Not much romance here just advancement of story.
"How can you not find it at all strange and suspicious that this girl claims she doesn't remember anything, but also doesn't want a story out there about her so we can find out who she is? Have you ever considered that perhaps she is hiding something?" Tina asked Dunhill. She had come to Dunhill's house to ask more about Rachel. When she had informed Dunhill that she'd gotten nowhere with neither Rachel nor Neil. Dunhill had told her that perhaps if Rachel did not feel comfortable telling her story, that Tina should let it drop.
"Tina," Dunhill said softly. "I don't think that there's anything sinister happening here."
"How do you know?" Tina asked. "She could be a criminal on the run!"
"Don't you think if she were a criminal on the run, you'd have heard about it by now?" Dunhill asked. "I know that you have your connecteions."
"I still think you're being niave Dunhill. Not everyone tells the truth you know!" Tina insisted. She knew that her criminal theory was bunk. Dunhill was right, she'd have found out by now
"You should probably let this drop Tina," Dunhill stated. "You are also not looking at the other side of this. What if she doesn't want you to publish the story because she's in danger, if that's the case, then we need to do what we can to protect her."
"Why do you care so much about someone you hardly know?" Tina asked exasperated.
"I care about all the people who live in this town, Tina," Dunhill explained. Tina sighed aggravated. Clearly she wasn't going to get anywhere with him either. That left Klaus. He was not the most pleasant person to deal with, but hopefully he would see to reason. She liked Dunhill, but he tended to be an idealist. He saw everyone as goodhearted and gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. Tina knew from her investigations that people often didn't deserve it.
Dunhill chuckled at Tina's exasperation. Tina reminded him so much of his late wife. She had Tina's spunk and determination. He grew sad thinking of his dear Ellen. She had been such a lovely woman. Dunhill sighed. He missed his wife so much some days.
Vaughn was getting nowhere in Konohana. It was obvious that people there didn't trust any outsiders. The neighboring town of bluebell was no better. He'd only been there a few days, and it was obvious that the girl was not here. He needed to move on before people got too suspicious.
Zephyr Town was next on his list. He sighed heavily. This was tedious work searching for this girl, but Will was his best friend, and married to his sister. He would have done anything for the two of them. The money was merely a perk. His loyalty to Will was dusty and foremost. Vaughn usually liked more excitement than this, but this time, the job was personal. He hadn't really liked the plan, but Vaughn could understand, love was a bond that could make typically sane logical men do crazy things. This certainly qualified as crazy. Vaughn hoped his presense in Zephyr Town was more accepted than it was in Konohana.
"Well hello stranger!"a large man greeted. "Welcome to Zephyr Town. Did you come for our famous Bazaar?"
"Yes," Vaughn lied.
"Well then, let me bring you over there. Name's Felix," he replied.
"Mark," Vaughn answered. He knew the real Mark would be none to happy knowing that Vaughn was using his name, but at least he wasn't giving any last names.
"Well then Mark, let's get you over to the Bazaar. Should just be starting. We got us a new girl farmer who's really improved the place." A new girl? That certainly sounded promising. He would have to go check out the bazaar and this new farmer.
The room was stark white with only one bed. A faceless man came into the room with a tray of food. She cowered away from him.
"Eat your food, we need you to be stong and healthy for Mr. Regison," the man stated. Instead of taking the tray, she tossed flipped it over. The man was angry now, he raised his hand and slapped her across her face. It stung, but she felt some satisfaction at the small act of defiance.
Rachel froze. She wasn't sure where that memory came from. She was struggling to hold onto the memory that had flashed through her brain. The harder she tried to remember more details, the more fuzzy the memory became. Her head started to pound, and she tried to relax herself but she couldn't. She knew that the man in her memory was someone she should fear. She now had a name. Mr Regison. She needed to find out more about this Mr Regison. If she only knew a first name. But at least this was a start.
Later Rachel walked to Dunhill's house. His house held a small library with a few computers.
"Hello my dear, how are you adjusting to farm work?" Dunhill asked.
"It's great," Rachel replied. "May I use one of your computers?"
"Of course you may,"Dunhill said. He guided her to the small room where he kept them. Rachel thanked him, then he left her alone to her research. She wasn't sure where to start. For some reason it felt very familiar for her to be at the computer like this. She typed in the name Regison. The main thing that came back was something called Maion Corporation. A chill went through Rachel's body. Her hand froze above the mouse. She was afraid to click on any of the links about Maion. It's dark blue logo showing up on the web search almost paralized her with fear. What about this corporation had her so terrified? Slowly Rachel forced herself to open the first link. A bright page with pictures of smiling people popped up. A man in an impeccable white suit with bright blonde hair was shown in the center. Underneath his picture read "Will Regison III CEO"
Rachel was certain she had never met this man before, but she had heard his name. It had come clearly through in her memory. She stared at his picture. In a classic sense he was a very handsome man, but something about his smile made Rachel's stomach turn.
"Will Regison," Rachel said aloud. The name sounded more ominous as she said it aloud. There was something chilling about it. As she studied his picture more she noticed that his smile didn't reach his eyes. She couldn't help but feel afraid of him. Rachel quickly scrolled down so his picture no longer showed on the immersed herself in reading more about this corporation.
Gwen sat at her desk looking at the report. Vaughn was looking for something, or someone. He had moved from Flowerbud to Konohana. There had been a report made about a strange man named "Mark" asking strange questions in the small twin Towns area. If Maion Corporation was looking for someone, Gwen had no doubt in her mind it was due to illegal human testing. It was time to call in some reinforcements.
