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

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[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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	mrdarcy_ 2021-12-29 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	It is a voyage I have made in this era before, and I’m sorry to tell you that I’m you wouldn’t make it in time. The journey is at least a month long, and the door would close before we reach England. (Reply to this) (Thread)

arcturusfirst
2021-12-29 03:09 pm UTC (link)

I do not doubt that you found it to be so, sir, but magical transportation shortens at least the portion of the journey that is over land. If you are flying, you need not worry about the condition of the roads or of your horse. I have flown from London to Scotland in a matter of days. Perhaps the weather will be against me for the crossing, and I can do little about that, but I must try.

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	mrdarcy_ 2021-12-29 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	I see, well that changes things considerably. If I possessed any magical ability, I would be glad to accompany you. As I do not, I will simply wish you well on your travels. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2021-12-29 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, I appreciate the well-wishes. I daresay you would be fine enough company, but you might find travel by broomstick somewhat alarming, and as the magical and muggle worlds of Britain are quite separate, I could not promise you hospitality in London. My family would never understand the matter. May I ask what year it was when you were last in Britain? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2021-12-30 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Between the station, and the portals, I have become accustomed to a number of unusual modes of transport. Broomstick, however, is not one of them, so I fear you may be right. In my own world, it was 1813. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

arcturusfirst
2021-12-30 09:50 pm UTC (link)

In the realm I was trapped in before this, people who couldn't use magical means of transportation got about in these horrid contraptions called automobiles. Terribly dangerous things. You haven't seen them, have you? I think broomsticks are splendid, but I was barely out of infancy when I flew my first, and I'm told that makes a difference.

I say! That's remarkable. It was 1849 for me. I don't suppose you ever heard of a gentleman named Corvus Black, did you? In London, or perhaps in Cornwall?

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mrdarcy_
2022-01-03 11:07 pm UTC (link)

Yes, quite, I have seen them through some of the portals. I have heard of the broomsticks, but I have yet to see one in flight.

Ah, then we are closer together in time than most here. Enjolras and Commander Crawley are century-mates, too. I'm not sure who else, to be perfectly honest. There used to be a gentleman named Rochester, but he is no longer with us here.

I'm sorry, I can't say that I have. I am a Northerner, from Derbyshire.

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arcturusfirst
2022-01-05 02:57 pm UTC (link)

If you do see a broomstick in flight, after the doorway has closed, I expect it will be mine. I shall give a wave if I spot you.

They seem like decent sorts, even if Mr Enjolras is rather too much like the radicals on the continent that my father used to speak of than I would like. But we are, all of us, very far from home. Perhaps we could all meet together ~~for a drink~~ someday.

It's quite alright; I knew that it was unlikely. He was my grandfather.

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