Scott Porter's Story

"It's only because I'm older," she said with a smile, "no matter where we are, everyone calls you Miss Bianca. I'm referred to as 'Miss' in the school only." Hearing a whistle or two, Kida suddenly became protective, wanting to get through the kids sooner. She had no idea why it annoyed her so much, it wasn't different from any other day. The only difference was that Miss Bianca was with her. Did it bother her that they were whistling at the other woman? When they had finally reached the nurse's office she was relieved.

Realizing she her arms were still linked with Miss Bianca's she hastily retreated herself. Looking up at the nurse she whispered to Miss Bianca, "Oh, that's how she usually is. Being surrounded by immature teenagers day in and day out can do that to you, don't worry." Kida gave a small wave to the nurse, and when the older woman noticed her stern face temporarily softened to smile back. Kida walked over to the desk to explain Miss Bianca's presence. The nurse shook her head, saying it was no problem and she was grateful for the help. The older nurse looked over at Miss Bianca and gave a nod. Turning her head back to Kida she said, "Keep her out of trouble though." With a happy laugh she replied, "Yes ma'am."

Kida quickly returned to Miss Bianca's side to tell her the good news, when suddenly a large man approached them. He was obviously not a student. "Hello there," she greeted. "Ah, the principal's office? You should have seen it when you walked in, it's at the other end of the hall, just follow the signs." Kida quickly thought it over and offered, "I'll take you. Miss Bianca, care for another walk?"

Basil had already sat down at the table, holding a menu and looking through it as he listened to Jessica ask about her queries and doubts about the town. In reality, Basil was suspicious of Walt Town ever since he arrived here. But, that suspicious vibe caused him to want to stay for longer, just to find out more about this little town. "Perfect is an understatement Miss Rabbitheart." He commented, trailing his finger down the menu. "When was the last time you saw roadworks or building contruction being done? Even when everything around here looks up to date... And, have you never questioned how the media has never been able to follow you even when you were found in the most secluded places?" Basil pinched at his chin and rubbed it gently. "A lot of people in this town have come here to get away from their old lives, whatever happened. You're fame in your younger years, Selena's abandonment, it all lead to coming here." He lowered the menu and looked up to Selena. "Tea please, five sugars and skimmed milk." He said before looking around. "Do you allow smoking in here?"

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Miss Bianca shrugged gently. "I wouldn't mind being called Bianca. I've never complained because everyone seems... so fond of adding the miss." Miss Bianca shrugged lightly and then felt that Kida had sped up a little, soon having to speed up her pace to keep up. She had wondered slightly at first before they arrived at the nurses office, and Kida explained the reasoning behind the nurses' sad face. She nodded slowly and then watched as Kida walked over to the woman. Whilst she did, Miss Bianca looked around, noticing some of the medical kits on the wall and looking curiously to them.

She was unsure herself as to how people could be talented enough to do this kind of stuff... but, she was willing to give it a go. After all, she liked helping, and what better way than to be in the medical department for a school. However, she knew for sure that she would need Kida there, helping her along the way. After all, she knew nothing about that in the medical department.

Miss Bianca looked round when the man had approached and then looked to Kida when she replied to his question. She thought at first that Kida was going to go with the man alone to show her, but then she invited herself along with her. She smiled, holding her purple clutch-bag in front of her with both hands. "Why of course! I should probably have more of a look around the place that I'm helping out, no?" She smiled and laughed a little. "I do not wish to get lost in a school full of children. Who knows what humorous things they would do." she said, smiling to the two.

Kida thought about the possibility of just dropping the 'Miss' and calling her Bianca. It would mean that the two were quite familiar would it not? She tried picturing herself greeting Miss Bianca more informally, but she just couldn't. With an awkward laugh she said, "I guess it suits you. I've called you Miss Bianca since we've met so I can't seem to just drop it now."

