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[studiesemerald]

It's been a few weeks since Moriarty has been up and about among his fellow Mansion residents. As it happens, today finds him cheerfully wandering around the library, flipping through seemingly random books at an alarming pace. If asked, he would respond that he is attempting to find possible explanation for the divergence between his own history

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[crimson_sugar]

Sugar might have been reading not very far - she's been glancing at his book for a while. It's more than intriguing.

[studiesemerald]

"Is something the matter, madam?"

[crimson_sugar]

She averts her eyes. "Forgive me, sir. I forgot myself." She swallows, then explains. "I must confess your choice of reading was rather intriguing."

[studiesemerald]

"Ah, you mean this."

He sets the rather fragile-looking book down carefully.

"It appears to be an authentic, if somewhat heretical, account of the coming of the Old Ones....er, that is to say, the Royal Family."

[crimson_sugar]

Sugar's eyebrows shoot up. "Is it now? Well that should be fairly fascinating. What of it, then?"

She vaguely remembers meeting this gentleman, from barely a few years past her time. They never got to the terrifying portrait of her Majesty, though.

Man, that thread was a year ago. I had to go re-read. XD

[studiesemerald]

"It begins with the usual tales, about R'lyeh and dim Carcosa...'Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, and so on.' It seems to also contain the suggestion that the Royal Families were summoned by certain Eastern cults. Were Moran here, I might ask him if he heard any of this during his time in Afghanistan. In any event, I can hardly imagine Them obeying the will of any humans, even did lead to Their rise to power. The usual story told in Albion has to do with the alignment of the stars...something I would be keen on seeing scientifically investigated."

Oh, Moriarty. Why must you be so logical when your universe is brimming with insanity?

OOC: I can't believe he's been here for almost a year! And apologies to Sugar for any upcoming culture shock! Universe shock? Something...

[crimson_sugar]

..... whoa. "I'm afraid you lost me. What is R'lyeh?" We're sorry, Moriarty. She's from that other version of your world.

The one that doesn't need the Old Ones to be insane.

Ah well. She's stouter than she looks. And it's crazy, isn't it? She's been around over a year too. Insanity, I tell you. Insanity.

[studiesemerald]

"It is an ancient city made of stone, far beneath the Pacific Ocean. Her Majesty was reputed to have slept there for several centuries before her return to my world."

[crimson_sugar]

"Ah." So you're not from my world, she concludes - but since she's dating (and kind of unofficially married) to a boy from the twenty-first century, she can accept that. "So I understand that Her Majesty isn't quite human." Hm.

[studiesemerald]

"Not quite," he replies, somewhat grimly.

He digs out a coin from his pocket and shows her the engraving.

"The sight can be unnerving if one isn't prepared for it."

[crimson_sugar]

Sugar takes a moment, heeding the warning, before her eyes drop to the engraving.

Then, she stares.

"... such is the ruler of your home world?" Oh. Dear god.

[studiesemerald]

"She is the ruler of Albion. Various other members of her Family govern other parts of the world."

[crimson_sugar]

"Christ," the oath escapes her lips before she can catch it. "What a chilling thought."

[studiesemerald]

"That seems to be a matter of some debate."

[crimson_sugar]

"I beg your pardon? What is?"

[studiesemerald]

"The prevailing views of the Royal Family. There are those who worship them as gods, those who see them primarily as political figures--albeit with rather unique...abilities--and those who see them as the oppressors of humanity."