[video | a little trip down memory lane]

[thesleeperwakes]

[Helena has nothing better to do, so she's taking a little trip down good old memory lane to pass the time. The subject? One of her favourite inventions, her rocket. The best part? It just so happens to coincide with an interesting case she and her partner at the time never were able to solve. And the best best part? This particular memory takes

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[longaevus]

[ ... Just when she thought she had a slight idea to you, or had tried to. And then you blow her away. And mess with her history. She knew H.G., or so she now thought. And artefacts and the Warehouse? Her interest is highly piqued ]

Did you happen to discover 'his' next book?

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[thesleeperwakes]

There's really not much to the story at all. The move happened sometime in the 1910s, and that's all I know for certain.

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[longaevus]

The start of your missing century?

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[thesleeperwakes]

Approximately, yes. I'm sorry. I told you it wasn't fascinating.

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[longaevus]

There's nothing that you have to apologise for; I'd already gathered that it wasn't a pleasant moment.

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[thesleeperwakes]

I suppose you might be right... And it wasn't. It's marvelous what consequences a few bad decisions can bring about.

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[longaevus]

They often do manage to be greater than we can anticipate.

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[thesleeperwakes]

They truly do... You'd think we'd eventually learn better.

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[longaevus]

And then would we even act? Sometimes actions are worth taking even despite the consequences.

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[thesleeperwakes]

And sometimes they're not. But you're right, they're worth it more often than not.

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[longaevus]

And which were yours? You mentioned the consequences but not what it was that you did.

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[thesleeperwakes]

You'd think less of me as a person if you knew.

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[longaevus]

It takes a lot to change my opinion. [ And she already knew that you wanted to end the world and hey, she's still talking ]

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[thesleeperwakes]

Let's just say lives were lost, and leave it at that.

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[longaevus]

[ But Helena :c She's curious ] All right.

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[thesleeperwakes]

[She could go into far more detail but she figured that explaining that she was the killer wouldn't exactly be beneficial.] One day, I'll tell you more. Perhaps when I'm absolutely certain you'd understand.