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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:36 pm
*Van der Mullen looks for confirmation from Cora*
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:43 pm
:::Cora nods agreeingly:::
I can no longer count how many times, or how many hours I feel I've spent here, but I'm no closer to understanding how this place exists. Nothing like it has ever been explained up through my time. Certainly theory of time travel has been extensively covered, but even this seems to have nothing to do with the gravitational distortion involved in it...it seems to be so much more.
:::She pauses to sip, and thinks about what she DOES believe about the brink:::
Since we do not have the science to explain it, most of us look to theological explinations...which seem to have a lot more to do with where we are.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:48 pm
*Van der Mullen fishes through his pockets until he finds a crumpled bit of paper and the stub of a charcoal pencil. He begins to scribble furiously*
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:54 pm
:::Cora cocked her head to get a better view of his scribbles...she was just as interested in WHAT he was writing as HOW he was writing it. He may as well have been chizzeling anceint runes onto a stone placard:::
:::She glanced sideways at Maggie to see her reaction:::
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WhimsicalCow Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:58 pm
*Maggie returns Cora's look, a bit curious herself, but far too well-mannered to try and look or pry. She clears her throat awkwardly* Tavin would likely be able te explain more than either of us could . . . he has been coming here far longer than anyone else, te be sure, and he has more power o'er this place than any of the rest of us ...
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:01 pm
*without looking up from his writing he says* I shall be glad to meet this Tavin... *scribble scribble* ... what sort of man is he? A physicist?
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:03 pm
:::without much thought...:::
Tavin is an angel...
:::She looked at Maggie wide eyed, but forgot to ask if she'd seen him recently. Her expression sort of implied that she'd hoped Maggie would continue:::
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:08 pm
*Van der Mullen stops writing and looks at Cora as if she'd announced she was a dog. He says loudly* Do you take me for an idiot????
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WhimsicalCow Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:09 pm
*At Cora's look, Maggie opens her mouth to speak again . . . but then closes it and jumps back slightly at Van der Mullen's outburst* Good heavens!
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:10 pm
:::Cora too is snapped out of it when Van der Mullen yells:::
No! :::She answer back first in surprise::: What would make you think that..? :::She asked honestly, and with concern:::
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:15 pm
*Van der Mullen snorts in derision* I see now how it is. If you had nothing to tell me, or didn't wish to tell me Miss Serenis, you need only have said so. You needn't make a mockery of me.
And furthermore... *but he fades out as he says it, taking his paper with him.
** Exit Van der Mullen **
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:19 pm
:::Cora's brows furrowed in confusion at what Van der Mullen was saying before he so inconviniently faded away:::
:::She looked back at Maggie again to see if she was just as confused. Whether or not she would be, was in Cora's mind, a coin toss:::
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WhimsicalCow Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:23 pm
*Maggie frowns, though she does seem slightly relieved to see him go* 'Twould seem he would rather believe us liars than believe the truths of this place . . .
*And then she sighs a bit, scolding herself inwardly. She shouldn't let her dislike of the man lead her to be unfair* 'Tis a hard thing te accept, though . . . I suppose sometimes I forget just how hard, now that I've become so accustomed to being here.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:28 pm
Oh...
:::Cora purses her lips when she realizes::: He did not believe us, hm. Yes, indeed. It is very difficult to accept. I wonder if any of us take to it very easily.
Mmm... :::She sips in thought::: But we've all come to understand well enough. :::and manages a little grin:::
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WhimsicalCow Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:34 pm
*Maggie summons up a smile in return* As much as we can, I believe.
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