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“Good afternoon, Chelsea Reid. Voice identification in progress.” Kipa beamed up at Chel. “Uhm,.. Chel is what I prefer going by.” She felt strange talking to it. It was kind of creepy with the eyes, but at the same time, completely non-threatening. “Ok, Chel!” Kipa immediately acknowledged the change. Chel stared at it, mouth open [...]
With Lexx’s assistance, Chel found the plate very easy to use. It was remarkably like using a normal computer. There were a lot of icons that were pretty much self-explanatory. She could write directly onto the screen or have Kipiro listen and input it himself. Lexx shifted to sit closer to Chel and point out [...]
Several hours later, Lexx was staring out the window from the couch in deep thought. Chel had locked Kipiro into a drawer in the bunkroom to record what she’d written in her journal. Now, she was looking at one of the data slivers that Riley had given her. She hadn’t told Lexx about Riley’s visit [...]
Chel tip toed through the dark house. It was about 2 in the morning and she was sure her brother and sister were asleep. The doors to their rooms were closed. Chel was wide awake despite the time. Lexx’s concept of day and night were slightly askew to her own and traveling to different places [...]
Kip stared at the open door. He had been all over Chel’s room, exploring what he could and when she left, she hadn’t closed the door completely behind her. It was cracked a few inches, just wide enough for a little dataplate assistant to slip through. The strange music was eating at Kip’s desire to [...]
Elsewhere,… Chel was sleeping peacefully, snuggled comfortably in her bed. She had missed being able to sleep in her own bed. It was wonderful. “Chel!!!” Andrea’s voice broke the peace, shrilling cutting through the air. Chel jerked upright, expecting the worst. Her eyes landed on the red and black dataplate by her bed. A single word [...]
Day 14 – Evening Chel had spent the day playing video games with her brother and watching TV. Evening had not come soon enough. The closer it got to night, the more an odd feeling of anticipation built up inside. She really wanted to see Lexx. Kip ran across a countertop as Chel walked through [...]
While Chel was outside,… Kip had already found something to entertain himself. The door to Andrea’s room was open just enough for him to slip inside. He switched to night vision and was immediately drawn to the scents coming from her vanity table. The little peripheral flew up to the top of the table and [...]
“I like Lexx, Chel,… I wouldn’t want to see him put in any danger,…” Kalvin turned toward Chel to say what was on his mind, but it was meant for Andrea. “Mom and Dad just wouldn’t understand.” “I know,…” Chel grumbled. “So I get to go over to Katie’s?” Andrea didn’t care what they said. [...]
Andrea growled and lunged for Kip, but he was much to fast for her to land a hand on. The little peripheral leapt from the arm of the couch chuckling, “I can recall it all! Want me to recite it?!” “NO!!!” Andrea screeched even louder, almost hurting Chel’s ears. “She also wrote that Lexx is [...]
