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Tweak says, "The pickle people prefer"

Dolores Abernathy (backonline) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2020-02-17 23:35:00

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clint barton / hawkeye (ds), doctor (12), dolores abernathy, klaus hargreeves, nebula (mcu), seivarden vendaai, waverly earp

Excuse me, I-

Oh, I dropped it. Hello? Is this thing broken?

My name is Dolores. I'm not sure I understand where I am. The kind folks at the... bureau tried to explain it, but I'm afraid so little made sense to me and so many words I've never heard before. My head isn't feeling quite right. Texas is a bit far from home, yet I've found my ranch and my horse as if somehow all the land has shifted overnight. My parents are missing, and our herd seems to also be lost. I'm afraid they won't know the way back.

Is this real? Where is Sweetwater? I was meant to go into town this morning. Has the train come by yet? Maybe there's still time to get back before dark.

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	backonline 2020-02-19 02:17 am UTC (link)
	From the fire? I am not sure, I don’t think I need taking care of. I always manage fine on my own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-19 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Okay, so you're from an era before motion pictures. Got it. You might want to rethink that. There's been a lot of changes to the world since you last remembered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backonline 2020-02-19 04:38 am UTC (link)
	How could a picture possibly move? My father taught me that the best way for a woman to survive its to never rely on a man for what she can do herself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

twelfth_doctor
2020-02-19 04:24 pm UTC (link)

Imagine a whole set of photos. Each one taken only a few moments apart from one another, as say... somebody walks across the street. If you take all those photos, and run them past your vision in rapid succession, it would look as though the image was moving.

Smart advice for anybody. But I've also learned that it's not wrong to ask for help, either. Especially when your head aches and you're overwhelmed.

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	backonline 2020-02-20 06:09 am UTC (link)
	... I’ve never heard of such a thing. Well. I could use some help acquiring more cows. How many do you think I could get for $10? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-20 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	I can show you, if you'd like? That's another thing. Money exchange is a bit different here and now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backonline 2020-02-20 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Your offer is kind, but I think I've... seen enough for today. People don't use money anymore? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-20 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yeah, money's still being used. Too much sometimes, if you ask me. No no no, the problem is exchange. In Tumbleweed, $10 will only get you a mediocre meal. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backonline 2020-02-20 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Is food that scarce here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-21 01:29 am UTC (link)
	No. It's just that the cost of living has risen. Everything's basically adjusted to make up for it, like wages. ~~Don't get me started on the crappy minimum wage in the States~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backonline 2020-02-21 01:49 am UTC (link)
	To think everyone in town nearly rioted when the cost of flour went up by a penny per pound. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-21 01:55 am UTC (link)
	I had to check Google, but flour is now 33 pennies a pound. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backonline 2020-02-21 02:06 am UTC (link)
	That's absurd. It was only 3 when I set out into town. How is anyone meant to get by in such a place? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-21 02:08 am UTC (link)
	Sometimes I ask myself that very same question. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backonline 2020-02-21 02:23 am UTC (link)
	My life savings is worth one meal. Father would be so upset if I had to sell off the ranch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-02-21 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Like I said, everything's been adjusted, more or less. A day's wages are high enough to afford the price of things. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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