March 29
Syl's back, with tales to tell. J, NIN? Only if you explain the howling to the neighbors. $7K? Sad take from a bank job, but I could use the cash. Got a surprise birthday party to go to. What do you get for a girl who hates your guts? Speaking of which...Jondy, you got a birthday? I already know what to get you...some email feedback. I hear it's kinda quiet 'round there. Everybody go email Jondy!

March 28
Krit - Isn't it nice to be warned in advance of a kidnapping? Now you've got a chance to grab a shower and tie up loose ends before they come for you. Too bad they picked a time when it sounds like you might be needed at home. In case it's too late, a little nosy, unsolicited advice to your pet author (which I have edited like six times because it is so immensely not my business): be careful.

J - Would you believe Alanis Morrissette is Joshua's favorite? The big fella really liked you, too, by the way. Glad you think I'm magnetic. Feel free to call me on it whenever you like. Or just, um, call me. [Doesn't Zane ever get tired of you only turning up when no one else will play with you?]

Meanwhile, Normal has named me employee of the month. Original Cindy tells me this is a very, very bad sign.

March 26
Someone mentioned to me recently that it's weird to look on somebody's website and see something that might refer to you. Turns out they were right. I never figured Jondy for the type who'd revert to quoting Alanis Morrissette, though. Wonder who she's really mad at...me, Zane, Zack, some other random guy...

March 22
Sometimes I envy the lives of the X5s who escaped in '09. Nomadic. They roam. Free to travel, just pick up and leave whenever they feel like it. Such as the middle of the night. I hate waking up alone.

Jondy's got her version of events and I've got mine. She's a liar and I was drunk, so what really happened is anyone's guess. But she didn't break my arm and I got to keep my new nickname ("Ace"!) so I guess everything will be alright.

March 21
Wow, I'm drunk. Very drunk. I think the bank around the corner may be missing some of its money, too. Note to self and anyone else who may be paying attention: never try to outdrink Jondy. You'll fail. Although it's been fun trying.

March 19
I wonder if Jondy's definition of "T&A" is the same as mine...hmm.

She's injured Zane, so I guess I don't have too much to worry about either way. If Zack shows up, I can alway sic Max on him and watch him melt. Although that might not work with a slashy Zack.

March 18
Sometimes I even bore myself.

No orgies going on here, like with Krit or Syl. Even Jondy's got Zane. All I've got is Max, who I am going to kill as soon as I can figure out the most painful way to do it.

Can you believe Normal didn't remember anything that happened on Friday night? And he had another one of those scary gladiator dreams. I don't even want to know what's up with that guy.

March 16
No matter what I do to try to top Jondy, she always does me one better. Keep it up and a guy might get discouraged.

March 15
Why yes, it is fun being a happy-go-lucky sociopath...how'd you guess?

A couple of blackmail shots of Jondy back when she was just a sweet little girl have come my way. Not quite the heist I was hoping for, but it'll have to do. Enjoy.

March 13
Thanks, guys, for the concern, but I'll be all right.

Not sure I really want a bunch of little Alec clones running around getting abused and traumatized like the baby Bens. Just jealous of all the play my bro gets, I guess. Sibling rivalry, gotta love it.

But misery loves company, so I guess the party's at my place this weekend.

March 12
Stupid headache. Stupid world. Stupid job. I'm a genetically engineered soldier, what the fuck am I doing delivering fucking packages for minimum wage? Working for a living...how pathetic. There's got to be a better way. I never asked for this.

And Ben clones. Every place I look. What's the big obsession with Ben, anyway? Sure, he was pretty, I'm not arguing with that, but he was a psycho. But still Ben gets the clones and the stories and the cheesy blue candles. And I've got...I've got...

I've got some issues, apparently. Nothing two aspirin, some whisky and one of those 100 Grand bars from the back of the fridge can't cure. Hopefully.

March 11
Syl joins the party.

