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[public video;]

[Say hello to Peggy, sitting at a console with what looks like the designs of a Fire Sector suite in the background. For the tech savvy, the console address is traceable to Steve Rogers.]

I hope those displaced from the Earth Sector fire have found a place to stay until the suites can be rebuilt or new homes. Fortunately, it looks as if the damage was contained before it spread too far. I think this situation is exactly the sort of thing a council for us ‘foreigners’ would be good for, and I mean in the sense of checking the damages, injuries, and helping people find temporary lodgings.

[Not necessarily hunting down perpetrators. And she has her suspicions on what might have started it, but that is not going out publicly. So on a different note!]

Though we can all understand the spoken word and each other here, I’ve found that’s not the case with the written. I’ve started making efforts to crack the kedan language, as it were, but there’s very little to help along these lines. Picking up words on signs is one thing, but a grasp of the grammar and structure is another.

Has anyone else been trying to do the same? I’m not sure much more will be possible unless we find the kedan version of a Rosetta Stone, to be honest.

[video; filtered/locked 30% to Favrielle nó Eglantine]

[she’s not worried about it being hacked, but she’s not interested in attempting to publicly ping someone for a one-on-one conversation either.] Favrielle, I’d like to commission you once more. Would you prefer discussion in person?

[And then text;]

[written in German, because testing the feature:] If you can understand this, please respond.

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[ text first, in german: ]

German! Good language. Interesting choice for a test starter, but it seems to have worked pretty well. It seems like we've got a number of polyglots here!

[ and then switching to audio so he can ramble better ]

Working out the Kedan's language -- it's interesting that you've mentioned that. It isn't quite like anything I've seen before and trust me, I've seen a lot. But I've picked up words too and my mind's been automatically trying to figure out the breakdown. I'd be willing to help, if you'd want?

[ oh if only he had the TARDIS here ]

[AUDIO!! She'll just reply to it all vocally] It's my best language, after my native English. Are you something of a multilingualist yourself?

[though the number of people who did reply has been noted by Peggy]

I'd appreciate that, actually. Sometimes working with someone can aid the process along, especially if you've seen as much as you say. It's not similar to anything I've run across back home.

You could say something like that, yes. All in the life of a traveller. It used to be a lot easier when what I didn't know was automatically translated.

[ he sounds a tad bit disappointed, but NO TIME TO DWELL ON THINGS. ]

Peggy, wasn't it? You helped me out in the storm. I'd be delighted to help! They've got something a little different than Earth's languages going on, so I can probably give some input.

Knowing other languages is certainly useful for traveling. [among other things] Your first is English, I assume?

But yes, it is Peggy. And you're the Doctor? [She's vaguely amused by that even still. It sounds more like a codename than a real name. But there's a brief pause and head tilt at the Earth's languages bit] Does that mean you're not from Earth?

[She's encountered that here before, or she'd sound a little more suspicious]

Gallifreyan, actually! But there aren't exactly many people who speak that anymore. English is quite easy to pick up. I can't even remember how long it's been since I learnt it.

Yes! I am -- to both of those things. Doctor and not from Earth. Not from Earth, Doctor. But you Peggy certainly must be or else you wouldn't be asking in reference to it! Am I right?

I've not heard of it, but if you're not from Earth, that's not surprising. Outer space is so far quite mysterious beyond what can be learnt from telescopes. [Because he's not from Earth, but he clearly knows earth. More science fiction coming to life?? H.G. Wells would have a field day.]

And you're right, I am from Earth. The United Kingdom, to be more specific.

Oh, mysterious doesn't even begin to cover it. It's marvellous, it really is. Is it any wonder so many different races tried to go find out just what was out there amongst the stars?

I thought I recognized that accent! Whenabouts, or shall I say whereabouts? I forget which one works better sometimes.

You're more of an apparent expert than I. But no, it's not a surprise that so many choose to study it so.

London, born and raised. [Her tone is pleasantly surprised and pleased by this!! She misses her city, okok.] It was 1945 before I was taken to this place.

London! I love London. And 1945 - I was almost expecting good old Winston to give a call again, but looks like he kept steadfast. When exactly in 1945?

I'm rather partial to it myself. If you were looking for the man in charge, I'd recommend Attlee at this point. Churchill lost the last election. Though if you're from the future, I suspect you know that. And the war had only recently ended, as for the when.

So, you're from just past the war. And I know quite a bit more about jolly old England, but someone once told me to be careful about spoilers. I don't usually go looking for anyone, though. Somehow, I just stumble into them.

[ ... figuratively and often, literally too ]

I've already been spoiled quite a bit, so I wouldn't worry too much. There are a surprising number of people from my future here. Or at least, the future of my world.

Well, time can be rewritten, but it isn't always best that it is. I hope those spoilers aren't going to affect your time too much once you're back!

Rewritten?

No, I don't think so, beyond a measure of peace. [In knowing Steve was alive.]

Because it's in a constant stat of flux.

I'd sure hope not. The consequences can be very not good at all.

[She quirks her eyebrows; it doesn't necessarily make sense.] You're probably more of an expert than I am.

There's little it would do, I think, to change the world around me.

Yes, I suppose. [ not even hiding that hint of smugness ] But with the number of people here from all sorts of different realities and times and with all of them interacting, it's a bit of a time lord's worst nightmare, you could say.

What is a time lord? [Curiosity and slight skepticism?? She can guess from, well, the combination of the two words together, but she'd rather here it directly than make assumptions.]

Edited 2012-11-07 07:51 (UTC)

It's what I am! Or rather my people a-- were Timelords.

[ nah peggy, their name mostly exists to be the pretentious people that most of them were ]

[The switch to were doesn't go unnoticed.]

You look human enough.

And you looked time lord enough. We could debate all we want about the outside similarities, but it's the inside that counts. [ Literally.

and because he can't resist adding. ]

Also, we came first!

I suppose I have that luck then. But yes, I do absolutely agree that it's the inside that counts.

I can't say I know much either way to agree or disagree.

Well, I could give you the entire history of the universe up until the formation of the Earth, but full or abridged version, I can guarantee to you that it would be very, very dull.

But it would let you know more so you can agree.

I'll have to pass for now, but I'll keep you in mind should I feel the need to ask about it.

Given the age of the universe, though, I suppose aliens would have been around longer.

It's a bit more relative than that. Lots of species came before you, but you've come before a lot of others as well.

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