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<span style="color:#800000"> '''''Steve dangled several shiny lures at me in our previous RP, [[Coffee and Convictions]]. It was only a matter of time before I gave in and started speculating. Here's what I came up with... AND Steve actually answered back in-character as Sonia. So I had to add that conversation below. Thanks, Steve!—Maer'''''</span>  
 
<span style="color:#800000"> '''''Steve dangled several shiny lures at me in our previous RP, [[Coffee and Convictions]]. It was only a matter of time before I gave in and started speculating. Here's what I came up with... AND Steve actually answered back in-character as Sonia. So I had to add that conversation below. Thanks, Steve!—Maer'''''</span>  
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''Excerpts from the private journal of Viktoria Tikhonova and phone communications file #099123764-095987246xtd029341857fsa-p2027ws07''<br><br><br>
 
  
 
'''December, 2524'''<br>
 
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"Wheat versus Sorghum, what are you talking about?" Sonia replied after a moment's puzzled silence and on my phone's screen her expression made it clear she thought I'd gone off the deep end of the conspiracy theory pool. I got that a lot from her. "No, they are trying to grow some new fangled grain out there, it's called Sorghum.... isn't that a kind of wheat?" <br><br>
 
"Wheat versus Sorghum, what are you talking about?" Sonia replied after a moment's puzzled silence and on my phone's screen her expression made it clear she thought I'd gone off the deep end of the conspiracy theory pool. I got that a lot from her. "No, they are trying to grow some new fangled grain out there, it's called Sorghum.... isn't that a kind of wheat?" <br><br>
  
"Well, it's a kind of wheat in that it's a kind of grain," I replied. "That much I remember from biology class. But I think they've got different properties in protein or gluten or something. One makes it easier to do some things with it, and the other for other things. But yeah, both are edible." I sighed. ''Dammit, I thought I was on to something. Sonia's hardly an expert. Neither are you. But maybe it's something worth watching anyway''. I ducked into the overhang of an apartment building's front entrance, seeking shelter from the snow as well as a modicum of privacy. I kept my voice low as I continued. "Of course, if I were to try to solve the food shortages, I'd start making astral-stationary algae farms, growing it under domes on parabolic structures positioned to make the best use of the solar energy they're orbiting. You could grow a metric ass-ton of food that way."<br><br>
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"Well, it's a kind of wheat in that it's a kind of grain. That much I remember from biology class. But I think they've got different properties in protein or gluten or something. One makes it easier to do some things with it, and the other for other things. But yeah, both are edible." I sighed. ''Dammit, I thought I was on to something. Sonia's hardly an expert. Neither are you. But maybe it's something worth watching anyway''. I ducked into the overhang of an apartment building's front entrance, seeking shelter from the snow as well as a modicum of privacy. I kept my voice low as I continued. "Of course, if I were to try to solve the food shortages, I'd start making astral-stationary algae farms, growing it under domes on parabolic structures positioned to make the best use of the solar energy they're orbiting. You could grow a metric ass-ton of food that way."<br><br>
  
"They could do that, but that costs real money, and puts all the risk in the hands of the agro-business." Ever the practical one, Sonia immediately put me straight. "You put seeds in the hands of farmers, and the risk rests with them. Not to mention of course, that since that TSE outbreak a few years ago there's been a greater demand for ''real grains. Real protein''." She looked thoughtful for a moment, then made eye contact through the screen. "I think you're in the wrong business, [[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|Mei Mei]], you could make some boring story about moderately novel grain developments into a serial about a secret conspiracy to destroy the Independents and restore the Alliance." She smiled over the screen. "What annoys me is that my editor put me on this Yong Chwen Mien (plain, bland) story, only after I pitched him a story about some of the mega-corps getting involved in local rim politics: haciendas, banana republics, juicy stuff. That might be a real story, but he was worried that I was getting too political. He said he was grooming me for big things and had to keep my record clean until I was ready. [[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|Feh Feh Pi Goh]]."(Baboon's Ass Crack)<br><br>
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"They could do that, but that costs real money, and puts all the risk in the hands of the agro-business." Ever the practical one, Sonia immediately put me straight. "You put seeds in the hands of farmers, and the risk rests with them. Not to mention of course, that since that TSE outbreak a few years ago there's been a greater demand for ''real grains. Real protein''." She looked thoughtful for a moment, then made eye contact through the screen. "I think you're in the wrong business, [[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|Mei Mei]], you could make some boring story about moderately novel grain developments into a serial about a secret conspiracy to destroy the independents and restore the Alliance." She smiled over the screen. "What annoys me is that my editor put me on this Yong Chwen Mien (plain, bland) story, only after I pitched him a story about some of the mega-corps getting involved in local rim politics: haciendas, banana republics, juicy stuff. That might be a real story, but he was worried that I was getting too political. He said he was grooming me for big things and had to keep my record clean until I was ready. [[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|Feh Feh Pi Goh]]."(Baboon's Ass Crack)<br><br>
  
