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strangerian, Stranger on Dreamwidth
Title: Shortcut
Challenge: Genre Challenged, Time Travel
Rating: Gen
Pairing/Characters: Bilbo, Frodo, Radas
Summary: Bilbo and Frodo find an unexpected inn tucked into a bit of forest outside Woody End. Bilbo goes to the loo and doesn't come back immediately.
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(He froze still as a Troll at dawn.)
And if ever any hobbit did Time Travel, it would almost have to be Bilbo Baggins. : ) I enjoyed the fact that he didn't know who he was watching thanks to the passing of time.
I did find myself wondering what might have happened if Bilbo's RING and Frodo's RING had wound up side by side. Scary...
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That's a good question, about the Rings. There is, of course, only one One Ring even if it's present twice at a time. Either the One Ring is sublimely above any contradictions inherent in the situation in some hyper-geometrical Oneness, or else the older ring Frodo carries would dominate the younger one, since it contains it already. Sadly, I can't believe they'd cancel out or anything convenient like that.
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He tried not to stare at the bird, which had settled on Radas' head like a small, colorful hat.
Hee! Indeed.
Just wonderfully written, with the in-and-out of colliding time zones, so to speak, perfectly done. And if there ever was one who would keep their cool and put the pieces together, Bilbo is your hobbit. Just keep your hand out of that pocket, Bilbo!
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I get the feeling that Bilbo's adventurous qualities will be more in people's minds while The Hobbit movie is being talked about. High time, surely!
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