Fandom Island and Town

It had been a restless night for Connor. It had taken him much longer than normal to fall asleep, and when he did, he kept having bad, strange dreams. He'd wake up, get comfortable again, drift off, only to wake up from another dream. Eventually, he gave up trying and just got up and made his way to the kitchen to make some coffee. Rex was at his heels chirping softly. He too, seemed to be picking up on the restless energy as well and couldn't sleep either.

"Whatcha say we go out for a walk Rex?" Connor said as he finished his coffee and gave Rex a couple of head pets. "The fresh air and all might be good for us."

And it was a short while later that Connor and Rex were outside the apartment complex. Rex was busy flying around enjoying the cooler air and Connor found himself staring off towards the north, towards the preserve, not that he realized that was the direction he was looking. It was just where his attention was being drawn for some reason. He did notice as he looked back toward the apartments that there was a light on in Cutter's flat.

"Looks like Nick is having a rough night too huh boy?" he asked when Rex finally landed. "Think we should go see how he's doing?"

Rex gave a happy chirp and jumped up on Connor's shoulder as they headed back in.

(Post can be open while they are outside! Gentle modding of Cutter has been done with permission)

So Connor was a little late getting to the Museum to open up that day. He had made the mistake of taking a walk by the Park, forgetting all about shenanigans and yup, he had been roped into participating. And there was chocolate pudding involved so.... naturally he needed a shower and a change before heading in to work. But he was there now, doors open, a stack of books on the desk, and he was there should anyone have any questions or need anything.

It had been almost a week. A week since he and Cutter had come back to Fandom. A week since they had made it back home. A week since they had had their argument. A week since they had broken up. And Connor was still trying to process it all.

He was still angry and hurt and confused, that wasn't likely to change any time soon. And just as constant was the annoying fact that he did still care about Cutter and he was worried about him. Connor hadn't seen him since their awkward run in at the bar the other day- not that he had really gone out of his way to try and run into him or anything. But he was worried Cutter was slipping into his normal response and just shutting down and refusing to deal with things.

So, Connor was sitting at his usual table by the window, an extra large extra sugary drink beside him. He was scrolling through his phone with his good hand as he scrolled through the pages he was reading. With a couple of taps, he had finally finished placing in the to-go order for the Chinese place on the mainland he and Cutter liked. Only the food wasn't going to his flat, it was going across the hall to Cutter. While he didn't want to see Cutter and couldn't bring himself to call him or anything, Connor couldn't deny the fact that he did still care about him and wanted to make sure he was ok.

Connor stared at the phone for a moment when he had finished as he took a drink.


The Perk is of course open and Connor is totally distractable!

It was really weird, being back on the Island... especially considering more than six weeks had passed for him while he was back in London, but only a couple of weeks had passed by in Fandom. Connor knew he should be thankful for that because it meant he still had a job. But going to the museum wasn't exactly what he felt like doing.... in fact, he still didn't feel like doing much of anything that involved leaving the couch of his apartment.

But, he was trying to be good about things and trying to get something resembling a normal routine back. Some semblance of order and routine would be good. At least, that was what he was telling himself as he sat at the desk, going over the notes Blathers had left for him while he was away during the break. There were a lot of them, so he at least had that to distract himself a bit.


The Museum is open and Connor is finally back at the front desk!

Connor was looking a little on edge as he stood at the front of the class. He had the pile of notes ready and the handouts set aside. And he even had a rare treat for the class that day as well. A few minutes after the start of class he cleared his throat and got things started.

"Today we are going to learn about one of the largest and meanest of the therapod rexian dinosaurs, the Spinosaurus," Connor said to start off. "The dinosaur was named for the large sail-like frill and spines that ran down its back. Spinosaurus, which was longer and heavier than Tyrannosaurus, is the largest known carnivorous dinosaur. It possessed a skull 1.75 meters (roughly 6 feet) long, a body length of 14–18 meters (46–59 feet), and an estimated mass of 12,000–20,000 kg (13–22 tons). Like other spinosaurids, Spinosaurus possessed a long narrow skull resembling that of a crocodile and nostrils near the eyes, instead of near the end of the snout. It was a good swimmer and fed on fish and other marine animals. As a highly territorial creature, it defended its turf and had expansive hunting areas that it patrolled around large bodies of water."
Connor paused there and glanced over to Cutter to see if he wanted to add anything to the lecture at that point.

