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    When Thomas returned after his prison visit, he was met by Lachlan who was not only keen to hear of Dante’s welfare, but anxious about their uncompleted conversation of earlier in the day. “He’s doing well, under the circumstances. I passed on all your good wishes and we discussed how to go about telling his mother and the grandmother in Italy” “That’s a lot to deal with. I don’t know much about his mother, except that she is in some sort of care facility” “That’s the problem, I h
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    Connor

    Wombat Bill posted new chapter in CRYSTALLINE

    The following morning, Thomas’ phone rang while he was showering. Yashuki checked the phone and called to Thomas “There’s a Chelsea Smidmore calling you” “Just let it ring out, I’ll call her back later” <> “Returning your call Chelsea, sorry I missed it” “I’ve got some good news for you” “I could badly use some, are they releasing Dante?” “No, but I have arranged a visit for you and if that goes well, I should be able to swing weekly visits now he’s been tran
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    Social Media

    Wombat Bill posted new chapter in CRYSTALLINE

    Connor trawled through the social media accounts of Crystalline and found some guests posting images taken on the night of the crime. But there was nothing of much use, however he continued to monitor the account daily for new postings. He then turned his attention to finding other accounts of staff and guests. Daily he met with Fraser and Giles for an update. “Have you found many images from that night?” asked Fraser “Just a few, but nothing of any help. Mostly they are inside sh
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    Detective Giles looked across the room to catch the eye of her superior and indicated with a head movement, for him to come over to her desk. “What have you got?” asked Fraser “Pathologist’s report is in and you were right, as usual. The head injury didn’t kill him but in all likelihood rendered him unconscious and set him up for drowning. The water in his lungs killed him” “Right, nothing unexpected there” said Fraser. Then looking at his evidence board, said “We’re assuming the
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    On Monday morning Dante appeared briefly before the magistrate’s court and was bound over for a trial date to be set. Jonathan had previously given Smidmore permission to pay whatever bail was granted. However on police recommendation, bail was refused by the court and Dante was remanded into custody pending trial. Lachlan had accompanied Thomas to the court and both were extremely disappointed that bail was refused. “What do they think he’s going to do?” asked Thomas “Jonathan said he’d pa
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    Very early on Sunday morning, Thomas returned from the police station, absolutely exhausted after spending the night waiting for news of Dante. He staggered up the stairs to his flat and as he was about to open the door he heard a noise in the gym. As he entered, he startled Yashuki, who was doing chin ups and stopped mid lift to say “Hi, how are you?” “I really don’t know, I’ve never had to deal with anything like this since....oh never mind” “Is Dante with you?” “No he’s be
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    Lachlan jumped into the pool and turned over the body to check if he was still alive. “Oh my god” he exclaimed, then checked for a pulse. Finding none, he yelled at Jeremy “Go find someone who knows CPR” “Who’s your pool lifeguard?” “He’s not available, please go and get help” While Jeremy was away, Lachlan pulled the body to the edge of the pool, all the while keeping the head above water. Jeremy returned and said “Nobody knows CPR, but I’ve called the ambulance” An ove
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    Whodunit

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    Rosemary had never prepared a meal for Axel, so she invited him to lunch on her Sunday off, with Jonathan, Lachlan, Thomas and Dante as well. At lunch, Lachlan asked “Your accent Axel, is it German?” “Yes, well spotted, I didn’t think I had much left because I came here as a young boy and did all my high school here” “There’s a trace in some of your words. Did your family migrate here?” “Yes, Mum and Dad were quite adventurous and we were always travelling around Europe
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    Axel arrived mid-morning to pick up Rosemary for the drive up the mountains. “Come in and meet some of my colleagues” she said “Love to” he replied Rosemary had asked a few of them to be in the staff dining area for morning tea, so she could show off her admirer. “Everyone, this is Axel, he’s in real estate” Carol, Mia, Nyamba, and Lachlan introduced themselves, then Lachlan said “I’ll give Jonathan a call, I’m sure he’d love to meet a friend of Cook’s” Cook poured
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    Pinks

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    Carol and Mia were returning from Arcobaleno with a load of linen for the laundry, when Mia dropped her basket and linen spilled onto the ground. “Clumsy girl” exclaimed Carol “Just as well that wasn’t clean linen. What have you got to say for yourself?” Mia didn’t answer, she just stood staring and her mouth hanging open in shock. “Well... pick it up” But Mia just pointed towards the lawn area and remained speechless. Carol looked in the direction Mia was pointing and said “
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    The Car Nation

