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++05++ [video]

Sep 07, 2011 06:13

[Verity seems to already be fairly accustomed to her new living situation. She’s sitting in a big comfortable-looking chair, with a big comfortable-looking bulldog snuggled into her lap. It seems to be slightly on the crowded side up there and her lap is a bit dwarfed by the animal laying on her but he’s snuffling happily and she pets his head with ( Read more... )

elfangor-sirinial-shamtul, jin uzuki, elle bishop, merlin, aximili-esgarrouth-isthill, !verity kindle, arthur pendragon

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Video. supercilious September 7 2011, 12:18:36 UTC

Should I be flattered? I'm not sure.

Video. calamitousnaiad September 7 2011, 18:05:44 UTC

Of course! Look at this face!

[She raises the bulldog's head in her hands and his tongue lolls out and he pants, making his jowly face seem almost to be smiling. She smiles too.]

See how handsome? How could you not be flattered?

Video. supercilious September 7 2011, 20:37:13 UTC

[ Half to himself. ] First a mare, now a dog.

Video. calamitousnaiad September 8 2011, 07:00:54 UTC

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A mare? What is she called? Arthuria?

At least Arthur Watson is male!

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Video pratservant September 7 2011, 13:31:29 UTC

You found one! And you remembered.

Video calamitousnaiad September 7 2011, 18:16:01 UTC

I did! I was lucky enough to stumble on someone looking to find a new home for him.

[By 'lucky' she means 'persistent.'

She pets the dog, her small hand coming to rest on his big, heavy shoulders.]

He seems like an Arthur, doesn't he?

Video pratservant September 7 2011, 23:16:19 UTC

There's no mistaking it, he's an Arthur through and through. The bulls should be worried.

Video calamitousnaiad September 8 2011, 07:03:32 UTC

They should indeed! Arthurs are warriors and I'm sure Arthur Watson will live up to that reputation.

[She smiles.]

As soon as he's done with his nap.

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video; raisedtobe September 7 2011, 15:13:32 UTC

Homesickness is for the weak. You're stuck here and until the door or whatever actually brought us here feels the need to send you home, so get over it.

video; calamitousnaiad September 7 2011, 18:22:48 UTC

How very sensitive and forward-thinking of you. 'Get over it' is a method I hadn't even thought to employ.

[Sarcasm, oh yeah.]

video; wow, that tag made like no sense. sorry! that's what i get for tagging at work... raisedtobe September 8 2011, 00:33:39 UTC

[ That gets a sneer. ] It's better than bitching to everyone and their mother over this stupid thing.

video; s'alright! I have definitely done worse due to work-tagging! calamitousnaiad September 8 2011, 07:05:34 UTC

I don't recall forcing anyone to listen to me.

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[ video ] swordofmiltia September 7 2011, 21:08:04 UTC

Well, I'm certain I've already disproved my own theories, but I wouldn't mind hearing your own.

[ video ] calamitousnaiad September 8 2011, 07:10:45 UTC

Oh, really? What have your theories been?

[Just so she can sort of... get an idea of how much it might be safe to tell him. She already gets the feeling that, if he is from her world or one similar, he is definitely from a time later than she is, but it can't hurt to be careful.]

[ video ] swordofmiltia September 9 2011, 08:30:13 UTC

I thought this was a tourist planet.

[ He seriously did. What? It's more likely than anyone might think. ]

[ video ] calamitousnaiad September 9 2011, 17:13:15 UTC

A tourist planet? That exists where you come from?

[That detail is telling enough to imply that space travel is feasible enough for at least an upper-middle class economic level, and that it has been for quite some time. Interesting.]

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[video] hirac_utzum September 7 2011, 23:40:13 UTC

[He recognizes her--another tenant within the house. He had not yet the opportunity or occasion to speak with her, but this topic is very relevant to his interests. And personal experience.]

I'm quite convinced that it is not random at all, either. Though, this is vastly different from the last time I was, ah... removed from my timeline.

[Largely, because he was not dead at that time.]

[video] calamitousnaiad September 8 2011, 07:16:00 UTC

[He's familiar to her too, as both a fellow tenant and as a person related to Aximili.]

You've been removed from your timeline before? Do you know the reasons for it?

[Because even if they don't seem to be related incidents, the continuum is complex. You never do know.]

I'm not convinced that this situation is entirely dissimilar to my previous experiences being pulled from my own proper time. But unfortunately, I really haven't any solid proof.

[video] hirac_utzum September 11 2011, 19:36:14 UTC

[He scratches at the back of his neck a bit awkwardly.] The previous time was due to the meddling of a godlike being. He required my presence elsewhere.

[To put it as simply as possible. Yes, he still resents the Ellimist a great deal, though he can recognize the necessity of his actions.]

To my knowledge, I have not engaged with any being in this place yet who may be responsible for bringing people here, which is in part why I do not think this is an entirely similar situation to my prior experience with such a thing. But, as you said, with the number of people familiar with others here, it cannot be random, either.

But not knowing the force behind this phenomenon makes me... wary. And if it is a sentient force, I wish to know why they are doing this, what they are getting out of it. With the Ellimist--the godlike being I spoke of--with him, at least, I did eventually discover the purpose for which he had maneuvered me.

What is your experience with this type of situation?

[video | private] calamitousnaiad September 16 2011, 19:34:54 UTC

[She switches over to private just because there are some people - and the timelines they come from - who need to be protected from the knowledge of time travel. You really can't be too careful when catastrophic incongruities hang in the balance.]Yes, Aximili told me something about the Ellimist, I believe ( ... )