The universe wants to play with you (part 13)

Merlin was raging. Flecks of spit decorated monitors, walls and Aaron's face.

This is war. I'm not being treated like this. I am not going to put up with this. He's a red; he admitted it. He's a traitor, a fifth columnist. I'm going to ring Farry on the emergency number.

Aaron's ears and nose were already bleeding as Merlin's voice rose higher and he started to jump up and down. Next would be the banging of his head against the wall, followed by destruction of everything around him.

Aaron moved slowly and quietly into the other room, closed the door behind him, took a gas mask out of the cupboard, put it on and then tapped a code into a key pad under a shelf. He counted up to 25 and stopped when he heard a loud thud from the main room.

After waiting for a few more minutes, he went back to Merlin, turned him over and put a pillow under his head and cuffed his hands and feet. He quickly rang Merlin's wife and then went home.

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Aaron removed the cuffs from Merlin's feet and hands.

*How bad was I?

*Ok. Only verbal. I got you just in time before you turned into the hulk. You were going to ring Farry to denounce Gillespie.

*Hmmm, I think I might still do that.

*You can't.

*Why not?

*Think about it. What if it's a test of your loyalty to see if Gillespie can trust you? Or it could be a test to see if you'd put the organisation first. You don't know. Whatever you say or don't say could be wrong. We're in a wilderness of mirrors. Gillespie is right when he said in the café that we don't actually know who we're really working for and to what end.

*That's wrong. You can't be like this. We have to be right. We have to do this-we have to carry on. Gillespie has given up. He's got no faith any more if he ever did. This is too important to give up. I don't care if it's a test, we can't have someone like him in charge of the programme. You've got to choose sides Aaron.

*Look, you're taking this wrong way. He was just wondering out loud. I've known you for over 20 years Merlin. You know I'm with you. I'm just being cautious. I'm not giving up on you. Don't do anything stupid.

*Ok. I'm just worried about Gillespie. Let's get on with today's work.

The universe wants to play with you (part 12)

First female: Just a reminder of our rules. No names, no notes, no outside dissemination unless mutually agreed upon..

First female nods to first male.

First male:

The category D situation is firmly under control with no expected repeat. A total misunderstanding but when seen from their viewpoint what happened was logical. Procedures put in place will ensure this can't happen again. As expected, there has been no negative feedback from partners.

More importantly, the experiments regarding category D that I've mentioned previously have shown incredibly good results. We have already used them successfully in three operations. I'll go into more detail later.

First female nods to second female.

Second female:
Interest in the NSA/GCSB has died down here, to the extent that it actually made it out of the media in the first place. For us, it was really helpful as it emphasised technology over old fashioned intelligence, so helping to obscure Janus which is producing some incredible material, especially in the way that it keeps drawing in people like a real-time chain mail letter. Numbers now enrolled are far higher than expected at this stage.

Both islands are well covered by now. In one South Island city, the Mayor,  Deputy Mayor and three councillors all compromised each other from one very innocuous beginning. This network also played an important role in the resolution to the Cat D issue referred to earlier. Due to the outstanding results, more funding has been put forward to speed things up. After lunch, the operational manager will be covering some of the significant successes, and believe me, they are significant.

First female nods to second male.

Second Male:
Internet security fallout as mentioned above has also helped to draw attention away from anyone pursuing the few public signs of the T/D Experiments being conducted with partners from other places. These have had exciting results which have taken us into areas that are almost unbelievable and given us access to knowledge that is beyond our current comprehension thus far. However, we are optimistic that we are close to finding a key to unlocking all of this. In light of my last report, I'm pleased to say there have been no more accidents. The lead scientist will expand on the progress and future opportunities this afternoon.

First female nods to third male.

Third male:
In conjunction with Northern one and Eastern one and three, we are, like T/D, moving into areas that are at the very edge, and beyond, of our reality. What is happening is ultra-sensitive and will be expanded on after lunch by our guest speaker. He will be talking in particular about the gains we are making now from this research, and can expect to continue to make in the future but also the very really dangers that are present and how we can attempt to guard against them.

First female nods to fourth male.

Fourth male:
After the presentations, I will look at the security aspect of all the projects and look at which issues we need to consider in relation to our governments and the media.

First female:
Thanks for the concise introductions. We'll now go next door for lunch. Same rules apply. Ferguson, you can open the door now.

The universe wants to play with you (part eleven)

Walking to work at night. Is shit. Walking to work and then spending 10 hours standing around. Is more shit. Three days before the car's back. And that's shit too.

Meeting Hawthorn for breakfast isn't shit. Exciting day, wish I had one sometime.

Tell her about Dick-hard going, even universe essay. Must read more stuff like that. Weird but made sense.

The universe wants to play with you (part ten)

Hawthorn was laughing to herself as she drove off to work. Today’s score so far: 2-0. Maybe it was all beginning to come together.

 

As she turned back onto George St, she saw the stalkers on the pavement walking along with another man. Toying with the idea of running them over and claiming she’d had a fit, Hawthorn noticed that the third man looked familiar but she couldn’t place him.

She drove past, pulled over to a park and got out. Half an hour before work, still time to do some investigating. Following behind on the other pavement, they were deep in conversation-almost arguing. The other man had an air about him, suggesting he was in charge or had a hold over them.

Mirage in the sky

 

 
 

U.F.O.s!    Conspiracies!    Giant penises in the sky!

 

These are a few of my favourite things. Ahem...where was I?

Oh, that's right. I can't remember the last film I watched in the cinema; it's certainly not in the three and a half years I've lived in New Zealand. Nor can I remember the last DVD I watched that wasn't a childrens' movie.