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Your Picture Out of Time, Left Aching in My Mind [OPEN]

Jan 17, 2010 22:22

As his mecha's gatling gun cools, Sima Yi finds himself trying, once again, to recall just how long he's been here ( Read more... )

!location: sensoriums, katara, mei ling, !status: open, mulan, zhongda, claudia donovan

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savin_ur_data January 18 2010, 17:30:17 UTC

Mei Ling had been watching curiously. His vehicle was an odd blend of technologies, but interesting nonetheless. Mei Ling was far from an expert on war machines, but she was intrigued and impressed.

When the driver stepped out, she realized she had been watching for longer than she had anticipated. She offered a sheepish smile and a polite bow, "Pardon my intrusion. I was saw your vehicle and wanted to watch it in action."

jin_xuandi January 19 2010, 04:27:50 UTC

He'd caught the flicker of movement out of the corner of his eye when she entered; he finishes loading the fresh ammo, replying, "Not a problem - this is a public area, after all." As enthusiastic as he is about the machine, he feels the need to clarify one point. "It's not actually mine - it's from over seventeen hundred years after my time. However, this seems to be one of those situations where one must adapt or perish - and I have no plans on dying here."

savin_ur_data January 20 2010, 03:54:03 UTC

"Oh my!" Seventeen hundred was quite the long time. "May I ask where you are from?"

jin_xuandi January 20 2010, 06:55:22 UTC

"I'm from China - the one of Jian An 25, if it exists in your world." That's 220 A.D., by much later calendars. "And yourself?"

savin_ur_data January 23 2010, 06:17:29 UTC

"Oh yes, it does exist in my world! I am from a country called the United States, 2005 A.D., but I am of Chinese decent," she replied enthusiastically. "May I ask your name?"

jin_xuandi January 23 2010, 08:31:41 UTC

"That's..." He has to think about it for a moment. "Nearly eighteen hundred years after my time, isn't it?" Not that that was entirely unexpected - there seem to be many here from very far in the future of his world, or at least one like it. "Anyway, my name is Sima Yi - courtesy name Zhongda. First Secretary to the Han, under Prime Minister Cao."

savin_ur_data January 23 2010, 21:56:15 UTC

Mei Ling looked a little shocked at his name at first. Everything fit, the names, the date, the details. She stared for a moment before realizing she had to say, well, anything or else she would appear rude. A wide grin spread across her face, and she nodded her head into another small, polite bow.

"It is an honor to meet you, Sima Yi."

jin_xuandi February 3 2010, 06:59:27 UTC

Her reaction is a surprise - as far in the future as she's from, he wouldn't have thought she even knew what the title meant. Then again, he's also sure his place in the histories will be little more than a footnote. He inclines his head politely when she bows, replying, "The honor is mine, Miss...?"

savin_ur_data February 3 2010, 22:24:10 UTC

"Mei Ling," she replies. She's still getting over the surprise.

jin_xuandi February 10 2010, 23:23:13 UTC

"Nice to meet you, Mei Ling." He leans against the mecha's gun-arm. "So, would this particular piece of technology happen to be from your world, by any chance?"

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