Musuem Staff Party (Closed to Museum Staff)

[gatetechchuck]

Every place of employment needed time to relax and for the employees to get to know each other, even in a small place like the village of Haurvatat, which was why Chuck had decided to throw a party for the people who worked for him, or rather, with him. And what better day than on Canada Day? All the Canadians he knew in the village were long gone

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[190_iq]

He was relatively new to the museum, but he was familiar with some of the names, at least. Peter took pride in know about his surroundings. It was a survival mechanism. The party was a good idea though and he wanted to take the opportunity to meet people as much as he could. His eyes looked over the room as he sipped on his drink. There was definitely an interesting bunch here.

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[dr_tbrennan]

Brennan wandered into the party, unsure of what to expect. The Jeffersonian ones were always rather large and you could easily stick to your own group of friends while trying to avoid people in which you were not interested in speaking. At this museum, however, she knew almost no one and was sure the party would be much smaller. She also knew that she should be trying to make more of an effort to socialize and network while she was here. It may help her and Booth figure out how to get home.

She picked up a glass of punch and surveyed her surroundings. Social interactions were never her forte but she also wasn't one to hang back and wait for others to come to her. She spotted a man also giving the room the once over and she decided that he was as good a place to start as any.

Purposefully and confidently she strode over to where he was and smiled as she stuck out her hand.

"Dr. Temperance Brennan, ancient artifacts curator."

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[190_iq]

He smiled when she approached him and shook her hand firmly, but not overbearingly so. "Peter Bishop, a bit of everything." His smiled turned into a grin. "Though I should probably talk to Chuck about getting a better title."

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[dr_tbrennan]

That name rang a bell with Brennan. "This may seem like a strange question, but is your father here too?" She remembered the man Michael she had met telling her about a father and son with that name who could be a resource in helping her figure this place out.

Edited to add: I'm SO sorry I flaked on this post!

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[190_iq]

He chuckled. "Yeah, yeah I do. So, you've met Walter?" It wasn't surprising if she had. Walter made an impression on people, good or bad.

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[dr_tbrennan]

"No. Actually, I was told about you and your father by a man named Michael" she explained. "He told me that if anyone may be able to figure out what this place is about and how to get home, it would be you two."

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[190_iq]

"Oh, Michael. Yeah." He nodded in understanding. He wondered how Michael was doing and if he remembered anything more. "How is Michael?"

He laughed. "Well, I don't know about how successful we'd be, but we could try. We're a bit stubborn, Walter and I."

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[dr_tbrennan]

"Michael seemed good, although I have only met him once so I do not have a standard to gauge his well-being upon" she said. "But he seems to be content with being in this place. Something I cannot say of myself."

She nodded. "People consider myself and my partner to be stubborn people, but I think we are just determined and unlikely to give up easily."

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[190_iq]

"Not liking being cooped up in a strange pocket dimension away from home, huh?" Peter couldn't really blame her. "Left something unfinished back home or do you just hate being forced into something in general?"

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[dr_tbrennan]

"Not particularly" she concurred. "I have a very important career to get back to. As well as some friends and family. However, I also do not like being brought somewhere against my will and not told why." She particularly didn't like that she could not figure out how either.

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[190_iq]

"That takes two of us.. though I've learned that sometimes there's not really an answer to why. And if there is, it's one you don't want to hear."

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[dr_tbrennan]

"I guess I am just used to always finding the answer to things" she stated. "Sometimes it's just the how, and that can be enough. My partner is better at getting the whys."

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[190_iq]

"How is more doable. There's a couple of theories that can be attributed to crossing into different universes including particle disruption and the concept of deja vu."

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[dr_tbrennan]

"Deja vu?" she frowned. "But that is known widely in science to be only a brain anomaly that has to do with memorial paths and previous experiences being recalled incorrectly. I do not see its significance in this case."

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[190_iq]

"That's one theory, yeah, but there's another." He paused, "It's like this..Most of us experience life as a linear progression.. like a line. Right? But this is actually an illusion because every day life gives us a bunch of choices to choose from. Turn right, turn left, go to the store, stay home. So it looks more like the roots of a tree." Peter paused to let that sink in for a second, then continued. "Each choice creates a new paths which in turn creates a new reality. Some people theorize that Deja vu is a momentary glimpse to the other side. Sort of like.. the road not taken."

He shrugged slightly. "Theoretically, you could have passed over into one. Like a tear between two choices. I mean, if we're here to learn something, then maybe it's to help us choose whichever path it is we need to take."

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[dr_tbrennan]

She nodded as she followed his thinking.

"That is an interesting theory. However, does it not come to pass that those 'alternate realities' presented to us by our choices die once we fail to choose them? How can they exist at all except as a concept in our minds? They are the what if's of life, but they do not exist in any tangible way."

She had to admit, though, at least he had been thinking of the possibilities of this place and seemed to have acceptable reasoning skills. "What about string theory?" she provided. "I, myself, have had my doubts about the validity of this avenue of physics, but given our current circumstances, it seems less outside the realm of possibility."