree with Rick. That thing would be freakin awesome to see up close." said Ed, as he continued to watch the monster.

((OOC: Before I reply to Odels group, can anyone give me a list of dinosaurs that would live in a desert enviroment?))

Kristine nodded and led them to a lift which took them to an observation platform, which was basicly just a circular room with a window all around it, that was in Basilosaurus pen, the creature now clearly visible, only being a few meters away from the window.

[QUOTE=Tocrowkia]((OOC: Before I reply to Odels group, can anyone give me a list of dinosaurs that would live in a desert enviroment?))

OOC-Soon, I will have this list my friend.

Rick stared in horror at the beast. It was massive.

Mike went up to two feet away from the glass. The Basilosaurus was right next to the glass. Then he moved away from the glass a little frighten.

OOC- Here is your list.

IC- Rick wondered what else there was. He looked at the creatures in the desert enviroment.

1. Carcharadontosaurus-(39ft predator) Dominant Predator
2. Acrocanthosaurus-(30ft carnivore)
3.Spinosaurus-(30ft finback, fish and carrion eater)
4. Ouranosaurus-(30ft finback hadrosaur)
5. Coelophysis-(10ft long necked carnivore)
6. Indrictotherium-(25ft rhino with giraffe like body, no horn)
7. Saltasaurus-(35ft sauropod)
8.Enteledont-(10ft pig with huge, srong head)
9. Plateosaurus-(25ft prosauropod, early sauropod)
10. Carnotaurus-(25ft carnivoe with little horns over his eyes)

Odels Group

"Meh. Let's see what else we can find."

Odel stated, driving the APC away from the scene. After a bit of this, he found an Carcharadontosaurus and an Acrocanthosaurus about to engage in combat over some food. Odel decided to stick around and let everyone watch.

Kristines Group

"Anyone want to move on and see the other creatures?"

She asked.

Mike looked at Rick who seemed to know what he was doing.

"Yah, could we see the Dunkleosteus up close?" Rick looked over to see Mike coming over. "Whatsup man?"

"Rick what do you do for a job?" Mike said clamly.

"I'm a paleontologist. I study dinosaurs for a living."

Conrad watched as the two carnivores prepared to fight each other, remembering to pull his camera out just in time, this time preparing to catch them on film. His buddies were not going to believe this.

"So where are we headed next?"

At the same time, both Odel and Kristine got calls on their walky-talkies. They both turned to their groups, and basicly said.

"We have to return to the hotel. A tropical storm is approaching."

"Rick it seems we have to go." Pointing toward Kristine.

"Hmm, yeah. A storm would be disastrous."

Nikolai had used one and a hlaf rolls of film already. He had been in a tropical storms before so he was ready. The pulled out some water proof cases for his cameras. Nothing would stop him from taking the pictures.

OOC: Bump? There's not much I can do right now in the RP...

"Kristine, what would happen if a storm did hit the island?"

Conrad looked at Odel, changing the roll of film in his camera.
"How long 'till the storm arrives, Odel?"

Kristine’s Group

"Well, not much. Unless it was a hurricane or something, it wouldn't do any severe damage."

She replied.

"Anyway, let's go."

She than lead them back up to the surface, and into the jeeps. They all quickly took off back to the hotel, arriving there a few minutes later.

Odel’s Group

"Uh...like, soon."

Odel replied to the stupid question.

"Anyway, let's get going."

He drove them out of the cage, lead them back to the jeeps, and took them back to the hotel, just in time to see the other group getting out of their jeeps.

Mike went inside and went up to Kristine.

"What can we do now?"

Conrad walked up to the door, looking behind at the group. He could see the edges of dark clouds approaching, then looked the other way, going around the hotel.
The sun was still shining, with the blue sky stretching as far as his eyes could see. He went back to the entrance and walked in, trying not to run as he went for the restrooms.

"Well, anything you want to do."

Kristine replied, walking off to one of the restraunts. Odel came over to Mike and watched as she walked away, laughing a bit.

"So, what do you think of her?"

He asked slyly.

"Mike, Kristine, I'll be in my room. Call me when we set out again."

Mike looked toward Odel.

"She sure is beautiful and she answered my question. Also she was patient. I guess Kristine is really fine. I think I'm hungry." Mike told Odel then said good bye. He walked off toward the restuarant.

"Hey Mike, wait up! I'm starved!"

"Ok." Mike sat across from Rick. He waited until a waiter came.

"So where are you from man?"

"I'm from Clairton, Pennslyvania. It's not to far away from Pittsburgh. Tell me Rick where you are from?" Mike looked at the menu.

Conrad walked towards the restaurant, sitting down at a table towards the back, still close enough to the entrance. Picking up the menu, he checked his watch, then looked out a window of the hotel. It couldn't be late afternoon yet, but in the distance it seemed evening was approaching fast.

"I'm form Breitenburg. I'm the governmet's head paleontologist."

"Meh. I wonder where those two weirdos are at..."

Odel said to him self, before walking off to get a bite to eat.

((OOC: If anyone wants to get some more character devolpment in, nows the time. The rampage part of the RPG is coming up.)

Ed walked back to his room, and got his CD player back out. He thought it might need more batteries soon, so he put them in his pocket. A storm, he thought. It seemed eerily familiar. Too bad I forgot to pack an umbrella...

He then left the room and started towards the restaurant.