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[di_or_dci]

It's one thing to work with a man, and another thing entirely to have him save your arse. But even that can't bring Sam down tonight

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[lilium_evansiae]

Lily is still trying to get the hang of this Milliways thing.

The gentleman might catch her eye because he's dressed more like she expects people to be dressed than most patrons here (especially Muggles, though she's in Muggle clothing herself, this evening.)

And then she catches sight of the injuries.

"Are you all right?"

[di_or_dci]

Is he --

"What are -- oh. I wouldn't worry yourself. I'm fine."

It was just a little tiff, really.

Comparatively.

[lilium_evansiae]

There's just the hint of a smile.

She heard something similiar from a fourth year with a black eye, yesterday.

"The other fellow looks worse?"

[di_or_dci]

"I wouldn't go so far as to say that, miss. But I'll be right as rain in a day or two, and right now that's good enough for me."

His smile, even where it pulls at the abraded skin near his eye, doesn't even come close to making him wince.

[lilium_evansiae]

"Mum would say you need a cup of tea and a cold flannel to put on that.

"Though the tea would be to drink, not to put on your eye, that would hurt. And probably not help."

Lily has to think about what she'd do at her parents' home. Because Madam Pompfey would just start dosing him with potions.

[di_or_dci]

"Ta for that," Sam says, laughing quietly.

"But I'll take your point. The name's Sam Tyler. I take it you've been here before, then?"

[lilium_evansiae]

"Only once, actually. I was almost surprised when it was still here when I went looking for it again.

"I'm Lily Evans. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Tyler."

[di_or_dci]

"It's good to meet you, too, Miss Evans. Are there any others from your world about?"

His smile goes a little wry.

"I've got one from mine. It makes for a very -- interesting experience."

[lilium_evansiae]

"I met one other from the same place, and have been told there are at least two others, but all from my future.

"I don't know, does that count as the same world?

"I suspect there's not much about this place that doesn't make for an interesting experience."

[di_or_dci]

"I -- you know, I'm not sure, myself. It's not a problem I've run into."

Yet, anyway. He can't say he's looking forward to that kind of experience.

"Interesting's one word for it, right enough. Maybe a bit of overwhelming, too."

If he hadn't already tumbled through into 1973 . . .

[lilium_evansiae]

"Yes, 'overwhelming' would also be a word for it.

"How do you get here, if you don't mind my asking, Mr. Tyler?"

[di_or_dci]

"So far it's all down to walking through a door at some particular moment in time. I haven't seen any other system than that. Do you get here by other means?"

It wouldn't surprise him, not quite.

But it's definitely outside of his Milliways experience.

[lilium_evansiae]

"There's a trap door at the bottom of my school trunk. If I open it, there's a ladder, leading down about ten feet into a round room, stone walls, about six feet across. And the only thing in that room is a door to here.

"The people I talked to the first night I came seemed to think that was ... well, not the normal means of arrival."

[di_or_dci]

"Well, at least it ought to prevent you being here when you don't mean to be."

It's a weak response, but right now that's all Sam's got.

[lilium_evansiae]

"No.

"Although explaining to Perdita why I was climbing out of my trunk could be quite awkward, if she ever caught me at it.

"She's one of other girls in my room."

[di_or_dci]

"That it could. It doesn't sound like the sort of thing it's easy to find a convincing story for."

Though it seems like she could make a go of it.