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Grizzy had just finished packing his bag for the trip he and Droid are going on. A trip to Isla Nublar where Jurassic World resides. He checked his phone and swore under his breath, they were running late. He looked around his room one last time and closed the door behind him as he exited. "Droid! We have to go!"

"Yeah, yeah! I'm coming!" Droid emerged from his room with his own suitcase. He looked at Grizzy, "Think Puffer will give us VIP access so we don't have to wait in the long lines?" He asked as they walked to the front door of the house they shared. "I hope so man. I don't wanna wait hours for one ride." The other replied as they exited. Once they checked that the door was locked they headed to the car, put their suitcases in the back and got in.

Grizzy started up the car and looked toward Droid, "Jurassic World, here we come."

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Puffer mumbled under his breath, talking to himself as he rode the elevator. He wore a white collared shirt tucked into black pants and brown leather shoes. "Hal Osterly, vice president.. Jim Drucker, bad hair... Erica Brand, deserves better... Hal, Jim, Erica.. Hal, Jim, Erica, and I am Puffer... Okay." He looked down at his watch, "Shit. Three minutes late." The elevator dinged and he put on his best smile as the doors opened and revealed the potential investors, "Welcome to Jurassic World!"

He led the small group through the creation lab, "Our year-over-year revenue continues to climb and the operating costs are higher than ever. Our shareholders have been patient and understanding but let's be honest, no one's impressed by a dinosaur anymore." He chuckled. "Twenty years ago, de-extinction was right up there with magic. Today's kids look at a stegosaurus like it's an elephant in a city zoo. Asset development hasn't fallen behind though." They enter into the closed off part of the lab.

Puffer showed them a computer that had double helixes on screen. "Consumers want them bigger, louder and with more teeth." He looked at the investors who seemed to be listening to every word he spoke. Good. "There is good news though. Our advances in gene splicing have opened up a new frontier. We have learned a lot more from genetics in the past decade than we ever have in a century of digging up bones."

He led them over to the other computer screens that hung on the wall, one of them showed a 3D DNA strand. "So, when you say you wanna sponsor an attraction, what do you have in mind?"
"We want to be thrilled." Osterly, the vice president, answered. Puffer smiled, "Oh, don't we all." He slid his finger across the screen and the double helix spun, "May I present the Indominus Rex. Our first genetically modified hybrid." Drucker, bad hair, raised an eyebrow, "How did you get two different dinosaurs to.... Y'know." His face was dubious as he made a crude movement with his hands.

Puffer shook his head. He was about to speak when the scientist, Dr. Henry Wu came in and spoke for him, "The Indominus wasn't bred, no. She was designed. She will be fifty feet long when she's fully grown. Way bigger than the T-Rex."

He nodded and added on to what Henry said, "Every Time we've unveiled a new asset, attendance spiked. Global news coverage, celebrity visitors, and eyes of the world." This seemed to make Osterly convinced, "And will she be ready?"
Henry smiled proudly, "She is ready now!"

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Droid whistled as he looked at the Innovation center. "This is massive." His voice was full of whimsy. Grizzy came up next to him and nodded, "Yeah it is." He looked over, "Are we even gonna find Puffer in the crowd?" Droid just shrugged in response.

They walked into the building and looked around. There was a statue of the founder of Jurassic Park, John Hammond, in the back of the building. A holographic platform stood in the middle of the lobby, showing a 3D life sized Apatosaurus. There were various exhibits for kids which included, Digging for dinosaurs, a theater, and Mr. D.N.A. show.