I own none of the characters you recognize, and only the characterization of Jondy. Mr James Cameron and That Other Guy own the characters you recognize.
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Sister Louise looked skeptically at the man in front of her. "Explain it to me again, my good man," Louise retorted. "I'm a little hard of hearing."
The man glared at the woman in front of him, and then at the child beside him. "I worked in Gillette, in a experiment lab called Manticore. They have built these children to be the perfect soldiers. They torture them." Louise's face softened and the man played on that weakness. "I found Jondy when twelve got out. She's almost 10 years old. It's not safe if I take guardianship of her - I was hoping that the Convent would take her in and raise her."
Jondy stood completely straight, listening to the conversation. Dr Lee had been very nice to her since Zack freed them, but she was still scared.
"But Dr Lee," Louise sighed, "How? This convent is attached to a Catholic School. She'd have to be a student. What about her parents'?"
"Jondy has none. If you don't take her in, as a student or a companion, I'll have to leave her in Seattle. If she is taught nothing about our world, she will be captured and, ultimately, murdered," Dr Lee said.
Louise smiled at Jondy. "She shall be accepted into our convent as an orphan - on our terms."
"Of course," Dr Lee nodded.
"Excellent. She shall change her name during her stay here," Louise said. "And she will attend classes during semester."
"Anything - just protect Jondy," Dr Lee handed Sister Louise an envelope filled with cash. "Supply her with anything - fake identicards or anything she may need."
"And, Dr Lee?" Sister stopped him. "Any other of these poor angels you track down, bring to me. I believe we can take care of them."
Jondy watched the scientist leave in his car. She felt sad. Her crew cut was a tiny bit longer than before, but not yet significant. Her clothes were a pair of overalls and an ancient sweater.
"Jondy," Sister Louise leant down. "Before I organize anything for you, you must pick a new name."
Jondy shook her head. "I chose Jondy because that's who I want to be," she stated.
Louise shook her head. "But lots of people have two names - just until Manticore stops looking for you, okay?" Jondy nodded.
"Ok, now how about Eleanor? Eleanor Lang," Louise nodded. Jondy smiled. "Let's find you a bed and some dinner. And then you'll meet the other Sisters of our Convent."
Jondy followed Louise inside the Catholic Convent. This was Eleanor's new life.
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Jondy looked around her room. It resembled the Manticore barracks far too much for Jondy to want to spend a lot of time in it. Sisters' Sophie and Marie were arranging another room for her in the Boarding House with the other students', next semester.
It had been three months since Jondy had come to the convent. Her hair covered her entire head and most of her barcode, though. She kept very quiet all the time, never talked back to any of the nuns' and was very tidy.
There was one nun there, Lia, who was only 20 years old. She was Jondy's babysitter. Elli was what everyone called Jondy - only Louise knew her true name.
Lia bustled in, her face smiling. "Good Morning, Elli," she said, placing a breakfast tray on a table.
"Good morning, Lia," Jondy looked at breakfast. Milk, porridge and toast. Standard breakfast.
"The students' return tomorrow, back to classes, Elli."
"What do they learn?" Jondy wolfed down her porridge.
"How to read and write and the places in the world and lots of stuff," Lia said, not expecting Elli to know anything.
"Zack taught me Braille, Morse code and Light Signals. Tinga taught me all the Geography and past wars. We were all taught to read and write," Jondy replied, knowing everyone doubted her abilities to read and write.
Lia looked surprised. "What languages do you speak, Elli?"
"French," Jondy said. "Each group had one person speak a different language so things were interesting." So we could communicate with every enemy we'd come across.
"Well, that's good," Lia said encouragingly.
Jondy nodded. *I miss Max and Krit and Zack. *
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Sister Louise looked skeptically at the man in front of her. "Explain it to me again, my good man," Louise retorted. "I'm a little hard of hearing."
The man glared at the woman in front of him, and then at the child beside him. "I worked in Gillette, in a experiment lab called Manticore. They have built these children to be the perfect soldiers. They torture them." Louise's face softened and the man played on that weakness. "I found Jondy when twelve got out. She's almost 10 years old. It's not safe if I take guardianship of her - I was hoping that the Convent would take her in and raise her."
Jondy stood completely straight, listening to the conversation. Dr Lee had been very nice to her since Zack freed them, but she was still scared.
"But Dr Lee," Louise sighed, "How? This convent is attached to a Catholic School. She'd have to be a student. What about her parents'?"
"Jondy has none. If you don't take her in, as a student or a companion, I'll have to leave her in Seattle. If she is taught nothing about our world, she will be captured and, ultimately, murdered," Dr Lee said.
Louise smiled at Jondy. "She shall be accepted into our convent as an orphan - on our terms."
"Of course," Dr Lee nodded.
"Excellent. She shall change her name during her stay here," Louise said. "And she will attend classes during semester."
"Anything - just protect Jondy," Dr Lee handed Sister Louise an envelope filled with cash. "Supply her with anything - fake identicards or anything she may need."
"And, Dr Lee?" Sister stopped him. "Any other of these poor angels you track down, bring to me. I believe we can take care of them."
Jondy watched the scientist leave in his car. She felt sad. Her crew cut was a tiny bit longer than before, but not yet significant. Her clothes were a pair of overalls and an ancient sweater.
"Jondy," Sister Louise leant down. "Before I organize anything for you, you must pick a new name."
Jondy shook her head. "I chose Jondy because that's who I want to be," she stated.
Louise shook her head. "But lots of people have two names - just until Manticore stops looking for you, okay?" Jondy nodded.
"Ok, now how about Eleanor? Eleanor Lang," Louise nodded. Jondy smiled. "Let's find you a bed and some dinner. And then you'll meet the other Sisters of our Convent."
Jondy followed Louise inside the Catholic Convent. This was Eleanor's new life.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Jondy looked around her room. It resembled the Manticore barracks far too much for Jondy to want to spend a lot of time in it. Sisters' Sophie and Marie were arranging another room for her in the Boarding House with the other students', next semester.
It had been three months since Jondy had come to the convent. Her hair covered her entire head and most of her barcode, though. She kept very quiet all the time, never talked back to any of the nuns' and was very tidy.
There was one nun there, Lia, who was only 20 years old. She was Jondy's babysitter. Elli was what everyone called Jondy - only Louise knew her true name.
Lia bustled in, her face smiling. "Good Morning, Elli," she said, placing a breakfast tray on a table.
"Good morning, Lia," Jondy looked at breakfast. Milk, porridge and toast. Standard breakfast.
"The students' return tomorrow, back to classes, Elli."
"What do they learn?" Jondy wolfed down her porridge.
"How to read and write and the places in the world and lots of stuff," Lia said, not expecting Elli to know anything.
"Zack taught me Braille, Morse code and Light Signals. Tinga taught me all the Geography and past wars. We were all taught to read and write," Jondy replied, knowing everyone doubted her abilities to read and write.
Lia looked surprised. "What languages do you speak, Elli?"
"French," Jondy said. "Each group had one person speak a different language so things were interesting." So we could communicate with every enemy we'd come across.
"Well, that's good," Lia said encouragingly.
Jondy nodded. *I miss Max and Krit and Zack. *