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[thebestnose]

[Jane's in her Colour Garden. It's a small area in a glass enclosure, with two rows of brightly coloured flowers. So brightly coloured that it would give most people a headache to look at. For this reason, she keeps the camera away from the flowers, though, as she's tending to them, there is an occasional glimpse of one or two.]They didn't take any

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[iam_aghost]

Those flowers are... quite unique, I have to say.

[thebestnose]

They're the only colours I can see.

[iam_aghost]

Ah, then all the better for being so unique.

Are they manufactured that way?

[thebestnose]

What do you mean?

[iam_aghost]

I mean... the colour, it's artificial, isn't it? Or is that natural?

[thebestnose]

Oh yes. It's very artificial.

[iam_aghost]

How do they make it? I never thought producing a colour like that was possible.

[thebestnose]

I don't know for sure. That's a National Colour secret, I'm assuming. Something they wouldn't share with the Chromatics, let along Greys.

[iam_aghost]

... Is the supply of colour strictly controlled, then?

[thebestnose]

Very. Colour gardens for the town are controlled by Colourmen and National Colour. Colourful clothing and doors and anything else is very difficult to come by.

[iam_aghost]

Control through a commodity everyone wants, but nobody can have without their consent.

Have you ever asked one of the scientists here to work out the chemical compounds in those colours?

[thebestnose]

No. I...I'm not used to having anyone around who could do that. I suppose I forget that it's possible.

[iam_aghost]

It's easy to do. I would think it might be worth looking into before you return home.

[thebestnose]

I think it would. Thank you, doctor.

[iam_aghost]

You're welcome. Breaking that monopoly of control might get you a decent way.

[thebestnose]

A decent way?