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Post by Ned on Jul 12, 2010 18:33:36 GMT -5
"Victoria," he mouthed, wondering why that name sounded familiar. "You don't mean...Queen Victoria!" he suddenly exclaimed. "I've traveled back in time? And here I was all along, thinking I'd gotten caught up in some sort of pocket between the past and the future. I swear I saw a robot the other day."
He paused.
"There's no chance we'll be getting back, is there?"
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Post by Rachel on Jul 12, 2010 21:46:26 GMT -5
"I think some sort of hole got created in the space-time continuum and all sorts of shit falls through. So yeah, it can be seriously confusing. And yeah, you're back in time. And I dunno whether or not we can go back. Sometimes those rips happen and it's a one way deal."
At the end of her spiel, she set both her elbows on the counter and placed her chin in her hands. She pouted and shrugged, silently saying "Oh, well" like it really didn't bother her... because it really didn't.
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Post by Ned on Jul 13, 2010 16:30:20 GMT -5
"You don't...want to go back?" he asked, surprised.
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Post by Rachel on Jul 13, 2010 19:08:00 GMT -5
"For the first time in a long time, when I go the restaurant or sit at a cafe or walk through the streets, people aren't yappin' on their phones," she said, growing a bit more passionate. "People aren't rude, women generally don't dress like hussies, men have manners, there's so war going on--yet, no smog, no gun laws, everyone appreciates art, fashion is actually fashion, people actually have morals, the food's great and handmade instead of being a pile processed shit, my mom's not screaming in my ear about me studying music--"
She took a deep breath.
"So yeah, I don't want to go back."
She paused......
"Wait, why do you want to go back?"
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Post by Ned on Jul 14, 2010 17:31:56 GMT -5
Ned listened intently to her explanation, nodding in agreement to himself every so often. He froze, however, at her question, feeling within him the need to force himself into contemplation over his overwhelming desire to return home.
Why, really, was it important to him?
"I...don't really know," he offered at last. "Just...familiar surroundings. And people, I guess."
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Post by Rachel on Jul 14, 2010 17:37:08 GMT -5
She smiled knowingly.
"It's a girl, isn't it?"
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Post by Ned on Jul 14, 2010 17:44:15 GMT -5
Color immediately diffused through Ned's face.
"Um...kinda...sorta...yeah."
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Post by Rachel on Jul 14, 2010 17:47:33 GMT -5
Her smile widened at his bumblings.
"Ooooh, admit it: you've got a girlfriend," she said teasingly in a sing-songy voice.
"What's she like?"
Rach leaned in closer, like a little girl waiting for story time.
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Post by Ned on Jul 14, 2010 17:52:35 GMT -5
"She's perfect," he blurted with a dreamy look on his face. "I-I mean, she has her flaws," he stammered. "She's only h-human, of course."
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Post by Rachel on Jul 14, 2010 17:57:52 GMT -5
"God, I wish I were in love..." she said just as dreamily, sounding just a bit jealous.
But she quickly recovered.
"Too bad most of the guys I meet are useless. I mean men in general are useless."
She seemed to have forgotten the fact that there was a guy right in front of her.
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Post by Ned on Jul 14, 2010 18:06:56 GMT -5
"Oh...sure," he agreed hesitantly. "Unless they bake pies for you, right?"
He winked at her.
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Post by Rachel on Jul 14, 2010 18:09:23 GMT -5
Oh oops!
"I mean to say, 'present company excluded,'" she said with a laugh.
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Post by Ned on Jul 14, 2010 18:21:35 GMT -5
He chuckled to himself.
"Actually, in my experience, most men really are quite useless." He added darkly, "Sometimes, you don't know what potential use they had in your life because they were never in it."
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Post by Rachel on Jul 14, 2010 18:30:31 GMT -5
Rach nodded in agreement.
"I need a guy who's whipped," she said decisively. "Like, seriously whipped. Like bell hop whipped."
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Post by Ned on Jul 14, 2010 18:42:09 GMT -5
"Ha...yeah..." he agreed, looking decidedly a bit uneasy. "So, um, who's your favorite male celebrity?"
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