Thank you, to the generous soul who was patient enough to teach me this... device. It's
fascinating. Bell would either love it or hate it, probably a bit of both since he still hasn't completed his "phonic telegraph" but this would likely give him even more inspiration.
This world is alarmingly different from my own, but they explained things sufficiently. I'm Dame Evie Frye and while I suppose titles don't matter much here... it's still new and I like it, but Evie is fine. When my brother Jacob inevitably shows - because he will, and mark my words he'll be late as that's what he does - I apologize in advance for his behaviour. He'll undoubtedly be crass and rude, and I suggest knocking him out or tranquilizing him. Unless he arrives today, because it happens to be our birthday. But don't feel obligated to be nice to him on that account.
If you don't mind my asking, what year did the destruction happen? I had heard the Americas made it out with quite a few casualties from their civil war, but nothing nearly this bad.