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cursednet2022-09-08 10:24 am
maritorious) wrote in cursednet2022-09-08 10:24 am
video | un: desdemona
[Nancy's looking a lot better since her arrival. Her black eye has faded, the cut on her lip has healed, and the damned headache is at long last gone. She sits with a straight back, and occasionally glances off-screen to make sure she's doing it right. Not like she'd really know. But it's fun, to be a part of something new like this, these video messages. These videos.
In the background, The Smiths play quietly. She takes a drink of what could be anything. It's not. It's tea. And gin.
Mostly gin.]
Hello, I'm trying this for the first time. It's all so incredibly new and exciting. [Her accent remains unchanged.]
Which is why I'd like to ask everyone something: How many of you are out of place? And how many are out of time?
I was speaking at the roller rink with Captain Bonnet and we were wondering if there were others like us here, not just dragged from a few years or across the country, but across the ocean, hundreds of years out of the past, into this ridiculous future and have no idea what cars or neon or arcades are let alone jeans.
If so, I propose we have a meeting of sorts. Try to learn all these new things together. Or if anyone is willing to explain the last two hundred years in history, I'm really curious. I know some of you are from the future future from here, but I imagine that'd be easier. [Now she feels like shes' excluding a huge chunk of the population, but come on. People like her and Stede were at a distinct disadvantage.]
Er-- My name is Nancy, and I'm from 1838 London.
In the background, The Smiths play quietly. She takes a drink of what could be anything. It's not. It's tea. And gin.
Mostly gin.]
Hello, I'm trying this for the first time. It's all so incredibly new and exciting. [Her accent remains unchanged.]
Which is why I'd like to ask everyone something: How many of you are out of place? And how many are out of time?
I was speaking at the roller rink with Captain Bonnet and we were wondering if there were others like us here, not just dragged from a few years or across the country, but across the ocean, hundreds of years out of the past, into this ridiculous future and have no idea what cars or neon or arcades are let alone jeans.
If so, I propose we have a meeting of sorts. Try to learn all these new things together. Or if anyone is willing to explain the last two hundred years in history, I'm really curious. I know some of you are from the future future from here, but I imagine that'd be easier. [Now she feels like shes' excluding a huge chunk of the population, but come on. People like her and Stede were at a distinct disadvantage.]
Er-- My name is Nancy, and I'm from 1838 London.
un: desdemona, video
That's... how is that even possible? [Her world is so small, and galaxies? Her mind is being blown kthx]
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[John laughs, amused at her reaction. A few years ago, before he knew about the existence of actual civilizations on other galaxies, his would have been the same.]
We have ways of traveling to different galaxies. I'm on an exploration expedition--or well, was, until I got here.
[Also so much for security clearances and keeping the Stargate secret. If these people ended up in his universe somehow, they'd probably get picked up by the SGC anyway.]
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That is outstanding, see, until now I've never even left the city limits of London. Not that I remember, anyway. [She doesn't know if she was born in London. Just that she'd been there, then she was being taken in by who she thought was a kindly old man.]
The world is so much bigger than I ever thought possible! [And there is awe in that statement.]
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As much as this place sucks for those of us that are used to livin' out there and being able to just go where you wanna go, I guess it isn't so bad for you. I don't think that 1838 London was a particularly pleasant place...
[He's not a historian but he's also seen a lot of movies, so.]
At least we got mostly modern amenities here. Running water. Paved roads. Antibiotics. Stuff like that.
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[She has to laugh, though. He's absolutely right.]
We do! Innit lovely? I like the telly-vision too.
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[Despite himself, he has to smirk. He's practically made a career of dealing with civilizations of varying development levels but it's always fun to see someone's reaction to technology.]
The telly-vision is really great. Wait 'till you start figuring out which shows are your favorite. Then you can get into arguments with other people about it. Then you'll be like everyone else from this time!
For future reference, Star Trek is great, Mary Anne is a better character than Ginger, M.A.S.H. is realistic, and Sam and Diane belong together forever.
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Are you making fun of how I say it? Telly-vision. [Cockney accents are not the greatest accent in the world.]
I'll try to remember all of that. It means absolutely nothing to me yet. [Star Trek is going to be way too hard for her to comprehend. Too much time and space in relative dimensions for her.]