Elvira in Batök.
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Elvira sat in bed surrounded by books. She reads alot these days on evolutionary psychology and behavioral biology. She sees them as stepping stone to get her to where she wants to be. She travelled to Batök before the lockdown and now she's in one of John Dikkorp's estate. He has been generous to her. Perhaps because she's their blood.
John never remarried after his family died a century ago. He saw no reason is doing that again. To him it seems like repeatative action that might end up the same way. And Maddie remarried but after a vacectomy. He never wanted to have anything to do directly with children again and he got that. Now Julie is Wife is dead. She died 150 years ago and he moved on after grieving her death. That made him felt weaker. He promised not to be with a woman again. He wants to be in control of his life and somehow he's achieving that.
Elvira turned to a page in the book before her and read out loud like someone is listening to her. She got it that some paranormal activities are explainable. She read that that can be achieved based on understanding some actives in the brain.
She muttered. "The brain is full of unmapped neurons firing here and there. That's strange."
She walked to the window and looked outside. Something surged in her and she smiled and said.
"The world is damaged. Chaos everywhere. So damage to the right hemisphere may destroy someone's life." She sighed.
"Spooky life isn't it? I know we are all damaged and that's is what will consume everything. This article is outdated though it's great. We will end up consuming us. That's what we are all getting." She rolled her eyes.
"Though, let's see what happens next. I know our brains will still evolve. Just wondering what will happen after that. Will everything still be the same? The present chaos might be way out of our of what we can control."
She smiled. She turned facing the chandelier. It's light glistening like they'll fall out but then she focused her attention on something else. Something within. Different and converging at the same time.
"Google is mad," she bloated out. "Science is something else. Things beyond our understanding are getting clearer and burdening our minds. But to what extent?"
She opened the window. The world is clearer. She smiled.
"I should consider writing articles too. That will be a good side thing. I have the time."
***
About an hour later her phone rang. John and Maddie want her to meet some of the elites. Though they are from the ruling class but not ruling anything. They are only allowed businesses in agriculture and real estate. Both of these serve as affiliates to what the Dokkops are building. The rule everything.
"Hello,"
"Sir, how are you doing?"
"Great. You should come over by 6:00 PM. We need to catch up on some family business."
"I'll be there, sir."
"Alright, darling. My cheuffer will pick you up."
"Okay then."
She dropped the phone on the bed and giggled. She knows she's getting deeper into the Dokkops. That's what she wants. Andrea would have been a great ally but he snitched. Now he's in prison and her world continues without him.
She flipped to the next page of one of the books. She smiled and read it out again. Who knows why she's doing that?
"Part of the reason Werewolves are Dark creatures is because their transformation is against their choice, and removes their ability to chose, as well as the potential for infection which in turn takes away the choices of other people."
"What is this?" She laughed and flipped to the next page. She then saw that the statement above was cut and pasted from another article by some blogger on Google.
"I need to start a blog too. All these need to get out there."
She reclined and stared at the chandelier then closed her eyes and smiled.
***
Maddie Dikkorp came in and found at the table John and Elvira. He dressed elegantly but simple. She smiled at him and John stood up to hug his brother.
"How are you doing, Maddie?"
"I'm good. Been eating well. And sleep has been great. What about you?"
"You know your brother," he smiled. "I don't joke with sleep."
"Elvira, come here, darling." He hugged her. "How have you been? It's been awhile."
"Been good. Reading alot lately. And my gang, some have gotten the virus. Others are safe."
"That is why we are here." John sat down and hold out his cup to drink some water. Cupcakes are on the table and lasagna too and many others.
"Maddie, call in Ben and the others. They should be here by now. This is the time I have for business."
"Alright," Maddie stood up and walked the kitchen. They are in on of John's studio apartments. He loved them so much and he has been buying them since the last century.
John doesn't talk much. His actions are like light. The speed is enomous with great attention to details. He never defaulted too. His words are his words.
"Have you read any of Antonio Damasio's books? I find him interesting just like I find Jung interesting."
"Damasio, yes. I read one of his books. Saw it in Alex's library."
"Which one was that?"
"Descartes errors. Found it interesting but now I have questions."
"Listening."
"At what point do mythology emerge in our ancient brain and why do we still have hopes in things we don't understand?"
"Interesting. Have yoh read…"
Maddie came back in holding a bottle of red wine and a glass.
"They are coming, John. They are here. Packing their cars."
"Good. Elvira, let's deal with this business first. We talk about that later. Come visit me tomorrow."
***
News!
The elites in a meeting today concluded they will help Smallsvile and Elvira Alex Geuro will be their representor…
Elvira will be ruling Smallsvile from Batök and she said she's ready to take on the task…
Elvira urges the people of Smallsvile to be patient. She said things will be resolved soon…
***
Figma P
Since it creation, people in Figma P have been researchers. They don't protest. They don't want to be in government. They only want to find answers to problems. And because of that, John Dikkorp makes sure they are paid well. He's a scientist himself with focus on fringe science, neurotelepathy, Quantum mechanics, Neuroscience and other. Though he studied etiology during his PhD then went on to focus on modification of existence. Though a werewolf too, he has mastered his boy that he hardly transforms. He did that when he willed and that was when his daughter was on fire. He turned and started crying as she shouted "Daddy. Daddy."
He died after that. His entire family followed. Someone poisoned them then set them ablaze. Later he found out The union did it.
The union was for the workers working in the Islands then. They never used slaves but they allowed people among them to work. Alex Guero's forefather Guero Mat was there leader and he led the rebels to John's house.
"I'll revenge all of them to the last generation. They can't complete run away from me. I'm here forever. They aren't going to last long."
He knows since that time they've been running. Though he managed to kill the first Geuro and nabbed those that went undercover. Later he worked with Alex's grandfather then Alex's father. He killed them both. And now he has killed Alex too.
"His daughter will be gone too and those around him. They're Alex to me." He said looking at himself in the mirror.
***
A Burial was held by the researchers in Figma P for Jenn. She was to them a generous woman. She shared her books with people. Talk about them and even organise poetry readings. Her exes were there. Some of them cried. The woman leading them said:
"At many points in our lives we don't know what we want to do. I think for Jenn Geuro she knows what to do at all points. But then she was snapped away. Her body was found lying across a barn with a note she wrote of her suicide. She wrote, "Life is a journey. Choose who you are going with. Smile and make sure you die young. Never die while you're not fullfil. Eat everything you want. Do that thing you want to do and when death comes, smile at it and dance. You own your life. You own it. I sleep now never to wake up again."
She was moved to tears. John attended the burial. He dropped some roses on her tombstone along with a letter saying, "Sleep my darling. Sleep."
He went there with Elvira and Maddie was there too. He looked displaced but being there is necessary.