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01, time slowed (AUDIO)

[The audio clicks on. Jesse's a fast learner and prefers this method to potential misspellings.]

I've already been informed of the majority of information relevant to my situation. If anyone has anything to add and could get to speakin' up, it would be much appreciated. Else I will remain ignorant, which is not a state I fancy being in more than is necessary.

One thing these kedan did not seem to understand is that I'd also like to be finding a church to worship at on Sundays, as was tradition. Does anyone here know of any such place?

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[...American. Oh well, he's asking so Jehan might as well answer]

I am afraid there is no church in the city, or at least I have not found one. The locals are not Christian and religion does not seem to be a primary concern of most of the guests.

Any copies of the Good Book around? I'm certain I could slake myself with scripture for the time being if it was necessary.

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Not to my knowledge.

That's good of you to take the time to respond.

Yeah, like was said - nothing's organized.

Don't think there's anybody ordained here, anyway.

I'll ask you the same question: Is there a Bible to be found 'round here?

Way I figure it, my wife and children will still have opportunity to attend back home and I've never been all that good about attending as is. If this is Purgatory, as the kedan would lead one to believe, then perhaps it is their intention that I should atone for my sins whilst I am here.

This ain't purgatory, pal. I don't really know what it is, in the end, but it ain't purgatory. Too sparsely populated, if nothing else.

[Deep breath, and his words slow down to normal, again.]

I'll ask. If anybody's been through the bookstores for one already, I have some idea who that'd be.

Assuming the people you can see is all there is. Might be they're right around the corner or across the water.

Thank you kindly.

Actually... [Bucky's voice gets... duller. Tired. With the memory of the mausoleum.] Seen enough of the mainland to be pretty sure they ain't there, either.

And that's no problem.

Name's Bucky. Bucky Barnes.

Thomas Howard. Pleasure to meet you.

You a traveling man, Bucky?

Nice to meetcha, too.

Seen some roads, not as much as many. [Beat.] Not enough back home. Mostly lived in New York, there.

The way I figure it, the past don't matter much here, as there won't be many to contradict it or reveal otherwise. What I want to know is if you've come to travel much here.

Sure, yeah. Did lots of exploring around the turtle early on, and up and about during the first landfall. Curious 'bout something in particular?

What is a 'landfall,' first off?

Secondly, it ain't so much a curiosity of a specific nature as it is a general sort of wanting to familiarize myself with the area.

When we - and by that I mean the turtle we're on - comes against land. It's a naval term.

Here? There's the city, and then mostly wilderness or ruins - including mines ruins in the mountains - all to the beaches along the shell's edge.

I believe I have misheard you, Mr. Barnes. Did you say a turtle?

How's the city laid out? I expect I will have need of a corner store or market, a bank, and any other important locations one new to a town might need to be acquainted with.

Yeah. Turtle. Giant one, we're all on top of it - kinda makes it interesting when he dives an' all. Also, Bucky, or Sergeant Barnes.

[Mr. Barnes sounds plain weird, nobody's ever held that sort of respect for him until he signed up and all.]

Mmm. There's four sectors. Earth, Metal, Fire, and Water. They meet in a central area, but they're pretty separate. There's markets in each section, though they specialize in different things, and banks... I guess so, though they belong to pretty much the same merchant. Never tried to have dealings with him, other than... what's been happening as matter of course.

D'you know what's your suite address? Lookin' for something in particular?

And we are residing atop a turtle, Bucky?

General curiosity is all.

Yeah. I know it sounds weird, but, yeah, we actually are.

There's no churches here, I'd have felt them already.

[ no she's not volunteering any explanation for that remark ]

How's that?

How are there no churches? No one built any, obviously.

[ She actually understood what was being asked but responded that way purposely to see if this guy was interesting. ]

[He laughs.]

How is it that you could feel them? I don't take much stock in Angels and Demons in the tangible sense as the Bible would have you believe.

[ You're passing so far, in that you didn't have a snit over some sarcasm! ]

Excuse me, I'm quite "tangible".

So this is Purgatory.

That's pretty fancy speak you're spouting, buddy. When'd you walk out of?

I don't know if I'm being insulted or praised, but can't rightly say I care too much one way or the other.

I came from the winter of 1881, or near enough. I expect you're from another time entirely.

[That's a break and Ororo's just... Look, she learned a good chunk of her English off old Westerns that fell right about then for setting, so it's weird. Very weird.]

Yeah, you're so not wrong there. The year's 2001 in my head, not like it matters in turtle hell anyways.

[A shrug on her, though it can't be seen.]

You're right. Don't matter none. All that matters is what's here for us now.

The name's Thomas Howard and I'm a businessman.

Ororo Munroe, mutant and X-Man.

[It's a pretty dry reply.]

You having any luck with that church search?

And what is an "Ex" Man?

No luck with the Church as of yet, but I got to thinking that maybe that's for the best.

[GJ, Ororo. Assume the nineteenth century n00b knows about the X-Men? GJ. Facepalm.]

It's someone that's sick of humans being mean to each other.

[That's about as layman's as she can get it and she moves on quickly.]

What's with the change of heart?

What is it that constitutes "being mean," as you'd have it understood by others?

And, as I told the gentleman Mr. Barnes, I ain't never been the best at attending the Lord's services as I should. So long as my wife and children can still have opportunity to do so, I will be satisfied. Meanwhile, I shall atone for my sins to the best of my abilities.

Killing my kind'd count, in my books. Calling me a freak. [There's a shadow of old bitterness in her tone.] Those kinds of things "constitute" it.

[A beat.]

I guess if that works for you. I've never been huge on religion myself. [Aside from another version of her being worshipped as a goddess, but hey.] Around here, I'd bet you wouldn't be too judged for skipping out on the prayers.

I been called a lot of things in my day. Way I figure it, best way to get your revenge is to be better than 'em. 'Course, I suppose that ain't no reason for you not to sick o' them, but I find frustration to be a waste of energy.

[Matching that pause.]

What is it, if I may ask, that you find distasteful about religion?

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