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    The following Monday, Lachlan called Yashuki. Although he worked the weekend Lachlan had not spoken to him about more permanent work since Dante’s recommendation because he had forgotten it entirely. “I’ve been expecting your call for some time” Yashuki said. “And why is that?” “Because...um...Dante said so” “I’m not sure I understand” “Didn’t Dante tell you I wanted more work?” “Now that you say so, I do vaguely remember him saying something about you. But my reaso
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    After dinner, Lachlan and Thomas let the guests go their own ways and responding to a head gesture from Thomas, Lachlan headed for the office. “Is it him?” asked Lachlan. “Not you too?” “I’m only enquiring for academic reasons, so I know how to manage the situation” “I didn’t ask directly and nobody volunteered, but they are all in the TV production industry, so our suspicions are probably correct” “Then what do we do?” “There is not much we can do, other than keep
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    Eden Monaro

    Wombat Bill posted new chapter in CRYSTALLINE

    When the first booking was confirmed, Thomas called a meeting with all staff as he was keen to ensure the new staff knew what to expect from overnight guests. “Thanks for coming on such short notice, but I am excited to tell you that we have our first booking and expect more this week. I particularly want to speak to our newer recruits to make sure you understand the nature of our services and the type of guests we will cater for” “You mean because they’ll all be gay?” asked Troy.
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    TWO MONTHS LATER Arcobaleno Villa was now complete and ready to receive guests. The new restaurant and Jonathan and Lachlan’s new cottage were both under construction and the construction part of the stables’ conversion was complete and awaiting decorating. Jonathan had taken personal control of this part of the project. His taste for kinky sex drove him to install all manner of sex toys and viewing options for guests. Each of the horse stalls now had a different theme. The front
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    Lachlan and Thomas took the large SVU to collect the three new staff and their luggage. All three were waiting eagerly at the meal centre, being force fed cups of tea and biscuits, by an overly attentive Virginia, clucking about like a mother hen. As Thomas walked in, Virginia called “We’re ready” “I don’t recall interviewing you or offering a position” Virginia laughed, then said “You know what I mean, but I am as excited as them. In one way I wish I was going with you, I’d
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    The following morning there were a few sore heads around Crystalline, but otherwise spirits were high. “So tell me about Axel” Carol asked “There’s nothing to tell, I only just met him last night” “Ok, then tell me about your name” “Again there is nothing to tell. Everywhere I have worked I’ve been known as Cook and haven’t really been known as Rosemary since I left home. Cook is like a nickname, that just stuck” “So what do I call you now?” “Cook is still fine or w
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    Who would have thought a young girl's simple dessert could provoke so much controversy. I take it you all, at least, enjoyed the Freddo Frog.
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    Thanks for all the positive comments. Glad you all had a good laugh.
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    ONE MONTH LATER Lachlan and Jonathan joined the staff for breakfast in the kitchen as it was an important day in the process of getting the resort up and running. “Next week Lachlan and I will be picking up three young people to commence their training here, so they will be fully operational by opening day in two months” Thomas announced. “If this trial proves successful then we will interview more to fill future positions. One will be assigned to each f you, Cook, Carol and Dante”
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    On Saturday morning after the Hayes family left to go shopping, Thomas called Virginia while Dante was preparing breakfast. When it was ready he went to Thomas, who was still on the phone, and signalled to indicate their breakfast was ready. “Sure Virginia, thanks for your instructions, I’ll sort it out and let you know the outcome. Bye for now” Thomas concluded. “So how did she take the news?” “Surprised, shocked, disappointed, furious and violated” “Wow, I don’t know her we
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    No Secrets

    Wombat Bill commented on Wombat Bill's story chapter in No Secrets

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    Thanks guys, it's good to be back. Some old friends and many new characters to meet.
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    Quarter Moon

    Wombat Bill posted new chapter in CRYSTALLINE

    The Hayes family tried to be away from the house for as much of the day as they could. Trevor worked and Amy went to school. Denise had previously worked full time at a hairdressing salon that was destroyed in the fire. The owner of the business was unable to re-establish her business so her and Denise worked freelance, by each operating a mobile hairdressing service in clients homes. This kept Denise out of the house until school finish time, when she either visited friends for a few hours or t
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    Full Moon

    Wombat Bill posted new chapter in CRYSTALLINE

    As they left the house, Dante asked “What do you fancy?” “We’ll just walk up the main drag and see what’s on offer” <> They settled for Thai and after ordering, Dante suggested he go and get some beer and wine to take back to the house. When their meal was ready, the waiter noticed one of the customers missing, so he asked Thomas if he should delay serving. “Thank you, he shouldn’t be long” <> When Dante finally returned, Thomas demanded “What too
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    “No, I’m not going all that way on the back of a bike” stated Thomas “You’ll love it, the freedom of the open road rolling out before you, the scenery passing by just for your pleasure and nothing between you and the sheer natural pleasure of speed” “Yeah, and what about the hard tarmac inches from my feet and possibly on my face if I fall off” “You won’t fall off, just hold on tight to me, you don’t get to do that while driving a car” “Yeah, and what about those eighteen whe
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