31st Frontier [audio // common]

[ecopiracy]

I am looking for information on the British people during the time period of World War Two. Having been informed that using the library books may require sacrificing other memories, among other unpleasant effects, I would prefer to avoid them if possible.

[That's not to say that he won't resort to reading if he can find no other alternative.]That

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[entirelybonkers]

I like to do a bit of both, to be honest. My father was brilliant, but also quite mad. I like to think that I am very much like him in all regards. Some of the very best people I know are entirely bonkers. [Like her father, her Hatter, most of the residents of Underland. 'We're all mad, here,' hadn't she heard that phrase somewhere before? She quite thinks so.]

Great Britian is easier to say, I'd think. Very recognizable, and everyone knows it includes principalities and things of that sort. No need to add it onto the name, though it does create a sense of importance, don't you think? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Scotland and Wales...why, if you listed them all I would think that we could sound very important indeed!

[She wrinkles her nose in thought.]

One pound would buy quite a bit, I should think...it does of course, depend on the market and the merchant you are purchasing from. We prefer to chat with old Mr. Fronsworth who is more than happy to sell us several loaves for less than the standard rate. With the leftovers, there's always a bit of chocolate to be bought.

Oh, a brougham is a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

[ecopiracy]

[Should he be worried that Alice identifies herself as being mad?]

True, but if taken to that great an extent, it may sound as though you are trying too hard to sound important to others.

[He nods to himself at the explanation of her currency. Not exactly a precise explanation, but it gives him a rough idea of how much a pound is worth.]

Is there anything in particular I should know when addressing others from Great Britain?

[entirelybonkers]

[Probably. Alice thinks it's a very good trait to have, however.]

Very good point! We wouldn't want to sound pompous, now would we?

Besides 'Sir', 'Miss', 'Lord', and 'Lady'? I should think not, unless you are speaking to royalty, and then you refer to them properly as 'Your Highness', or 'Your Majesty', especially if you want to keep your head.

[ecopiracy]

Hmm. I should have no trouble remembering that.

[Indeed, he already tends to speak like that.]

I'm told I already sound as though I might be from your country. I am not, however. Tell me, Miss Kingsleigh, in speaking with him, have you noticed anything that marked me specifically as foreign?

[entirelybonkers]

[She stops to think a moment.]

Besides the ignorance of the Mother Kingdom? [She gives the tiniest tinkle of a laugh.]

Not particularly, no. Your accent is quite similar. Are you from somewhere near London, then?

[ecopiracy]

No. My home is Aeropa, on the Brink of my world. [A pause.] I don't believe it's part of your world at all.

Is London an important city?

[He knows it was bombed, and that's about it.]

[entirelybonkers]

[wut]

Aeropa? Well, that's certainly something new and entirely different than what I've ever heard of. What's it like?

[It not being part of her world does not faze Alice. She's been there, done that, and gotten the armor.]

There must be rabbit holes everywhere!

...Oh, ah, yes. It's the capitol of Great Britain.

[ecopiracy]

The city of Aeropa is the capitol of the Aeropan empire which, as I said, is located on the Brink - the very edge of my world. It too is an island nation. The scenery varies from island to island, sometimes barren and volcanic, sometimes lush with greenery.

[He blinks and tilts his head.]

What do kangarabbits have to do with anything?

[entirelybonkers]

[Alice is intrigued - she loves chatting about this sort of thing, her conversation with Vie had been most entertaining.]

It sounds absolutely wonderful!

Oh yes, they dig the most wonderful little tunnels to the most unique places you could ever think of. Why, I wouldn't be surprised to find a whole complex system right beneath Lord and Lady Ascots!

If you've ever fallen in one before, you would know what I mean. One just has to watch their head, the timepieces can be quite determined.

[ecopiracy]

[That note Alice made about being bonkers like her father? Is beginning to make a little sense right now.]

I... see.

Well, is there anything else you would advise me on, Miss Kingsleigh?

[Though anything she says now will be taken with a grain of salt.]

[entirelybonkers]

[Oh but Phoenix, it's such FUN to be mad!]

Hm. I can't quite think of anything at the moment, but if a sudden random burst of inspiration hits me, I shall be more than happy to seek you out and inform you of any thoughts or minute details that I might possibly think of along the way.

[ecopiracy]

Thank you. That will do quite well.

Good day to you, then.