 
"They are? Which ones? What places? How much?" I pounced on the shiny lure she dangled in front of me. Pavlov had his dogs, I had my mental cats and right now they were jumping. Good manners and faith in my friend prompted me to add, "And congratulations on the grooming for the bigs. I know you'll run with it all the way to the Pulitzer. If anyone could do it, it would be you."<br><br>
 
"They are? Which ones? What places? How much?" I pounced on the shiny lure she dangled in front of me. Pavlov had his dogs, I had my mental cats and right now they were jumping. Good manners and faith in my friend prompted me to add, "And congratulations on the grooming for the bigs. I know you'll run with it all the way to the Pulitzer. If anyone could do it, it would be you."<br><br>
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"I will." Touched, I smiled to quell the trembling of my lip. On no account would I break down and cry. It would only fuel my best friend's worry. ''More than your best friend. The older sister you never had''. "I'll be all right. I promise, [[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|''Jei jei'']]."<br><br>
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"I will." Touched, I smiled past the trembling of my lips. On no account would I break down and cry. It would only fuel my best friend's worry. More than your best friend. The older sister you never had. "I'll be all right. I promise, [[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|''Jei jei'']]."
 
 
How like her. From the first day we met, she always looked out for me. ''Can't she see I need to strike out on my own?'' I would never say it to her face, but many were the occasions I thought it. Not for the first time I wondered if she would miss having me to look after … and if I would miss her looking after me. We would both find out, starting tomorrow.<br><br>
 
 
 
"Sonia, I'll be fine," I said, meaning it. "I should go. It's late and I need to get back. I'll call you when I'm about to board, all right? That way you'll know I got on safe." It was a lame reassurance given her opinion of the ship in question, but I had to say something. Otherwise, she'd find a way to fill my silence with her fears.<br><br> 
 
 
 
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"Alright... damn... my train is here. Gotta go. Listen Vikki seriously, take care, and if someone tries to kill you...you kill'em right back."<br><br>
 
  
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How like her. From the first day we met, she always looked out for me. ''Can't she see I need to strike out on my own?'' I would never say it to her face, but many were the occasions I thought it. Not for the first time I wondered if she would miss having me to look after … and if I would miss her looking after me. We would both find out, starting tomorrow.
  
"[[Food for Thought#HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE|''Bùyào dānxīn'']]," I said. "I will. You, too. Love you." I waved my fingers at her image but Sonia had already turned away and the screen went dark in my hand. A shiver ran down my spine. It had nothing to do with the cold and the snow. ''If someone tries to kill you … you kill'em right back.'' The gun lay heavy in my pocket and heavier still on my conscience. Could I kill someone if I had to? Was I capable of pulling the trigger? What could possibly be dire enough to make me do such a horrible thing? There was no telling. I pushed off into the night and turned my steps for home … and tried not to dwell on the possibilities implied by that gun. <br><br>
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"Sonia, I'll be fine," I said, meaning it. "I should go. It's late and I need to get back. I'll call you when I'm about to board, all right? That way you'll know I got on safe." As a reassurance, it was a lame one given her opinion of the ship in question, but I had to say something. Otherwise, she'd find a way to fill my silence with her fears.
  
 
  
  
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'''Yì Jǐngtì''' = ''' 義警惕 ''' = '''Eee''' '''jee-eng'''-tee = Righteous Vigilance [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/zh-TW/Righteous%20Vigilance Sound clip]<br>
 
'''Yì Jǐngtì''' = ''' 義警惕 ''' = '''Eee''' '''jee-eng'''-tee = Righteous Vigilance [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/zh-TW/Righteous%20Vigilance Sound clip]<br>
 
'''Jie jie''' = ''' 姐姐 '''=  Jieh jieh = sister, older sister, elder sister [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/zh-TW/older%20sister Sound clip]<br>
 
'''Jie jie''' = ''' 姐姐 '''=  Jieh jieh = sister, older sister, elder sister [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/zh-TW/older%20sister Sound clip]<br>
'''Bùyào dānxīn''' = ''' 不要擔心  ''' = '''Boo'''-yow '''dahn'''-sheen = Don't worry. [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/zh-TW/Don't%20worry Sound clip]<br>
 
  
  
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