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[toldherstory]

[Martha gives the device an exasperated look. She's a pretty black woman, in her mid-twenties, dressed in something that isn't quite military wear, but with a white labcoat over it; when she speaks, it's with a characteristic London accent.] Oh, c'mon now, this really isn't on. I told you, Malcolm, I'd be your guinea pig for one trial, but I've got

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[everwotching]

[ Oh, the accent is familiar. It's nice on Tonks' ears. ]

I hate to be the one to tell you this, I don't like telling people bad news at all, but I'm afraid that you're stuck here for a bit.

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[toldherstory]

[Martha seems entirely too accepting of this fact.] Why'm I not surprised? Lovely place to be stuck in, anyway. All the ruins, very...chic.

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[everwotching]

Deconstructed, I think they call it.

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[toldherstory]

[She grins at Tonks's joke.] Really, though, it's a bit weird - these buildings aren't the same. It's like they're from different places.

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[everwotching]

I've not been here terribly long myself. I'm sure others'll be able to explain it better than I am but I think the the gist of it is, yeah. They are all from different places and times.

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[toldherstory]

So this place pulls in people and surroundings? Can't say I've seen anything like that before.

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[everwotching]

Yeah, from all of time and space too. Death doesn't even seem to bother the Animus, those are the spirits that sort of rule here. They like to cause a bit of mischief every now and then.

[ Martha, why are you getting this from Tonks? You should be talking to someone more knowledgeable. The Narration is sorry. ]

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[toldherstory]

I have a friend who deals with things like that, this seems right up his alley. Can't say I wish he were here, 'cos being stuck in one place drives him absolutely mad, but it'd be nice to have his expertise.

...what d'you mean by mischief?

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[everwotching]

Well, you never know. My husband is here, my cousin is here, and I have all sorts of friends here as well. He could show up.

[ Death doesn't prevent someone's arrival here. Fiction isn't even a boundary. ]

Well, just last week loads of people were smiling and cheerful. People that normally shouldn't be cheerful if you know what I mean. A couple of weeks before that I was turned into a mermaid. Others got turned into some kind of sea creature.

[toldherstory]

What, an actual mermaid? Scales and tail and everything? [glancing about] Was the whole place underwater? Looks pretty dry now.

[everwotching]

Yeah, it was and yeah, I was an actual mermaid.

[toldherstory]

[amused look] ...did you have a seashell bra?

[everwotching]

Yes, actually, and let me tell you something, they are not at all comfortable.

[toldherstory]

Can't imagine they would be - I mean, shells are all...well. Hard. Still, bit of a dream-killer when you spent loads of time wanting to be Ariel when you grew up, you know?

[everwotching]

Oh. I didn't want to be a mermaid when I grow up. I wanted to be an Auror.

[ Yes, she's seen the movie but she's only seen it. Tonks is not a Disney fan, not really. ]

I suppose I should be grateful that I was just covered up at all, yeah?

[toldherstory]

Well, y'know, doctor, mermaid, at least I got one of the two. Not many black mermaids, anyway, I s'pose. [beat] What's an Auror? [Hey, she doesn't remember *everything* from reading the books.]

Might've been difficult to improvise a seaweed bikini or something.