Strange AU

[notallworthy]

Tom is sitting somewhere outside being terribly bored. He'd probably really like to talk to Richard. He's been trying to read some books about the future in an effort to understand him better but it's only making him more confused. With a sigh, he turns the page and stares in confusion at a picture of a dinosaur skeleton.

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[jarndyceheir]

Richard eventually comes out, though it's anyone's guess whether or not he was actively looking for Tom. He smiles, however, when he sees him, and comes over. "Hello, Tom. What are you reading?"

[notallworthy]

"I don't know. It's supposed to be about the future."

[jarndyceheir]

He sits down next to Tom. "My time, or farther?"

[notallworthy]

"I don't know. After mine."

[jarndyceheir]

Richard looks over at the book. "Oh, dinosaurs are all the rage. Whenever they find a new bone, it's all over the papers. Though I remember it was even more exciting, when I was a boy."

[notallworthy]

"Oh. That's what those are. I thought it meant the future was full of dragons."

[jarndyceheir]

"No, they're from the past. Great, monstrous lizards, so they say."

[notallworthy]

"Really? I wonder why I never heard of them."

[jarndyceheir]

"Well, the name was only coined about ten years ago, so it's little wonder." The light is subtly beginning to change around them, though Richard doesn't notice immediately.

T: Is popping them into Hyde Park alright with you?

[notallworthy]

"They seem a bit... strange. How far in the past are they from?"

Typist: Sure.

[jarndyceheir]

"Prehistoric, I believe. They're - " He stops. "Do you hear that?"

[notallworthy]

"Hmm...? What?"

Typist: Dear god. I just remembered that's when they had the great exhibition with the crystal palace and all that.

[jarndyceheir]

Richard stands up. "It almost sounds like..." And he stops, blinking at their surroundings, which are decidedly not the Mansion's grounds.

T: XD

[notallworthy]

Tom remains sitting, just staring a bit stupidly. "Rick?"

[jarndyceheir]

He swallows. "I... we seem to be in Hyde Park. Assuming you see what I'm seeing."

[notallworthy]

"I do and... Hyde Park?"