Chapter 2

"Good morning! Feels like finally the days off become more and more magical!" - Trish flinches at the smell coming from Lillys corner. - "Lilly, you look like a drug lord with all the chemicals brewing and smelling so bad."

Trish walks towards the kitchen. Sleepy Noah comes out from the corridor.

"Whoa! Lilly! If you start selling some magical illegal substances - let me know!" - Noah laughs, walking towards the stove.

Mary walks from her room to the atrium, flinches at the smell, as she walks over to Lilly. Once near her - softly chuckles.

"Is Lilly making crystal meth like in that "Breaking Bad" series? Lilly, you know you can talk to us if you're in trouble." - Edgar lets out laugh.

Grey walks in, nonchalantly taking seat on the couch.

"If one more person talks about narcotics - I'll make a compost out of him or her for my plants!" - Lilly turns around, glasses glisten in morning sun.

"So if that's not something of illegal sort, what is it?" - Trish asks, her blue mug with coffee in hand.

"Ha!" - Lilly says excited.

"Oh shit, bad sign." - Noah shakes his head.

"Hope it won't cause us some house damage and repair costs. I'm saving up." - Edgar checks his tablet, then puts it on a coffee table.

"This magical brew will accelerate the growth of thee roots, without damaging the plant and its structure! This will be the great life changer for the desert sands areas! If used on plants which produce and find water in the depths of earth - these babies can make the desert inhabitable! It'll literally become a foresty oasis!" - Lilly happily stands up from chair - presenting a bottle with liquid that smells quite heavy.

"You are a genius, but Lilly, hope the smell can be aired out." - Tish shakes her head. - "Achievements and all, but the smell kills me."

"Hey, she just made a scientific breakthrough." - Mary glares at Trish. - "And all you're so worried about is the smell?"

Mary was a bit more overprotective of Lilly than anyone else.

"Hey, it's not what I meant!" - Trish takes out morning salad for breakfast.

"Grey, baby, do you wish your eggs sunny side up?" - Noah is making breakfast for the whole lot.

"Please." - Replies Grey, as he checks out the news Edgar reads. - "They really write even about that?" - Grey pokes at article.

"This is not even the worst thing you can read." - Edgar replies as a matter of factly.

"My babies! Grey baby, Edgar baby, Mary honey, Lilly dear! Eggs and bacon for babies, pancakes for dear and cake for honey - all out and ready!" - Noah puts the food onto bar island.

That island in the kitchen is quite often used as a table for the whole "family". Trish was always standing, leaning on kitchen counter, as she ate.

The whole lot gathered and sat at the island. Trish and Mary exchanging evil glances.

"So, you need to test it, or are you writing and sending that to professor?" - Edgars eyes look up at Lilly for a moment.

"Usually I'd conduct the experimentation, but because I was out and returned barely three days ago - they might not let me. So shall talk with prof." - Lilly happily munched on her breakfast.

"What happened to presentations." - Trish looked at Edgar.

"They are still in the legal paperwork part. But yeah, they signed the contract for manufacturing and supporting the product." - Edgar poked his bacon with a fork.

"Grey baby, do you want to go with me on monday to fashion show? The brand that you like. One that your favourite author is always wearing." - Noah speaks up.

Grey checked Noah for a moment, fork stopping mid-air.

"As much as I'd like, but I have other plans." - Grey breathed out heavily.

"Oh right" Don't you have book signing event then?" - Mary spoke in cheer tone.

Grey glanced at her - as if he sent daggers her way.

"Cat's out of the bag, huh?" - Edgar sarcastically remarked.

Noah turned on his chair to face Grey, like a mum at teenage kid, who got his secret out.

"And when are you gonna tell me?" - Noah questioned Grey with some attitude.

"Oh my, mama Noah on poor Greys case again." - Trish gave out a laugh. Grey gave her the evil eye.

"I wanna come." - Lilly raised her eyes from her plate, disregarding the brewing drama.

"So when were you going to tell me?" - Noah poked Greys shoulder.

"Sometime later. As you always make a scene out of me going out on such type of events." - Grey replied.

"Scene? Scene?!" - Noah was being upset. - "I never make a scene!"

Grey turned to face him.

"You are such a drama queen when it comes to the outer looks!"- Grey finished food and stood up. - "All the goddamn time! Stop being so overboard with this chokingly annoying outfit rant!" - Grey got up and walked towards the corridor that leads to rooms. - "Lilly, I'll send you details."

"Thank you!" - Lilly replied happily.

Noah looked at the rest of the family.

"You seen this?" - Noah raised his hand, gesturing in direction Grey went. - "Such a hypocrite. I'm always there for him - and this?"

Edgar finished up, collected plates and put into dishwasher.

"Man, I mean, you overdid it with Grey. Even I wondered when is he going to blow up. You're really pressuring him too much excessive attention." - Edgar stood leaning on counter, as he faced Noah.

"I'm not that excessively pressuring him. He's just.." - Noah tries to defend his point.

"Noah, you really were too much on his case lately. Really too much. I actually expected a restraining order from Grey in near time, due to how he was already acting about all this unwanted attention." - Trish stood next to Edgar.

"Are you ganging up on me? Is that it?" - Noah gets mad. - "I'm always wishing him best. He's just too much in his world at times to notice the outsiders. I'm the one taking care of him!"

"You are the one pushing him to blow up now and again. I've seen it so many times, but lately you just overdose the attention too much. Grey is the poor victim here." - Lilly speaks up.

"What? You too?" - Noah gasps, as he waves his hand. - "I get it. I'm the bad guy. Sure. Go ahead!" - He turns around and walks to his room. - "There you go Noah, that's the thanks you get for your efforts. Sure deal. Aha."

"She-esh, he's ma-ad." - Mary makes sour face. - "But I kinda feel for him. He really does do his best."

Trish snaps fingers at Mary.

"Girl, you better never in life get anyone this obsessive about you. They are absolutely insane and walking on the border of adequacy. No-no-no." - Trish waves her finger.

"So, ready to go to the exhibition today? I am actually quite excited about it. Been waiting to go to this new gallery." - Edgar faces Trish.

"Excited." - Trish makes funny face.

"And we're off to the movie date out and dinner in restaurant." - Mary looks at Lilly.

Entry 27

Emotional sustainability condition - system error.

Error details: Cannot comprehend the meaning of "overbearing attention". The encounters with subjects are under pressure. Condition - "conflict".

Processing core - system error.

Outer body - systems functioning well.

Continuing testing.