first lighthouse; VIDEO

[isochrone]

[ Elizabeth is clearly excited by the video feed as it turns on, leaning forward toward the screen. ]

This device is so clever! It's like a voxphone and a kinetoscope put together. Miss Zatanna at the Welcome Center helped get me a bit more familiar with it, but do let me know if I've gotten anything wrong.

Now, this might not be Paris, but it still looks like it will be quite the adventure. In any case, I'm here now, and I intend to make the most of it... my name is Elizabeth.

But I do have a question... is there any way to be positively sure that time has actually stopped, where we're from? I was traveling with someone and, while he certainly wouldn't admit it, I believe he'd be quite upset to find I've disappeared.

[ She offers a smile, which then tinges into something of a grimace. ]

Or more to the point, I believe he'd act quite rashly... since he doesn't always think before he acts, though he means well. Mostly-- I think.

I've been told there are job openings in the city. I don't have any formal training in... well, anything... but I'm very good at picking new things up very quickly if given the chance!

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[purrns]

[Adrien perks at the mention of Paris. After all, it's home, and he's always happy to hear of anyone familiar with it. ]

Are you from Paris, too?

[Not his, probably, but A version, perhaps. ]

I went home for a while, after I already came here, and I found myself in the exact place I was before the Dreaming first scooped me up. Of course, my body didn't actually go anywhere, but still. No one had noticed I'd gone at all.

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[isochrone]

[ Her face lights up like he's just announced her as a lottery winner. ]

You're from Paris? Bonjour! I've never actually been, but I've always dreamt about visiting.

Wait... so you came here, but then went back, and then were brought here again?

[purrns]

[Aww, that smile. He's glad he can bring a smile like that to anyone's lips. ]

Bonjour. It's a really beautiful city, I hope you get the chance someday.

Hm, something like that. Or maybe it was more my memories were filled in? I'm not quite sure how it works, honestly. It felt like I was home, but my body stayed here.

[isochrone]

Thank you... I'm determined to see it for myself, in person. And once I get back home, I'll be on my way.

[ Now that she's not locked in a tower... ]

Oh goodness... what did you do that caused that to happen?

[ It sounds like something she should avoid... ]

[purrns]

Then I wish you the best of luck, Mademoiselle.

[Boy, does he knows how THAT one feels. ]

Nothing? I just fell asleep and it happened. Apparently, it almost never happens that way. You usually have to go to a lady here to get your memories updated.

[isochrone]

Your memories updated?

[ Elizabeth is baffled, not even sure how one would deal with that. Updated to what? But then she realizes she's badgering a complete stranger about all this. ]

I'm sorry, I'm used to having a lot of information all at once. I didn't get your name?

[purrns]

Pretty much. I sounds weird, I know. Buuut this place is pretty weird.

[Once you realise you're living on the back of a living turtle, you let normalcy fly off into the wind. ]

Oh wow, sorry! I'm Adrien Agreste. It's really nice to meet you.

[isochrone]

[ She nods emphatically. ]

Yes, this whole... I don't know, this turtle. Tu Vishan. It's like something out of a mythology book. In fact, the idea of world turtles are also found in both Hindu and Chinese lore.

It's a pleasure, Adrien.

[purrns]

I know what you mean. There's some magic in my world, but nothing like this. This is beyond anything I'd ever experience back home.