The Slime Mold Murder by Ellen King Rice
Author:Ellen King Rice [Rice, Ellen King]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellen King Rice
Published: 2021-05-04T16:00:00+00:00
A slime mold plasmodium can pull back and break into tube-like bits prior to producing reproductive structures. The resulting tubular sections are called plasmodiocarps. The slime mold, Hemitrichia serpula gets the nickname âpretzel slime moldâ when it forms plasmodiocarps.
Chapter Twenty-two
âFacebook blue,â Mari said. âThe sky is as blue as the app square for Facebook.â She was taking the little Volkswagen down the parkway. The sky was clear and as beautiful as a September sky could be.
âThat is a horrible simile,â Dylan said. âYou need to get out more.â He finished his coffee and added, âAnd youâre wrong. Sky blue is different than cornflower blue.â
âBut sky blue is not consistent,â Mari argued. âEven if the paint chip shades are standardized, the actual blue of a sky is variable.â
âEven so, Facebook blue is darker.â
The friendly bickering continued as Mari drove them to the Witecki place. She parked in front of the faux chateau a few minutes before ten.
Wade sat at the patio table, staring at a laptop and looking frazzled. He managed a wave and a hello as they came up the steps. âEither of you want jobs as zipline operators?â He sighed. âI posted the openings, and Iâve got two thousand resumes.â
Mari shook her head. âIâll be hiking for the last week of September, and after that the semester starts. Iâve got a full course load.â
Dylan hesitated. âIâm not your best candidate. My transportation is iffy, and I donât have ropes experience.â
âYouâre right,â Wade said. âSafety and reliability have to be the top concerns.â
âDo a search and sort,â Mari suggested. âHave the computer search the resumes for mountaineering experience.â
âOr the term âtree canopy,â because thereâs a tree canopy club on campus,â Dylan said. âAlso, âarboristâ might work.â
âIâm an idiot.â Wade frowned. âThe company that installed the apparatus left me a criteria sheet for staffing. I didnât read it.â He sat up straighter in the patio chair. âI need to re-group here.â
Alyson came out of the patio doors, her focus on a computer tablet in her hand. She silently sat down at the end of the table.
Her father coughed an âAhem,â and she sat up, her head swiveling between her father and the students. âGood morning,â she said. âSomething going on?â
âWeâre talking about the zipline,â Wade said. âIâm learning my incompetence levels at Human Resources work.
âThe attraction doesnât have to be open all day, every day,â Dylan said. âYou could sell tickets online through an app.â
Mari nodded. âLimited supply, limited access, creates desire.â
âStaff figured first,â Wade said. âMaybe I could hire some military people from the base.â
âCareful,â Dylan cautioned. âYou want safe. You donât want a drill sergeant sucking all the fun out of the ride.â
âAnd no ass-patters.â Mariâs voice was firm.
âI need an HR department.â Wade groaned. âAnd a PR department to handle the calls about yesterdayâs death on the property. Tell me again, why I thought a Halloween festival site was a good idea?â
âYouâre not going to cancel?â Alysonâs face creased with dismay. âItâs not our fault that Mitchell was hurt.
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