Walking out into the hallway, she quickly made sure the man in the jumpsuit was following. After a quick check she resumed talking to Miss Bianca. "Humorous, huh? More like immature." She muttered to herself. She had remembered that the young lady was looking around the nurse's office enthusiastically. She was probably excited thinking about the possibilities of work she could do. Actually, there really wasn't much. Kida barely touched first aid kits unless she needed an extra bandage. Kida tried to imagine Miss Bianca sitting by a nauseous student and maybe reading a story to them, or something like that. The thought made her chuckle. At the same time, it made her feel a little envious about the students that could possibly receive Miss Bianca's attention and care.

Once they had reached the end of the hall where the principal's office was she stopped and extended her arm out to the door. Now that she took a close look at the man, he seemed to be a bit older than the two of them. She hadn't seen him around before, perhaps he worked somewhere that she didn't frequent. In Walt Town, it was hard to not know somebody, considering the size of the town. Majority of the town was friendly and outgoing, a trait that Kida adored. However this man seemed reserved and nervous. It made her curious. Was she hard to speak to? She considered herself a very friendly person. "This way, uhm... mister...?" She trailed off realizing he hadn't introduced himself.

Basil scratched his chin and then broke into a small smile. "I just may be... by-george I just may be." He said, breaking into an excited grin. Finally, maybe there's something interesting happening in this horrible diminutive town. He thought to himself before hearing Selena ask him a question. "Pardon? Oh, I've known for quite some time, Miss. Lopez. I thought it was obvious to most." He drummed his fingers on the table, looking back down to the paper as he spoke. "The way you put on a smile for everyone, apart from Penny within this store. It's obvious, when you genuinely smile, you do not commit jittery eye movement and a need to put your hand in your pocket. Oh, and that leads onto accidentally holding a certain object that's close to you. When you touch it, your facial features fall and you have to be excused. The only explanations are a loss of a family member or something else. But, you have a lack of makeup and tend to be rather awkward in social events. It simply implies that you wish for people to not be attracted to you or draw attention to you. The only explanation is that you were left in a relationship, and are fearful of being abandoned again." Basil turned the page on his paper. "Honestly, you've been here a fair few years now, I would've thought most people would know that by now..." He glanced up to her. "Is tea done?" He asked, blinking a couple of times.

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Miss Bianca followed along next to Kida, smiling at the students as she went past and leaning in close to Kida as she walked. She'd decided that Kida was a good friend of hers. Well, she hoped anyway. Miss Bianca never really took on that many friends, being able to tell when someone acted kindly to her because of her wealth. Well, a lot of people knew her family, and therefore new of the 'Kósa' name. However, that was why she preferred being known as 'Miss Bianca'. It was purely her first name and nothing more.

However, the thing is with Kida, she seemed to have carried on talking to her, even when Miss Bianca had been bothering her from time to time. She just seemed so friendly, and so nice. Everything about her, Miss Bianca seemed to like. And when Kida made a joke, it actually made her laugh, and vice versa. She heard the statement about the kids and laughed a little. "Oh, but they do seem lovely. Heyles, one of them could be president one day, and they are our future! They shall be people to be proud of, I'm sure." She smiled to Kida and then looked around. She didn't mean to appear so confident in people, but it was how she was. She truly was enthusiastic about young people and making sure they achieved the things they needed to.

When they had made it to the principles office, Miss Bianca became a little curious, peeking into the office through the window whilst Kida and the other man had a chat. "I'm Scott.... Scott Porter. I work at the monkey exhibit in the Walt Town Zoo and I am here to talk to the principal about the advertizing the school trip to the zoo." "Oh! The zoo, how wonderful!" Miss Bianca said after he had explained everything, grinning and turning towards him holding her hands to her chest in front of her. "The zoo is, how you say... eye-opening! I only wish those poor animals could have more freedom. However, it would be an amazing experience, I am sure." She grinned and then held nodded her head towards Scott. "I'm Miss Bianca. It's a pleasure to meet you Mister Scott Porter." She said with a small grin.

Kida nodded and finished her sentence. "Mister Porter. Nice to meet you." She tried rewriting his name in her mind over and over, a method she would tend to use to memorize new words. In a way, meeting new people was similar to learning new words. She had to learn names and not forget them. Well, it wasn't a necessity to know everyone, but she wanted to. Everyone was so interesting in this town that she looked forward to meeting someone new.

