It Had to Be You, Log 1/??? [Audio]

[libraritology]

Hello?

[The audio crackles, buzzes into the correct tuning, and there's the click of a dial. A distinctive, very proper, English voice speaks over the comm unit. At least she's familiar with radio enough to manage this much.]

Is anyone there? This is...my name is Evelyn Carnahan, and this is not Cairo or Hamunaptra.

[A pause.]

I don't know where I am, and I was right in the middle of something very important, and this is exceedingly inconvenient. If someone could-

[Rustling noises.]

-if someone could please tell me what's going on, I need to find my brother, Jonathan, and our guide, Rick, as I was in the midst of an expedition, thank you, I'm in...I think it's a foyer.



...anyone?

[For those interested in seeing Evelyn in person, seeing as the last thing she can remember was falling into a river off of a boat, she's wearing a soaking wet nightgown. This. This will not stand. This is scandalous.]

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[libraritology.livejournal.com]

[Wringing out her hair with the towel, she looks over to the closet.]

Um...

[Well. When in Rome.

Once Mark has left the parlour, Evelyn tries to imagine the clothes she'd be the most comfortable in as she moves to the closet door and opens it.

It's all...miraculously there. She must still be hallucinating. After drying off and changing, she cracks the door open and peers out.]

...Mr. Meltzer?

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[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

[Yep, still here.]

Ready?

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[libraritology.livejournal.com]

[She steps out and smoothes the wrinkles from her skirt.]

Yes, thank you. I feel much better.

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[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.
Where were we?

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[libraritology.livejournal.com]

Alternate...something-or-other. I believe you said it was dimensions?

[Holding her arms, still feeling damp and far too vulnerable, Evelyn shifts unhappily.]

...there's no way to get back, is there?

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[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Before Wonderland decides to send you back on its own? Not that I know of. But just because no one's figured it out yet doesn't mean there isn't a way.

[action] lalala 2 diff canon sources give 2 diff dates for Evie, so it's actually 1926 not '23 SORRY

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

It sends people back? Are we- Are we trapped here, then, for the most part?

It's cool. I have had that problem with Mark.

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately.

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

...I see.

[DESPAIR. It is now etched onto her face.]

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Hey. Don't make that face. You don't have accept it.

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

I just-

[A little arm-flail.]

I don't know where to begin, Mr. Meltzer. I'm a librarian, for Heaven's sake, not a scientific expert on whatever all this is.

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Conventional science doesn't exactly cover this place. Or acknowledge it.

[Ah, but here's an idea~]

There's a library here, you know.

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

There is?

[OH THANK GOD.]

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Would you like to see it?

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

I would love to see it if it wouldn't put you out.

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Not at all. Shall we?

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, please!

[She gestures that he lead the way, and then falls into step.]

Where are you from, Mr. Meltzer? America, I presume, but my knowledge of Americans is rather limited.

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

I grew up in New York City. Yourself?

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

New York City...

[She mulls over this fascinating bit of information before contributing:]

I was born in London, though we moved back and forth between England and Egypt, even when I was very young.

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

You mentioned Cairo?

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

I did, it's where I've been working for the past year or so. The Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities.

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

Is that your specialty?

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

Mostly the ancient texts, but yes. I can read both ancient Egyptian and hieratic...not that this will be of much use here.

[She looks a little crestfallen.]

[paper-knight.livejournal.com]

You never know. Really.

[And here are the big double doors of the library~]

[libraritology.livejournal.com]

[If Evelyn got to use her skills, it might just make her day. Pushing open one of the doors to the library, she steps inside and stares.]

...o-oh...my.