[19:10:04] <@Hand-of-God> There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
[19:10:14] <@Hand-of-God> And, with his sickle keen,
[19:10:21] <@Hand-of-God> He reaps the bearded grain at a beath,
[19:10:27] <@Hand-of-God> And the flowers that grow between.
[19:11:53] <@Hand-of-God> The scientists mill about the laboratory, all preoccupied with this or that. All save one. One statuesque Russian man stands in front of a teenage girl. "So, hyu are beink clear on ze pickup procedure?"
[19:13:51] Aleph_Edel nods once, a quick and sure gesture. She makes little movement otherwise, a breath away from stillness in that she lightly shuffles her feet. "Unless there are details you haven't briefed me on."
[19:18:44] <@Hand-of-God> "Let us be goink over it hwonce more, just to beink safe. Hyu retrieve Subject F from ze courier, and den hyu are to beink takink him to ze checkpoint. When hyu get dere, hyu are to be removink him from de box and es...es...escortink him here."
[19:21:15] <Aleph_Edel> "Retrieve Subject F, checkpoint, remove him from the box, escourt him here." She nods again, repeating the important bits with alot less accent. "I will complete it without fail, Doctor."
[19:21:48] <@Hand-of-God> "Good. And...Subject E?"
[19:23:22] <Aleph_Edel> "Yes, Doctor?" She lifts her head slightly.
[19:24:08] <@Hand-of-God> The doctor leans closer to her, until he is speaking directly into her ear. "Take good care of hyu brodder, my dotter."
[19:26:24] Aleph_Edel nods with conviction this time, the corner of her lips lifting slightly in what might be a pale excuse for a smile. "I'll do my best. I won't fail you."
[19:27:38] <@Hand-of-God> The doctor seems somewhat disheartened, but smiles all the same. "Subject E, go now. Retrieve Subject F, and mek sure he is beink retrieved in top conditionink."
[19:28:33] Aleph_Edel blinks, then looks around the lab for anyone paying any attention to her or the good Doctor.
[19:29:06] <@Hand-of-God> Everyone seems busy with their own side projects, a few researchers huddled around a whiteboard gibbering excitedly.
[19:31:11] Aleph_Edel hugs the doctor quickly, hiding her face for the moment with all her hair and his labcoat. "I'll be right back, father. I'm sure he'll be happy to see you again as well." And she's pulled away, walking swiftly to the doors, looking back at the lab with that same small smile.
[19:32:34] <@Hand-of-God> The doctor positively beams as she walks away. A researcher comes up to him with a clipboard and begins asking questions, and the smile dies. He returns to his work, and the lab is back to it's normal state.
[19:32:49] <@Hand-of-God> Aleph: Intro - End