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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 12
By the time we get back to Dinu’s friend’s house it’s getting dark. A brief conversation interspersed with lots of laughing and we’re almost ready to go. But first Dinu’s friend comes over to pump my hand up and down vigorously a few times while saying something in Romanian that was clearly supposed to be […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 11
We clearly have been sleeping quite some time. As the world comes back into focus I can’t figure out where I am. There’s a river and trees and shreds of paper…
“Hey V!” Dinu calls, accompanied by a loud chuckle. “I think we just found our first owl.” and he points up into the tree.
A quick […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 10
Walking up to the house you can already guess it’s deserted. Knocking repeatedly on the door doesn’t seem to change the situation. Dinu steps back into the small yard surrounded by a fence to figure out what to do next. Then he says. “We’ll wait. It is morning anyway. The owl will be easier to […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 9
A very modern bus and very empty bus pulls up about 10 minutes after we get to the stop. The sleepy bus driver opens the door. We get on and Dinu pays our fare and we move to the middle seats on the bus and sit down.
We’re still in the center of the town. At […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 8
Dinu and I waste no time getting to his car. Once Dinu is behind the wheel and the car is moving he starts laughing like an enormous bear. He says, “That was a good trick you pulled back there. I hope you’ll teach it to me sometime.”
“I wish I could; but, I’m not sure I […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 7
The first lump looks at me in total confusion. Without so much as lifting a finger I seem to have rendered the threatening guard unconscious.
The next thing we hear is Zoe’s voice saying, “Is everyone okay? I saw that someone else had their hands in the grip so I pressed the “Neutralize” button. I hope […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 6
I had assumed that the lump on the floor must have a weakness for drink but once I see the face I quickly change my mind. Both eyes are blue-black and terribly swollen. There are other abrasions on his face and a look of fear in his eyes.
When he sees me he winces and covers his […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 5
I’m beginning to hate airports. On my first mission I impressed Karl by literally falling off the plane. Now I’m looking at a heap on the floor and I’m trying to figure out whether I hope it is my contact or not.
Absentmindedly I reach for my duffle bag on the floor to pull it closer. […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 4
Okay, the trip ended up feeling a little longer than just a couple of quick hops. It’s a little after 1AM Bucharest time as I make it through the final customs check station. My contact is supposed to be just outside the customs exit but the airport looks empty except for a few other bleary eyed […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 3
Four hours of staring at my Sudoku book doesn’t seem to clear my brain. Fortunately, our plane is finally ready to board…a quick flight from LA to Frankfurt. Then a little side jump and I’ll be in Bucharest, Romania…within spitting distance of European Barn Owl Territory.
The only benefit of getting to the airport early was that […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 2
Finn barely slows down at the airport. Karl and I no sooner emerge from the trunk with our luggage than Finn calls out, “Gotta go. Big meeting! Good luck you two. See you in about a week. Stay in touch.” The heat and smell of the exhaust billows around us as we wrestle our gear […]
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Owl Eats Harry Potter - V:Mission 2 Episode 1
We all show up at 8am sharp the next morning. Karl and I are each lugging our duffle bags with our gear and stuffocators.
Finn says, “I’ll need a few minutes with each of your stuffocators…more updates.”
We unzip our bags and remove our stuffocators and place them on the workroom bench. I feel uneasy about it. […]
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The Date Before The Storm
Finn, Karl and I head back toward the office area. I’m feeling pretty smug after my snowball triumph moments ago. Just as we round the corner we run into Jen in the ASAIR Lab. She looks directly at me and says, “Did you come back to knock over some more of my papers?”
I turn to […]
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