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Hannah Hale (hannahhale) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2022-01-30 10:31:00

Entry tags:

!open, dan torrance, fitzwilliam darcy, tom sully jr, ~hannah hale

Hello everyone,

For those of you I haven't met, I'm Hannah Hale. I arrived here yesterday, and I've been told some very remarkable things about this place. It's utterly vast, and I think it would be very easy to get lost and never see anyone. I was told that this was an appropriate place to make introductions. I'm here with my seven children. It's just us. Their father died in the war. Most of them seem to like it here very much, not least because of the size of our living space!

I should also mention that if you have back trouble, or other persistent aches and pains, I'd be happy to treat them. I'm very good at it, and I can guarantee you will notice a difference.

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	dr_sleep 2022-01-30 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	Hi, I'm Dan Torrance. I am going to send my dad your way. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-30 12:24 pm UTC (link)
	Please do! We're at [overly-long description of a station location] and he is welcome any time. What trouble does he have? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_sleep 2022-01-30 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	Good old Lower Back Pain. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-30 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	It's very common, especially for people who have done strenuous work in their younger years. But it's certainly something I can help with. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mrdarcy_ 2022-01-30 12:20 pm UTC (link)
	Good day, it is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Fitzwilliam Darcy. I had a horse riding accident some time ago, and still have some twinges in my back when I overdo it. I wouldn’t mind you taking a look, if you would be so kind. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-30 12:27 pm UTC (link)
	~~Fitzwilliam for a little girl? That seems cruel of your parents.~~ I'm sorry to hear about your accident, Miss Darcy, but I'm sure I can do something to help your back. You can come by [overly-long description of a station location] whenever you would like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2022-01-30 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	I should clarify. It is usually Mr Darcy, but the station is playing tricks and I've been stuck as a woman for... goodness, a few weeks now I think. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-30 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	I don't understand. Are you saying that you are a gentleman who likes to pretend to be a woman on this station? ~~I don't think that's~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2022-01-30 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Not at all. It is one of those remarkable things you speak of. I woke up in the body of a woman a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't turned back to myself yet... oh, I know it sounds ridiculous. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hannahhale
2022-01-30 11:31 pm UTC (link)

It does. It sounds like a bad joke ~~and I don't believe it for a~~ It's remarkable that we are in space, and that there are so many technological marvels around us. We had nothing close to this in 1920, not remotely.

I'll have you know that I'm a respectable woman and when I say I'll treat your back, that's all I mean. No funny business, whichever sex you really are.

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	mrdarcy_ 2022-02-03 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	I know, I quite understand. I am from 1813, and you need only ask Commander Shepard to discover how overwhelming I found this place at first. I still do, some days. But the people are generally patient and helpful. I have no doubt. I have no ulterior motive, I assure you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ddddeeeeaaaannn 2022-01-31 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Hello! Dean is Dean! Dean is a dragon! Dean is happy to make a new friend! :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-31 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	Hello Dean! I would be very happy to be your friend, but what do you mean about being a dragon? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ddddeeeeaaaannn 2022-01-31 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	Hooray! Uh, that Dean is a dragon? Here, Red showed Dean how to take pictures. (Dean sends her a selfie with his best smile) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-31 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	Oh my goodness! How is that possible? Dragons aren't real. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ddddeeeeaaaannn 2022-01-31 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, we are. Dean is a blue dragonborn, sad Red is a red dragon. Dean has fought other dragons, too! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-02-03 02:31 pm UTC (link)
	Why did you have to fight them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ddddeeeeaaaannn 2022-02-04 07:33 am UTC (link)
	Because they hurt in.. Innoc... Grhmp! They hurt people! Dean defeated anything that hurt people! Dean was a member of a guild that defeated monsters that hurt people! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	_astrid_ 2022-01-31 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	i am very pregnant and my back is very sore. can you help with this? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-31 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	I know that feeling very well. I can soothe it, but only temporarily. If it's the baby causing it, it's going to come back. We could meet regularly until it's time for the birth, though, and that will keep it away most of the time. Is this your first baby? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_astrid_ 2022-01-31 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	no it is my fourth (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-01-31 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	How lovely. Congratulations! You'll know just what to expect then. How old are your others? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_astrid_ 2022-01-31 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	arne is 6. sigrid is almost 5. they are back home with my husband. hródolf was a year when we arrived here and he would be 5 if the station did not work its seiðr on him for now he is a grown man. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-02-03 02:32 pm UTC (link)
	My twins are six. I'm sorry that your children aren't here with you. That must be difficult. I don't really understand what seidr is - how can a baby become a grown man so quickly? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_astrid_
2022-02-03 03:13 pm UTC (link)

seiðr is magic. this place has magic and it can make people be older or younger than they should be, or it can make a man be a woman or a woman be a man, or it could make you and i switch bodies. it has never done these things to me, but my sister's husband is a seið-man and it changes him at times.

it sounds like a tale to be told round the fire, i know, but we live in the stars with the gods now and it is what we must expect.

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	hannahhale 2022-02-03 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	If this is what happens here, why isn't everyone much more afraid? If you're right, then it could turn me into a five-year-old. My eldest girl is capable, but she's eleven. She won't manage the household if anything were to happen to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_astrid_
2022-02-03 03:52 pm UTC (link)

we are here until we are returned home and we cannot change that. just as we cannot change if or when these things may happen to us. to live in fear of them all the time? it cannot be done. back home, if i were to fear what the sea would do every time my husband or my sister or my brothers were away, i would do nothing, and that cannot be.

if it helps, everyone here would help you and your family if that were to happen. the people here are kind.

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hannahhale
2022-02-03 04:01 pm UTC (link)

I worried for my husband every day that he was away. My worry didn't save him, but it didn't prevent me from doing what I had to, either. That you can't change a situation doesn't mean that you shouldn't feel anything about it.

Thank you. That's some comfort. Even if it doesn't lead to disaster, though, those things are just bizarre. Imagine turning into a man! You're saying that 'Darcy' is being entirely serious?

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	_astrid_ 2022-02-03 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	i am not saying not to feel. i feared for my family every time, but i had my children to look after and my home to run and the animals to tend to and fear does not let that happen. you understand, i know. mr darcy is telling you the truth, yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-02-03 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, I think we understand each other very well on that account. I need to think about this. None of it makes any sense. I'm not calling you a liar, I just...it's a lot to accept. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tom_jr 2022-02-02 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Hi, Mrs Hale. I'm Tommy Sully. Welcome to the station. Are you able to do anything with arthritis? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-02-03 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! Yes, I can certainly help with arthritis. Have you been suffering with it for long? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 02:51 pm UTC (link)
	About four years, but it wasn't bad to start with. I injured both my hands pretty badly, so now they just hurt. I wear wrist supports and I've got painkillers, but they don't always help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hannahhale 2022-02-03 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sorry to hear that. It must be very difficult having both your hands so affected. I can't promise that I can cure it all completely, but you should see an improvement. Why don't you come by tomorrow? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	That would be great, thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent)