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Tracy Island, earlier that day...
"What's this I hear about you wanting to cancel Paradise Peaks?" As usual, Scott wasted no time in getting straight to the point.
Virgil continued opening the refrigerator while he answered, "I just didn't think the time was right, what with everything that's going on around here."
"Grab me a soda while you're in there."
Virgil kicked the door shut and carried two sodas to the kitchen table. "'Please' and 'thank you' go along way sometimes!" He smirked, handing Scott a soda and sitting down opposite him.
Scott ignored the remark, instead saying, "Yeah, I guess I can see your point, but I know some people were looking forward to the ski resort party."
"Now you sound just like Dad!"
Scott laughed.
"Seriously, Scott, you can see it too. Dad's worried about Mom and the younger kids and I know Grandma's devastated about the farmhouse. I've seen how tired some of the others look too, and I just..."
Scott held up and hand, cutting Virgil off and said, "Virgil, I do see it and I get it! It's your choice and I respect that. Let's hope the others see it your way, too." He gulped down some soda as Virgil wondered about some of the reactions to the e-mails Jeff had sent out.
"Hey, Brains, how's things going?" Elise asked the engineer as he fumbled about with something in TB2's lab. It still amazed Elise how a lab could be set up inside one of the pods and transported to wherever it was needed.
"Oh, hi, Elise. I'll be done here in just a few minutes if you need to start working on Two."
"Oh, no hurry; besides, it's not like we have to be rushing off anywhere in a day or so."
Brains stopped what he was doing and looked at Elise. "Oh, you must mean the e-mail from Mr. Tracy about Paradise Peaks being canceled."
"Yeah. Oh well, I guess I can see Mr. Tracy's point. This entire organization has had it rough recently. I don't blame Virgil for canceling." They both smiled slightly, a little down that there would be no trip, but understanding why it was canceled.
"Thanks, Kyrano, I don't know what we'd all do without you. Just let me know what else you need help with."
"It is my pleasure to help, Mr. Virgil." The retainer nodded gracefully.
"Father! You are so calm under all this stress!" Tin-Tin teased as she entered the kitchen.
"Daughter, your presence always calms me and I hope you will be able to help this old man to stay calm over the next few days!" Tin-Tin and Virgil laughed out loud.
"Virgil, I'm sorry you had to cancel your birthday party. I want you to know I do understand and want to help you with the preparations for having it here, at home." She smiled sweetly. She was like a sister to the Tracy boys and right that second, Virgil couldn't have wished for a finer one as he gave her a hug.
"Thanks, Tin-Tin."
"So, you and my father have made arrangements for the food?" Virgil filled her in on the details and explained that Kyrano was going to enlist the help of some of the ladies in residence with the preparations, as well as have some of it catered.
With that done, Virgil went to find Gordon. He didn't have to look far; Gordon was in Alan's room and the two of them didn't look happy.
"Dude! I can't believe you canceled your own birthday party!" Gordon started in before Virgil had fully entered the room.
"Yeah, what's with that? Feeling old or what?" Alan cheekily added.
Virgil shot him a warning look. "Look, guys, I had my reasons. Besides, you weren't even going to go, Gordon, were you?" Virgil had forgotten who'd arranged to stay and who was going to go.
"Yes, I was going to try and go! I was looking forward to seeing the other half of our team in dresses!"
"Well, just stick a dress on Alan and use your imagination!" Virgil replied, followed by, "Ow! Hey watch it!" as a pillow hit him square in the back of the head. "We're still going to have a party, just not on the scale it had originally been planned, which is why I came to ask you, Gordon, if you'd rig up a sound system to pipe music into the lounge?"
Gordon's demeanor changed and a smile appeared. "Sure, I'm on it! Hey squirt?" Gordon looked at Alan. "Wanna help?"
Alan merely rolled his eyes, which usually meant 'yes' to Gordon.
Virgil then had a second thought on the subject. "Do you two think you could hook up a camcorder of some sort, so we can video the whole thing?"
Gordon's grin got wider. "Not a problem, bro; leave it all to me!"
"Thanks guys!" Virgil walked out.
"Guess we'd better go find some electrical stuff!" Alan announced, then added as an afterthought, "Shame about those dresses I'd heard the girls were ordering."
"Yeah, now that's a real shame," Gordon stated.
Cherie had heard the news and was disappointed at first. She'd been so looking forward to wearing the dress she'd picked out, but then didn't want to wear it if her mother and father weren't going to be there. Now, she was worried about Tyler and so when Virgil came to talk to her about the party, she hugged him and told him she understood his reasons. Virgil was impressed at how mature his little sister was becoming. Cherie also told him that she was glad they were still going to celebrate with all the family there.
Well, overall, the reactions haven't been that bad, I'm glad I did the right thing, Virgil thought to himself as he set his mind to finding a photographer to take the still photos.
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