Cutter nodded, smiling at Connor as he continued on with the lecture, ““The Spinosaurus fossil remains have been found in North Africa, even though they are largely incomplete,” he continued, “additional remains have been found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in the 1990s and 2000s but for the longest time our only records of the Spinosaurus came from descriptions the Palaeontologist Ernst Stromer made when he discovered the Spinosaurus remains in 1915 as the original fragments were lost in the Second World War,” he explained, finishing up his portion of the lecture and nodded to Connor that he could continue the lecture.

"As a special treat for the class today," Connor said as he stood by the table in front of the class, "I have an actual specimen from a Spinosaurus for you all to see." Here he held up a rather impressive tooth that was nearly as long as his hand. "This is what the teeth of the spino looked like, and the massive five to six-foot-long jaws were lined with them. They were a terrifying predator and one of the most successful and relentless hunters of their time. Trust me, you did not want to be on the bad side of a Spinosaurus."

Connor took a breath and then gave a small smile to the class. "To finish up the rest of the class time, you can work on the sheets I handed out and if you have any questions, Professor Cutter and I are of course here."

Connor was late getting in that day. There were no if's, and's, or but's about it. But he eventually made it in and had things opened in record time. So all in all, it wasn't TOO late really, if you tilted your head and squinted just a little.

But with things open and the thankfully small set of notes from Blathers, Connor was soon settled behind the desk, phone out as he started sending out a text to Abby. It had been a while since he had touched base, and he figured it was time to check in and see how the team and all were doing.


The Museum was open and ready for visitors!

It had been a nice trip. A very nice trip really. But they were back on the island, and Connor was attempting to make the shift from one island time to the other so to speak. Attempting was the keyword because he was a bit late coming in that morning. Not terribly so, but still.

So as Connor was going over all the notes from Blathers and catching up on anything that had happened of importance while he was gone, he worked on his extra large mocha coffee. The entire there may or may not have been a grin on his face- there totally was. Blastheres seemed intent on keeping him busy, but nothing was going to shake his vacation high just then.


The Museum is Open!

Connor was at the Museum on time. In fact, he was there early. He didn't know why, but all night he had been feeling restless, and surprisingly he still felt quite energetic when the sun finally started to come up.

The normal morning to-do list had taken no time at all to finish, and for once, Connor almost wished Blathers had left him something to do that day to keep himself a bit more distracted.

As it was, Connor had decided to start working on re-doing some of the displays in the lobby area. That should give him enough busy work to keep him distracted. Hopefully. Maybe. Not likely. He was definitely giving it his best.

If anyone came in that morning and needed him, they would likely find Connor working on the displays, which naturally involved a lot of bending, and stooping, and crouching as he started with the lower displays and shelves first.



The museum is open!

Connor had been busy in the Prserve almost since sunrise and he was still going strong. At least it seemed to be if the empty extra-large coffee cup sitting nearby was any indication.

Connor had found a small clearing that was perfect for the research he was trying to do. His bag was set on a nearby stump and various pieces of tech and a number of gadgets were placed around the area, attached to the trees, placed on neighboring stumps, and one last one placed in the middle of the clearing.

His laptop sat next to him as he worked and every now and then he'd add a few notes or run a calculation or two then turn back to the tech and gear he was still fiddling with. He had finally gotten the Gnomes to at least work with him a little and was finally able to run one of the experiments he had been wanting to do for some time. So, Connor was excited about what he might find out and was hopeful it would be something that could prove useful for himself, Cutter, or even Michael, depending on how things went.


(Connor is completely distractable and of course, the Preserve is still open for any wilderness needs!)