[Voice post]
Erm... [He taps his watch, as if concerned the wrong button will cause it to explode]
Hello? [Well, I suppose it's better than a cell-phone. Still. It will need a few upgrades]
My name is... [He debates how much the people here might know of him, briefly considering using an alias before concluding his real name might get him aide faster]
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"Relation" indeed!
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P-P-Professor? [Well, she sounds on the verge of tears.]
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...Jubilee? Is it possible?
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Professor. It's good to hear from you, sir.
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[To self] That isn't possible. [A pause] But then, nothing else here makes sense either. [A longer pause. He cannot focus on the incoming messages]
[Finally, a deep breath, and he taps his watch] ...............Douglas?
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It's me, sir. I can explain things to you better once you've had a chance to settle in.
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Do you know... Dr. Michael Xavier? He's kind of a friend of mine. He mentioned being related to someone named Charles once...
[A perfectly normal ten-year-old's voice, curious.]
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[Cautiously, he speaks into the com] Yes. I do. And erm, yes. In a manner of speaking. [He wonders what Erik's been telling people. The cousin speal again?]
May I inquire the name on the other end? [Friendly, harmless - curious, even]
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Lots of people come here from different worlds and get kinda stuck. I'm from 1934. No one from my world seems to be here, so Michael's been helping me out. He even helped me pick nice boots for winter!
--You're his cousin, right? [Now he's just handing Charles the lies.] Seemed to think a lot of you. I don't have any family, so, I guess I don't understand why you'd say it was 'only in a manner'...
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Erm... [Perhaps I've said too much] Yes. We're cousins. We just have an interesting history. Family doesn't always get along, you see. Can't live with or without them, the saying goes. I believe. [Headdesk]
A friend of Michael's, you say? That's nice. He's a...doctor here?
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