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Dib Membrane is full of STUFF. (agentmothman) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2011-01-13 22:29:00

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ariel, dib membrane, ferb fletcher, gir, nimue

I'm weirdly wistful for home. I know the place sucked, and I'd actually rather watch it destroy itself from far, far away, but y'know. You grow up in a place, and you get used to it, it's only natural that you feel a small amount of... I dunno. Attachment.

Anyone else feel that way?

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	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 06:41 am UTC (link)
	Ha. When I arrived here I was afraid of motorcars. They moved at a speed I still find somewhat jarring. I did most of my travelling by sailing ship, steam ship and the occasional donkey cart. The idea that one could go from point A to point B in less than a day is mindboggling to me, let alone getting there in an instant. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

agentmothman
2011-01-14 06:48 am UTC (link)

Oh, so if I told you I reverse-engineered a spaceship and have been to Venus, you'd probably get weirded out by that a little, huh?

I mean, that's not the norm even by my reality's standards, I was in kind of a unique position to do so. Interstellar travel was a long ways away even in my reality, except for when you factor in alien technology that most people didn't even know existed. But yeah, I can totally understand. I personally prefer walking places, but you can't walk to say, Romania, from near the great lakes in the USA.

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	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 06:53 am UTC (link)
	Up until recently, I had no idea what a spaceship was, so yes, it'd be cause for confusion. The stars were forever a mystery in my time. And I'm very fond of walking, but as you say, one's endurance is limited. I used to walk all over Bulgaria when I lived there, but that was rather a special case. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	agentmothman 2011-01-14 06:58 am UTC (link)
	Bulgaria? Man, that place is just rife with stories that catch my attention. Vampires, demons, even the fire dancers who go into a spiritual trance before leaping over the flames of a bonfire. And how was it special for you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 07:00 am UTC (link)
	Sinners and demons. It worked out in the end, but for ages I chalked up living there as the most foolish thing I'd ever done. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

agentmothman
2011-01-14 07:06 am UTC (link)

I'm sorry to hear that. But you pulled out of it pretty all right, it seems. Could be worse, right?

You were around when things were more fresh, more prevalent. I um. I know it might sound odd, but would you be interested in telling me about some of the things you saw there? I'm a researcher, and well, there's a lot to be said for someone who's done a lot of traveling in a time when the fantastic was pretty commonplace.

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	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	I don't entirely know what you mean by 'the fantastic', but I have no problem with discussing my first life, so to speak. Or at least pieces of it. May I ask what you research precisely? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	agentmothman 2011-01-14 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	I'm a paranormal investigator. I research cryptids, spirits, and alien life, specifically, though that kind of covers everything except for the super-nasty stuff that I kinda leave to the Hunters and priest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	Interesting. My expertise is primarily in demonology, and I'm not sure that counts as 'paranormal', but I've no objection to telling you what I can. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

agentmothman
2011-01-14 08:10 pm UTC (link)

Oh, it counts, I just don't personally investigate those things first-hand. I know my limits and that would be demons and entire alien armies. Single aliens, maybe a good half-dozen if I'm having a good day, yeah, no problem. Full armies? Not gunna happen. Same goes with demons. You mess with one of 'em, another one's going to notice and start slapping you around. Seen it happen too many times to people I know, I'm not about to start messing around with that crap.

But I love hearing about it!

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	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	It's rather a relief to me when people have that sort of good sense. And most of it's utterly harmless to tell, unless you're hiding alchemical experience under your glasses. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	agentmothman 2011-01-14 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	I dabbled, but not recently, and definitely nothing awfully interesting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	Then I would be happy to meet with you sometime and discuss this. I have a bit of a busy schedule, but I'm sure there'll be sometime soon when I won't have duties to attend to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	agentmothman 2011-01-14 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	Whenever you're free, provided it's not next week pretty much at all. My partner and I are going to be in Romania, on an investigation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	I'll see what, if anything, my lady friend might have planned for this weekend. Hell hath no fury like a woman inadvertently ignored. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	agentmothman 2011-01-14 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	I have a little sister who is the very definition of that sentiment, so yeah, no ignoring the lady friend. You don't want to find yourself in a nightmare realm from which there is no awakening. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	She's wonderful. But I'm the first to admit that I'm not exactly Lothario. Let me speak to Iku and I'll leave you a note. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	agentmothman 2011-01-14 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Well all right, then. I may have my partner with me. I've been teaching him the ropes for a while, but I've been doing this since I was a kid. He's got a little while to catch up to me. I'll catch you then. It's been a pleasure talking with you, er, Ariel was it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2011-01-14 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, sir. Ariel Gagne, but no one calls me Mister. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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