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[cravats]

[The post opens on the video setting, with a curious-looking rather pointy-nosed sandy-haired man in Victorian garb looking at the console. He adjusts his cravat slightly.]

I believe this is the 'video' setting? And you all can see me? This really is marvelous, you know—or perhaps you don't, if you're used to it-

[He then abruptly switches to the audio setting, his voice gaining a shading of amusement.]

And I can certainly see the advantages of being heard, but not seen. How thoughtful of our hosts.

[Then the audio cuts off too, his fascination with this new technology overwhelming his usual good manners.]

And this, of course, is text. Most similar to what I'm used to, though this letter arrangement does not seem to be the most efficient. Are we capable of changing this? I'm sure there's a better arrangement for these.

qwertyuiop

That makes very little sense.

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[video]

[cravats]

How astonishing, we've been public much longer than that. I remember King Henry VIII declaring us to be legal citizens. It was a very happy night, my lord.

[video]

[epigrammatical]

[There is only one conclusion to be drawn, then.]

I must conclude that your nineteenth-century England and mine are rather different, Professor. I cannot claim to fully understand it, but it seems that a world may exist in different variations—sharing many characteristics in common, but in other respects very different.

[video]

[cravats]

You must be right. This differentiation between our histories could not be explained otherwise. How fascinating! Of course the theory of multiple universes has been posited before, but never to any great scientific success.

[video]

[epigrammatical]

I wonder then what you shall make of this city—I should be interested to know the thoughts of a man of science.

[video]

[cravats]

As soon as I have made any relevant observations I'd be happy to share them with you.