March 10
So. Our Jondy was in heat, but she seems to have sated herself with a healthy dose of self-loathing and Ben!Clones.

I can't be too hard on her, though. It's gotta suck. I remember how it used to be, back at Manticore. They'd pull the girls out of general population, but you could still hear 'em, moaning and whining and clawing at the doors of their cells, trying to get out. This was before they decided we should be breeding, of course. Not really the good old days, by anyone's definition.

March 9 - 'round midnight
Hey, Max? You might wanna lighten up on the self-tanner. You're looking kinda orange this week.

Evil!Krit is surprised my and Jondy's little cloning debate didn't bring up the moral aspect. Scientific theory, I have no problem understanding. Morality? Remember who you're talking to here.

As I understand it, the main "moral" argument against cloning is that only God should create life, and it's hubris for humans to usurp this power. That works fine if you believe in God, like Ben or Maxie do. Me, I'm not convinced.

Once that's out of the picture, what's the basis of declaring it right or wrong? Far as I can tell, it's only wrong if it leads to elitism...and you don't need cloning for that. Plain old Mendelian genetics work just fine -- ask Ames White.

I'm biased, I guess. None of us from Manticore would exist without that technology. Was technology what made Manticore evil? Making us wasn't what they did wrong. It's what happened after.

March 8 - 8 a.m.
Folklore from homeless children. I had chills even before they mentioned the Blue Lady. It's quite a story.

March 7 - 7:45pm
Make love, not war.

Third best American toilet is here in Seattle! I wonder if that'd bring any cash on the black market.

And how long does it take to drive from the bunker to Seattle? If anyone sees Evil!Krit, will you point him gently in the direction of the setting sun? I think he's gotten sidetracked. Can't blame him. SexCrazed!Syl is welcome to sidetrack me any time.

March 5 - lunchtime
Looks like the LA Times caught up with some ofWhite's friends. I really hope this isn't how Manticore got started.

Got books?

Really good story [Triangle, by bk] about yours truly. It's a Max/me romance, which I don't usually get, but it's good.

It's weird writing about fiction when you're fictional yourself.

March 4 - 8 p.m.
SexCrazed!Syl has put in an appearance. Why doesn't she have a webpage, I wonder? Too sex-crazed? Or just not as narcissistic as the rest of us?

I'm bored again. And I really feel like brewing up some trouble.

March 2 - way too early
Jondy is mean! That hurts, J., it truly does.

March 1 - noonish
Refuting Jondy's theory. They’re talking about age on a chromosomal level. When Dolly the sheep was a baby, she looked like a baby. So if your theory was correct and I’m really ten, I’d look like this. That’s not even taking into account that the way Dolly was created (using an adult cell) varies greatly from the kinds of procedures Manticore would have been using (using embryonic cells to create multiple copies)

This article summarizes other horrors of cloning such as: "You can't predict what will go wrong [with clones], but many things will be wrong." and "And some scientists have hypothesized that many clones harbor more subtle problems that might not emerge until later in life."

Then, just to cheer myself up, I found another study that found attributes such as alcohol consumption, television viewing, and religious values are genetically determined. They studied identical twins raised apart. So I guess I’ll see you on top of the Space Needle about eight. I’ll bring the tattooing equipment. You just bring that killer smile. (That last part's an open invitation. I know better than to threaten Jondy.)

March 1 - midnightish
It's my birthday. Kinda. Not really. Don't make me post a disclaimer. Also, Ron Howard and Alan Thicke will be celebrating today.

Seems an appropriate time to mention that Jondy thinks I'm nine. Well, ten now, I guess. She's got a theory they didn't cook up the rest of us 'till they made their escape. Like we were the backup copies, or something. She also thinks it'd explain my immature behavior. Whatever. (And for the record? She's wrong.)

Also, Jondy seems pleased to have had 9 hits on her site. I've had 17 to mine, but I figure half of those were me admiring my own handiwork.