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<\/a>Another beautiful morning in Windenburg, and my bed has the greatest view.<\/p>\nReturning to work, I spent an uneventful day of chemical experimentation, plant maintenance, rock collecting, and messing about with the Inventor robot. Personally, I think he’s got a thing for me; nobody else seems to spend any time talking to him. \u00a0I figured out how to splice various plants together to create new species, and made a new “Red Hot” serum, that looks like it’s meant to make people angry. Maybe because it tastes like concentrated basil and rat urine.<\/p>\n The rest of the day passed without incident. I got to know the team a little better, and felt pretty good at the end of the shift. \u00a0On the way home, I collected a bunch more rocks and various trophies, then sold the lot for a small bit of cash. \u00a0That, along with the day’s pay, allowed me to buy …<\/p>\n As I was marveling over my newly gained assets, I got a phone call from Georgia, the alien bartender I’d met last night at the Chowder House. She invited me back to the restaurant for dinner, which sounded great. \u00a0I left, hoping that the service will be a little faster this time. \u00a0I actually want to eat.<\/p>\n I went home, exhausted but happy. \u00a0I sent Georgia a text message thanking her for a fun evening, and looking forward to more. \u00a0I changed back into my jammies, and had just crawled into bed, when my lights came back on.<\/p>\n chapter 5 …<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" She Blinded Me With Science Another beautiful morning in Windenburg, and my bed has the greatest view. I took some time to wander my yard, picking various wild flowers and taking some microscopic samples for analysis later. Returning to work, I spent an uneventful day of chemical experimentation, plant maintenance, rock collecting, and messing about … Continue reading “Jeanette, Chapter 4”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[18,16,17],"class_list":["post-351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ross","category-jeanette","tag-aliens","tag-chowder-house","tag-georgia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1205,"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions\/1205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnefatafl.darncats.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>I took some time to wander my yard, picking various wild flowers and taking some microscopic samples for analysis later.<\/p>\nWith Summer’s assistance, I made another sample of SynthFood. \u00a0And this one….<\/p>\n… worked! It looks like I can create this as viable on a regular basis. This could seriously solve my hunger problems. Heck, it could solve the world’s hunger problems. If I hadn’t signed that stupid proprietary information agreement, I’d market it and make a fortune. \u00a0Or … you know … solve the world’s hunger problem. \u00a0Whatever.<\/p>\n…plumbing! \u00a0I have no roof over my head, nor walls to hold up said roof, but I have a shower of my very own, a sink, and – the best thing ever – a toilet. \u00a0My own toilet.<\/p>\n<\/a>It’s a beautiful thing.<\/p>\nWe had a great time! \u00a0The food was good, and came to the table without much delay. We had a few drinks, and some great conversation.<\/p>\nI made a great friend this evening. Yeah, she’s an alien, but I can’t hold that against her, can I? \u00a0Isn’t my job as a scientist to discover new things, investigate every opportunity with an open mind? \u00a0We joked and laughed well into the night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a>Wait. \u00a0I don’t own any lights yet.<\/p>\n<\/a>Shit.<\/p>\n<\/a>Shit! \u00a0What was that I said about open-minded new opportunities?<\/p>\n<\/a>WAIT.<\/p>\n<\/a>SHIT.<\/p>\n