Act 2 - Monday, August 31, 2015

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Apr 24, 2024 9:41 pm
She takes the menu and shakes her head,
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Nope. Not a chance.
Apr 24, 2024 9:43 pm
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Any thoughts on what we might see instead? Or should we not even go there tomorrow....
He takes his notepad and pen out and starts making a few notes.
Apr 24, 2024 9:48 pm
She looks at Reg like he has lost his mind,
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Do you really think we have a choice to not go? If we don't show up I cannot account for what would happen. Remember how bad you all were scared with the Tong?
Apr 24, 2024 9:51 pm
Reg, who has definitely not lost his mind, looks at Stevie.
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I think perhaps you misunderstand me. I am suggesting that this may be some sort of misdirection, and if we go, we may be doing the wrong thing.

I am not suggesting that we abandon the mission.
Apr 24, 2024 9:53 pm
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Why don't you tell us what you want us to do, instead of asking for what we think?
Apr 26, 2024 3:35 pm
INVITE THEORIES
S - Handwrtng Analys
D - ___________?
H - Secrt Plan
R - World Dom


Reg looks up from his hastily scribbled notes.
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What do you mean?
Apr 26, 2024 4:56 pm
Stevie ignores Reg's question and gives her order of a salad with grilled chicken and passes the menu over to Derek.
Derek looks at it for a long while, till Stevie huffs,
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Come on big guy, just order the hamburger you know you are going to order even though I have asked you to cut back on red meat.
He grins at her, leans over and gives her a peck on her head,
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I would like a hamburger and fries.
Apr 26, 2024 5:24 pm
Reg scribbles their orders on another piece of paper, quietly sympathizing with Derek not wanting to give up red meat. He takes Henry's order, and jots down a Caesar salad for himself. He adds drinks, including a pitcher of Virgin Sunset, then calls the order down to the kitchen.
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I haven't had time to look up the address on the secret message in the invitation. Did anyone else look?
Apr 26, 2024 5:33 pm
Derek and Stevie both shake their heads to the negative.
Apr 26, 2024 5:46 pm
Reg looks at them, then Henry.
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Alright.
He Googles the part of the address on the secret message.
Apr 26, 2024 6:04 pm
The address does not show up with any significant information.
Apr 26, 2024 6:14 pm
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Well, that looks like a dead end right now.

While we wait for the food, how have you two been? It's nice to all be together again. I haven't seen you in a month. How are the kids doing?
Apr 26, 2024 6:30 pm
Derek grins ear to ear and pulls out his phone and starts showing pictures of kids. Disney, their pool, Wet n Wild, Busch Gardens, Stevie in the beer garden at Busch Gardens giving Derek a finger in the picture, camping with at Blue Springs with the manatees.
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Hank is getting scuba certified, and...
He will go on and on, with Stevie interjecting amusing side notes or keeping Derek on one story at a time.
Apr 26, 2024 6:48 pm
Reg is delighted to hear all of the stories, remarking on how tall the kids are getting, and how he wishes they could visit each other more often. They can probably tell he's lonely.

He gets second-hand excitement over the scuba information, and tells them that Kai has found a new favorite place to dive, and is always trying to get Reg in the water - something Reg resists. He shows them pictures that Kai took of random but pretty reef fish.

He gives an open invitation for Hank to join them the next time they head to the islands to visit Kai's family, as there's some good diving there - at least according to Kai.
Apr 26, 2024 6:53 pm
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I would need to see data before I let my baby go scuba at some unknown area.
Derek,
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You said that when Hank wanted to go down Der Stuka at the waterpark!
Stevie,
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And you saw the data I found, but you let him go anyway!
Derek,
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Kids got rashes from the speed of the slide and chlorine, they didn't fly off the slide honey!
Stevie shaking her head,
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Data first, decision later. And then if Reg goes and supervises we can discuss it.
Apr 26, 2024 6:58 pm
Reg chuckles.
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I can have Kai send you stuff. I don't understand any of it. I just stick with the pools. Although I was tempted to go to Morro Bay with him and see the otters.
Apr 26, 2024 7:01 pm
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Send it, but both of you keep your yaps shut to Hank about it until I research it. The last thing I need is another set of puppy eyes at me.
Derek leans in and attempts to eskimo kiss her, which ends up with her flicking his nose. He pulls back, grins and mutters,
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You will pay for that later.
She simply arches an eyebrow and blows him a kiss.
Apr 26, 2024 7:04 pm
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I have trained them well. As soon as Ava is old enough, I will also instruct her in the ways of Puppy Eye Fu.
Apr 26, 2024 7:10 pm
She turns her eyes on Reg,
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Yes and your little mini-me is the worst! Last week the little s--- decided to take apart my, MY laptop to "upgrade the memory Mom"...it still will not get past the bios beeping about something. And what does he do? Give me those puppy eyes and run and hide behind Emma Jane! Who has no puppy fu, but is scary without them!
Derek shivers dramatically,
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Yeah, that one takes after her mother!
Stevie slowly turns to Derek,
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Have you asked downstairs if they have any available rooms you can stay in, dear?
He just grins at her until she shakes her head and smiles back.
Apr 26, 2024 7:14 pm
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Oh, dang! If you want me to take it apart, I'm available.
He chuckles.
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I'll have to send him a box of old electronics to "fix" so he doesn't get ahead of himself.

And I believe your room has a couch, so...
Reg smirks at Derek.
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