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[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . Oh, this. This. Is. Gorgeous.

No, really, I mean it. I've seen a lot of things -- more things that you'd think I ever would, given my youthful and altogether handsome appearance, -- but this place. Brilliant! So flash! So shiny! Well, they're stars, how could they not be shiny? Although, strictly speaking, stars are more luminous than shiny. But you can't use luminous in an interjection. Too many syllables. Can't be spouting off exclamations of surprise if it takes more than a second. Wouldn't really be surprised, then -- it'd sound too premeditated to be genuine.

So! The shop's the gateway, yeah? Never seen it before today, and I'd figured I'd gotten used to this version of London by now. Still, always did like a little shop, but it feels a bit wrong that it'd be used for sinister purposes like this -- after all, I can't really see this as being positive, the whole kidnapping and displacing thing. I guess you really can't ever trust a salesman. Or a saleswoman. Or a salestwin, as the case might be.

But right, anyway! Sinister little shop leading to a mysterious planetarium taken to an extreme scale? I might be new to this universe, still, but I'm reasonably sure this wouldn't be considered normal.

Now, who wants to offer an explanation before I call for back-up? And you might want to be quick about it -- I like calling for back-up.

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[doctorate.livejournal.com]

No, I'm afraid I haven't. At least, 's not ringing any bells right now. Should I have?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Probably not. Doesn't seem to be from the 'Earth' that most folk are familiar with.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Alternate Earth, sort of thing?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

I've no inkling, I'm sure.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . I reckon that was supposed to be your take on being mysterious, yeah?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Snerk!] Not hardly. Never heard of people naming a world they live on, is all. It's fine for study, and that, but really, what I've been wanting to know--and now one's been able to say--is how you get a whole world full of folk to agree on one name, when they've trouble enough staying out of war over puddles?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Well, to be fair, not everyone really has the same name for the place. It's just a general translation. Every language has its own name for a world, and then afterwards you just apply your own filters to it, so to speak.

Although they could also agree to it in times of peace, mind you.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, Doctor, she'll be snorting at the 'times of peace' bit.]

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

-- Oi, what was that for?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Peace. [Tuh. NOT CYNICAL, REALLY.] Laddie, there's no such thing.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

There is so, actually!

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Aren't you fortunate. I've yet to see it. [She stretches, smiling at him.] Though I daresay for someone like me, peace would be duller than ditchwater.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

It's nice, usually. The peace thing, for however long it lasts.

To be fair, it doesn't, usually.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Quiet little chuckle.] While we're being fair, I don't suppose it helps my view that Scanran mas tuck their little ones in with fairytales of fights ending.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . Right, yeah. No, I suppose it wouldn't.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[She grins at him.] Oh laddie, don't look so serious. If I let something like war sour me on the world I'd've been a pickle at ten.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

For someone who doesn't believe in peace, you're strangely optimistic.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

May be that I just enjoy being contrary.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

In regards to the optimism, or in regards to the peace?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Both?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Weird combination there, if you don't mind my saying so.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

'Weird'?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Going against being cynical, and going against the idea of peace. Sort of leaves you sitting neutral, doesn't it?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Or being contrary. That what 'weird' means? Neutral?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

-- Oh, no, actually! Means-- strange. Queer. Odd.