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Tweak says, "Prepare for trouble!"

Cullen Bohannon (cullen_bohannon) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2015-10-04 02:33:00

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!open, ~cullen bohannon, ~izzy shaw

I don't reckon I know what this'll really do, but I figure might as well try something.

Name's Cullen Bohannon, of Meridian Mississippi. Worked for the Union Pacific Railroad after the war.

Can't say I'm used to sitting idle, I work hard, and am willing to do just about anything that needs doing. So if you have anything that needs doing, I'd be obliged if someone let me know.

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	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 08:17 am UTC (link)
	Mississippi? I'm from Louisiana. Nice to meet you, sir. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 08:19 am UTC (link)
	Where abouts Ma'am? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 08:21 am UTC (link)
	A little town just outside of Shreveport. Back woods kinda place but it was home. Living here just ain't the same. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 08:24 am UTC (link)
	Afraid I only saw Shreveport during the war. Wife and me used to make a trip down to New Orleans every year, before the war. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 08:25 am UTC (link)
	What war, if that's okay to ask? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 08:43 am UTC (link)
	The War, Ma'am. Between the North and the South. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 08:50 am UTC (link)
	The civil war? Well my goodness. My ancestors fought in that war (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 08:57 am UTC (link)
	Fought a good bit in it myself. Was a Colonel. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 09:03 am UTC (link)
	It's wonderful to talk to somebody who was there. Thank you for your service. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 09:08 am UTC (link)
	I don't reckon that's talk for a Lady, Ma'am. But you're welcome? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 09:10 am UTC (link)
	It's been a long long time since somebody called me a lady. It's nice to meet someone with manners. If you ever need anything, I own a little bakery here. Come by any time and I'll feed you a little piece of home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 09:15 am UTC (link)
	All women are Ladies. ~~Even whores~~ Ain't got nothing to do with manners. I don't reckon I know my way around just yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 09:17 am UTC (link)
	Nice to be called one, still. You need a tour around the place? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 09:28 am UTC (link)
	Yes Ma'am. I wouldn't want to trouble you, I reckon I'll figure things out in a few days. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 09:30 am UTC (link)
	Well if you ever need anything, just give me a call. Nice to meet you, sir. My name's Sookie by the way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 09:38 am UTC (link)
	Thank you ma'am. It's a pleasure. Miss or Mrs? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sookiescookies 2015-10-04 09:44 am UTC (link)
	Miss. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Cullen Bohannon, of Meridian Mississippi (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	The pleasure is all mine Miss Sookie. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	izzyshaw 2015-10-04 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Always nice to meet another southerner. I'm from Atlanta originally. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-04 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	Atlanta was a fine town before Carpetbaggers took to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	izzyshaw 2015-10-04 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	So I've heard. That was a long time before I was born but my family passed down stories. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-05 01:13 am UTC (link)
	It was only a few years ago, for me, Ma'am. But I can't say I have a whole lot of stories. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	izzyshaw 2015-10-05 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Not ones you'd probably feel like sharing with someone who hadn't been through something similar I bet. Has anyone explained to you how this place works? I'm Izzy Sully by the way, I apologize for not introducing myself before. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-05 03:20 am UTC (link)
	From during the war? Those aren't stories I would share with a Lady. From before the war I only went to make purchases for the farm. I don't think so. Virginia has been finding her own way, I believe. It's a pleasure to meet you Ma'am. Miss or Mrs? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

izzyshaw
2015-10-05 12:58 pm UTC (link)

Mrs, but please call me Izzy. If I hear Mrs. Sully I look for my mother in law. Atlanta is very different in my day, much much larger.

I'm not familiar with Virginia but I do see her name on the contact list. The island likes to grab people from different places and times and bring them here, ~~sometimes ones we thought fictional~~ seemingly at random though often if one person comes from a specific place and time others follow that they know. Also people from the future here on the island have been brought to this time, including several grown children of mine, so you'll run into a lot of Sullys.

You'll want to steer clear of the large stone tower at the center of town, it can do strange things to people who get too close.

Also the normal laws of physics don't always apply here. You'll find that what you would think is fantasy or children's stories can actually exist here.

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	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-06 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Alright, Izzy. I reckon the buildings are a lot like the ones here? So, because I'm here, Elam and Ezra could show? What about people from the past? ~~My wife, and son~~ What sort of strange things? How do you mean? About physics I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

izzyshaw
2015-10-08 12:48 am UTC (link)

Not the entire city no, but parts of it certainly. Especially downtown. This city is more like Manhattan or Hong Kong I think.

The answer is: maybe? It doesn't always happen, but it happens more often than not and it can be from any point in your lifetime. They don't always stay, people appear and disappear pretty regularly on the island. There's a core group of us that the island seems to want to keep around though.

It can turn you into an animal, wipe your memory, change your gender, any number of things.

Well instantaneous transformation of matter for one thing. Magic is real here and some people can make things appear at of thin air. Never did learn that trick myself but I always was more focused on the technological applications of thaumaturgy.

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	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-08 01:31 am UTC (link)
	I've never seen Hong Kong. Might say I've seen a little too much of Manhattan. I'm not sure how to take that Ma'am. Or that. You mean I could suddenly swap... parts? Just when I'm getting used to one thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	izzyshaw 2015-10-08 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Sorry, I know I'm kind of dumping this on you all at once. It was a lot for me to get used to as well and I have a little experience with finding myself someplace other than home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-08 02:36 am UTC (link)
	I'm used to that myself, but mostly because I moved as the railroad moved. Or the occasional drunken wander. Magic is a little harder to wrap my head around. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

izzyshaw
2015-10-08 05:44 pm UTC (link)

I'm sure. Magic itself wasn't a problem for me, it was out in the open and integrated into society where I came from. I even studied it alongside electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. But all the various types here were a big surprise, they all work on the island for whatever reason.

The best way to look at Magic is to consider it just another form of energy, albeit one that can be used in very surprising and unpredictable ways.

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	cullen_bohannon 2015-10-08 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Engineering is something I can grab onto. I helped design a few things that the engineers were able to make real for the railroad. I'll have to keep that in mind. (Reply to this) (Parent)