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[didorothy]

[have Sam as the happiest he has ever been. Ever. Why is he so happy? That would be because there is a mobile phone in his hand. That's right, a mobile phone, from 2006]

I was - 1973 - but 2006! The textile factory, it's - it just turns into 2006. I was - my mobile! I have my mobile back! [isn't cuddling the mobile phone. Really!] And my PC and satellite television and it's all there and the rest of Manchester is '73 but there's that little, little... pocket of 2006...

Oh, uh, Fumie? You left your glasses at my flat.

[now, back to not!cuddling the mobile phone]

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[theguv.livejournal.com]

[is staring at you. may or may not be drunk] So what, found yourself another plod instead of Cartwright, Tyler?

[didorothy]

[holds out mobile phone to Gene which is stupid, because the Guv breaks things, but Sam is cracktastically happy right now so he doesn't care] Mobile phone, Guv. Mobile phone. My mobile.

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

Does that mean I can send you pictures?

[didorothy]

Doesn't get reception here, only in the 2006 section. I tried.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[rather clearly wearing her glasses] You got everything back? Excellent! I guess you don't totally need the glasses now but you should have them anyway so I can show you the virtual reality system.

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

That sucks, I would have had something nice to send you soon.

Aren't you a bit too excited to have something that doesn't work?

[didorothy]

Not everything. Just a section there - the section of the textile. So I haven't woken up, it must be... I don't know what it is. Maybe I'm getting closer to waking up.

[stops the crazy ramblings] You what?

[theguv.livejournal.com]

[looks at it, looks back at Sam...takes a swig] The hell is that supposed to be, Tyler? It can't work if you rip it out of the wall, you nonce.

[twelvemasks.livejournal.com]

You found your lost phone?

[didorothy]

I have had to put up with typewriters and landlines run by human operators for months now. I haven't been able to watch anything but BBC on my television and I've had to face that bloody test card girl whenever there's nothing on.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

That'd be good, right? And if not, at least you have that.

I got you a pair of glasses! I think they'll be linked up to Manchester's network but I'm not sure. If they're not, we can probably fix that.

[didorothy]

There are satellites that pick up the signal and transmit them to other telephones.

[didorothy]

How did you get me glasses?

[didorothy]

I found my lost era.

[theguv.livejournal.com]

Satellite? Like those things the astronauts put in space? [scoffs] You're out of your mind, Tyler. [spots the glasses, narrows his eyes] ...lemme see those.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Meredith was giving away rewards for fighting the monsters. I wanted you to have something. So I asked for glasses.

[didorothy]

[hands them over, because of course he trusts his Guv] What do you want them for?

[didorothy]

[after a moment, breaks into a brilliant smile] Thank you, Fumie.

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

[Matches that icon so he doesn't have to look at him upside down anymore ;p]

But if you're in 1973, how are you going to get a signal?

[theguv.livejournal.com]

Aren't these those bloody things that little brat wears? [looks it over, taps the glass, takes a swig, glares] ...the hell you doing with 'em? She over here again, Tyler? [frowns] ...she better not be or I'll hit you.

[twelvemasks.livejournal.com]

... Which era?

[didorothy]

[upside down club!]

From that small section of 2006 I can get reception to anywhere else in 2006.

[didorothy]

When Meredith was giving things out, Fumie asked for a pair of glasses for me.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Well, you did help out. And this way you're part of my team, too.

[didorothy]

AD instead of BC. Two thousand and six.