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Arcturus Black (arcturusfirst) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2021-12-28 10:59:00

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!open, aphrodite, fitzwilliam darcy, sookie sully, ~arcturus black

[Backdated to a few days after portal opening]

Now that there are reports of an epidemic I hope people here will better understand why I do not drink the water. The cholera is a very unpleasant way to die.

I write, however, to ask for the advice of those who have lived here much longer than I. I understand that there is a doorway through which I can reach Paris. If I did this, and I took passage to Britain, and went to my parents, would I be able to stay there? I could not tell them who I am, because in 1832 I was not yet born, but I know enough to pass myself off as some distant cousin.

If I did all this, would I be left in peace, or would the doorway cruelly pull me back when it closes?

ADDED LATER:

After consideration I would like to ask if anyone would make the journey with me. I will pay for the cost of your travel, and for your time and inconvenience should you wish it. It is necessary that you are a fellow who possesses magical ability of some sort, and both knowledge of the customs and etiquette of Britain at this time, and a willingness to follow them. Please do write if you are willing. - A.C. Black

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	arcturusfirst 2021-12-29 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	Don't fret. Now that I know I cannot stay, I shan't expect it, and I shan't be downhearted when the inevitable happens. I have never seen Paris before, or sailed across the sea, and very few people can say they have seen what their parents were like before their own birth! It will be an adventure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aphrodiseum 2021-12-29 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	And if your parents/family/magical society doesn't exist? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2021-12-29 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	Of course they exist. France exists, Britain exists, it is Earth and not some faraway realm in the depths of space. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aphrodiseum 2021-12-29 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	Just because a version of them exists in this place doesn't mean it will be the same you know, dear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

arcturusfirst
2021-12-29 03:14 pm UTC (link)

I don't mean to offend, but I don't really believe in that sort of thing. There is only one man who is my father. It is perhaps possible that some person travelling in time could meddle with things and change his fate, but if it were to change so far that he were no longer my father, then I would no longer exist. That I do exist means that the timeline, as they say, holds true as I know it.

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	aphrodiseum 2021-12-29 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	You're still as stubborn as ever, huh? Fine, the word of god isn't enough for you, I get it. You're not planning on going alone, I hope. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2021-12-29 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	Well, at least you know by it that I am myself, and not some other fellow pretending to be me. I do appreciate your advice. I see the kindness in it even when I disagree. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aphrodiseum 2021-12-29 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	I'm surpringly good at the loving yet disapproving maternal figure. Just don't do yourself any fresh trauma, sweets. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2021-12-29 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	~~My mother doesn't care much about~~ It's always a good thing, having someone familiar in a place like this. I shall be as careful as I can. Don't fret. I am looking for a travelling companion, so perhaps I will not be alone. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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