"Oh, sorry we haven't introduced herself." Kida waited for Miss Bianca to finish introducing herself before she started her own introduction. "My name is Kidagakash Nedahk, but everyone just calls me Kida. You can probably see why." She said with a laugh. "The principal is right inside, though you may have to wait." She said to Scott.

Hearing that he was a representative from the zoo her face had lit up. The animals she had seen in the children books had always fascinated her. Every living thing actually fascinated her, but the zoo contained many exotic animals she wished she could see up close. She had heard of a zoo nearby, but she didn't think it was Walt Town's very own. There was just so much more to this town than she would have every though. It didn't seem to be just any provincial town.

She agreed with Bianca about the animals though. They always looked so constrained and sad whenever she saw pictures of them in books. She couldn't imagine herself being trapped in a pen all day long. Soon enough an idea popped in her head. "Shall we head on over to the zoo after we are done here at the school Miss Bianca?" She asked enthusiastically. She herself was excited to go, and Miss Bianca seemed just as anxious. They could spend a whole day together at the zoo!

The second girl seemed to get very excited when he mentioned that he worked at the zoo. "The zoo is, how you say... eye-opening! I only wish those poor animals could have more freedom. However, it would be an amazing experience, I am sure.I'm Miss Bianca. It's a pleasure to meet you Mister Scott Porter."Scott nodded to her as she introduced herself. Scott then turned to the nurse as she began to talk. "Mister Porter. Nice to meet you." The nurse said. "Oh, sorry we haven't introduced herself. My name is Kidagakash Nedahk, but everyone just calls me Kida. You can probably see why." Scott's eyes widen a little bit when she told him her name. Both of the women had very beautiful names. I think ill stick with Kida." He said with a chuckle. Kida then motioned to the door and told him he would probably have to wait a bit. Scott had almosty forgotten about talking to the principal. Just before Scott walked in the office Kida piped up. "Shall we head on over to the zoo after we are done here at the school Miss Bianca?" A small grin grew on Scotts face as she said this. "Once I am done with my business here I could give you guys a tour of the zoo and show you around. I don't work until later." He said with a shrug. Scott was kind of hoping they would go. He liked meeting and getting to know other people.

"Shall we head on over to the zoo after we are done here at the school Miss Bianca?" Miss Bianca beamed brightly and then eagerly nodded, her face lighting up immediately at the thought. Finally some time to get to know Kida. Properly. It had been bugging her so long that she didn't actually know all that much about Kida. Simply the things that everyone else knew. She wanted to get to know the girl more than any other everyday citizen. Who knows, maybe today would be the day when she'd actually be able to feel more comfortable around the other girl. Kida was certainly a respectable person in her eyes.

However, before Miss Bianca could respond to Kida herself in any form, Scott had interrupted... "Once I am done with my business here I could give you guys a tour of the zoo and show you around. I don't work until later." Miss Bianca's stomach dropped a little, and she felt a little bit of disappointment. She wouldn't have the guts to say to their faces that she didn't want Scott there and just wanted to be alone with Kida... Nor would she admit it to herself. However, she couldn't help but drop her excited expression slightly... Only to bring it back again and look between the two.

"Why that sounds surely fantastical! I would love to spend the day at the zoo. And to have a guide, why, that would be splendid." Miss Bianca smiled at the two of them, giving them a delightful smile and then sighing gently. Well, at least she would still be able to spend some sort of time with Kida. Though, saying that, the way Scott kept on looking at Kida made her a little suspicious. This town was well known for having a break-out of 'true love'. It could be seen as romantic at times around here, and she just hoped that Scott wouldn't try to flirt with Kida. She didn't want to get jealous, after all. It was just something that would be unpleasant for all of them...

Her spirits were lifted when Miss Bianca nodded in agreement, but just as quickly dropped to hear that the Scott person was offering to tag along as a guide. Kida smiled kindly at the man, trying to be grateful and not wanting to be rude.

"Ah... would you sir? That would be lovely." She said.

She tried to think more on the positive side. She would still be spending the day with Miss Bianca, a chance that she hadn't come across since she first met her, and she would get to go look around the zoo with someone knowledgeable about it. It wasn't going to be so bad right? The zoo was going to have to wait though. She hadn't done anything since she arrived at the school, and she would need to complete those tasks first.

