Thread: Seeking the past (attn Charles mainly)

The door opens, no one is visable but a voice spouts up from the back. "Come in." Charles is sitting at one of the many computer station, he appears to be in deep concentration. He doesn't even stop to see who enters. "Come back, Have a seat."

Shawn comes in and finds a seat near Charles, but not in his way. He looks in awe at all the electronics.

"You got a sec or should I come back when you're less busy?"

Charles presses a button and the doors to the bus close. "I'm not busy." He looks out of the corner of his eye to see who is on the bus. "I don't think we've met. Names Charles Townsend. What can I do for you?" His eyes never leave the computer screen. He offers his hand.

Shawn shakes Charles's hand.

"I'm Shawn Black. I kinda got dunk after my first change and you offered me to stay here and sleep it off? Ring a bell? Anyway, as I've been learning about this new me and all the great shit that comes with it, it's got me wondering about the before me. Where I came from. Who I was before. Since I was too little to remember my parents before the nuns found me on the orphanage doorsteps, I don't really know anything about myself and my heritage. I figured you'd be the go-to guy with all this computer stuff. Maybe with your help I'd find out something about myself. So what d'ya say?"

Charles nods. "I remember you now. I can look into your past. Do you know anything about your past? Approximate birth date, year, anything at all? I'm phishing for a starting point. Did the nuns ever say anything about when they found you? Any sort of letter or anything like that?"

"Well I'm 16, so that'd be about '93. I think I was about 3 or 4 when they found me."

Bishop actually stops what he is doing and truns away from the computer. "Would you object to a DNA test? It would be a really fast way to elimate or find a potential parent." He begins to study the boy sitting in front of him. "Do you mind if I take a picture?"

"Um, sure...Will it hurt?"

"No it doesn't hurt. I'd just have to order the kit. I'd take a Q-tip and rub it on the inside of your cheek. After that I send it back to the lab and they send me the results." Charles begins to dig around and gets out a digital camera, and snaps a photo. "Well that is a starting point."