"It looks like our times don't work out too well, Mr. Porter. You see by the time I finish up here at the school you'll be back on duty." Kida said as heavily as she could. "We will definitely stop by the zoo later, so bye for now if we don't manage to see you again."

Kida tugged on Miss Bianca's arm again, motioning that she wanted to return to the nurse's office and get her job over and done with. She then realized that unlike herself, Miss Bianca didn't have an obligation to stay. She could go off with Mr. Porter and enjoy the zoo. The thought of the the zoo-keeper spending the day with Miss Bianca in place of herself made her feel slightly... what was it... uncomfortable? She didn't seem to like the idea.

"Oh.. uhm... Miss Bianca you can go ahead and go if you like. I have to stay and finish up some things but you should go have some fun." She suggested.

After Scott finished up with his business with the principal. He left the office. He hadn't thought about what Kida had said. It made sense. He would be getting ready for work when they would be leaving the school. Oh well it didn't really bother him that much. He left the school and slolwly made his way back to his house. He normally went through the park to get home and thats what he planned to do. As he made his way through he park he stopped at the sound of a cat meowing. Scott looked around no body was in his immediate vacinity. Only a few people talking at a nearby cafe. He recognized one of the people to be Doc Watson. Scott usually saw him at his park bench in the park.

He Heard the soft meowing again. This time he looked up a nearby tree. There was akitten stuck about 3o feet up. "How did you get up there?" Scott said to the cat. He began to slowly climb the tree to get the cat. After a short bit he was scaling the tree with frightful ease. Scott had forgotten how much he loved climbing trees. After a few minutes Scott reached the cat. He reached out and grabbed the frightened kitten. While clutching the kitten close to his body he managed to scale down the tree in mere seconds. He was pretty good at climbing. It was something that he was just naturally good at. He held the kitten in front of him as it began to purr. "You are almost more trouble than you are worth." He said with a chuckle.

Basil nodded along gently to what he said, holding his chin between his thumb and forefinger, thinking carefully. "It's very much like a fairytale..." He blinked a couple of times, mindlessly scratching the head of his dog. "...It's just very deceitful." He said carefully, shaking his head a little and then retying his scarf, purely to keep his hands busy. "But Watson, what you've missed, which takes place in most of the town is the way the town is run. I mean, who actually runs this town? I don't see any mayor. And yet, there seems to be very little scandals and disagreements around here. It's as if we're forced to follow some unknown rules." Basil carefully picked up his tea and looked over to Watson. "It's just suspicious if you ask me..." He commented, sighing gently.

Basil blinked a couple of times at Watson, tilting his head slightly. It crossed his mind as to why nobody had ever introduced Watson to himself, or the other way around. The other man was also involved in trying to protect his country, or in Basil's case going for a chase, and he'd seen Zaz down at the police station a couple of times. However, whilst Basil was mixing chemicals together and matching DNA, Zaz seemed to just talk to the fellow police officers about his opinion, trying to help out in any way possible. He was an honourable man. But Basil often just didn't talk to people who were honourable. He put his focus into fellons, trying to get them to become imprisoned for good. "I do not believe we've officially introduced ourselves." He said formally, holding out his hand. "B. Basil."

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Miss Bianca blinked a couple of times when Kida brought up going with Scot and then gently shook his head. "No no no! I mean, two hands are better than one, aren't they?" she said quickly with a smile, quickly pulling herself forwards and clipping their arms back together again, smiling to the girl.

It wasn't like she had anything against Scott. She was sure that Scott was a very sweet, very nice boy, and she would like to get to know him more. However, at this current point, her focal point was upon Kida, and she wanted to keep it like that. After all, she did seem to want to spend more time with the other girl, even if it meant helping to speed up the work she did. She didn't mind anyway, she felt like she wanted to help.

"So, Miss Kida." Miss Bianca said with a grin, tugging her along down the hallway happily. "What kinds of things will I be able to do as a member of staff? It surely does sound exciting, I must say." She said with a grin, leaning into Kida slightly as they walked along, side by side.