sirenspull | 10th Sortie [Audio]

[There is over the line the faint whisper of fingers smoothing across the pages of a bound tome. In waiting for the ammunition in the moulds to set and cool, he had taken to reading over old and familiar writings-- and in his present solitude, had elected to share his reading with any who might be listening over the network.]

When I told her that I must go at once, and that I was engaged on important business, she asked again: Do you know what day it is? I answered that it was the fourth of May. She shook her head as she said again. Oh, yes! I know that, I know that! But do you know what day it is?

On my saying that I did not understand, she went on. It is the eve of St. George's Day. Do you not know that to-night, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil in the world will have full sway? Do you know where you are going, and what you are going to?

[The soft thud of a closing book is barely audible over the transmission. To the observant listener, it would be obvious as to why he selected this particular text at this particular hour; tonight was the fourth of May, and it was closing in on midnight.

Walter Dornez had a peculiarly twisted sense of humour.]

It's been a while since I've read from that. I wonder, are there any superstitions about certain days where any of you come from?

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Suspicious outbreaks of unusual diseases, the poor kidnapped at times off the very streets? Yes, I should say there are those out there who hold nothing sacred when it comes to obtaining money or power.

True change takes many years. There may always be people like that out there, but it's the structure of society that attempts to keep them in the minority.

But I doubt Siren's Port can be compared with anywhere else. It does seem to have a rather unusual slant to it. One that takes a while to get used to again.

[He won't comment on the role of society; he's seen that structure fail before, from a distance. And he could see the same sort of pattern developing in Siren's Port. He's not the only one to see it, either.

But that isn't why he elects not to speak on the subject. Something else the young man said had drawn the greater share of Walter's attention-- that one word: again. So he had gone and returned, like Integra had gone home and returned.

Could that be why he sounded familiar? Had he spoken to this person before?]

Again?

Yes. It's been quite a while.

[All these years and his voice still sounds like a teenager almost, except for the pacing and tone of his words.]

It's Hope Estheim. [There's a brief pause.] It's good to see you well still, Walter.

Hope. I didn't realize you were back.

[Walter was so immersed in daily activities for the household that he rarely checked the network. He'd missed Hope's transmissions entirely.]

Have you spoken to the professor yet?

A-ahh. [And there's a familiar hesitation, at least.]

Not as of yet. It's been... a very long time.

I expect you to remedy that soon. He enjoyed having you as a student.

[No doubt, hearing from Hope would brighten Abraham's day. And the professor these days needed quite a bit of brightening, what with Alucard in the house and all.]

To be quite honest, it's still hard to believe that I'm back here. I was convinced it was a strange dream I had to make up for what happened.

At least you remember your time here.

[Integra didn't.]

Sometimes I wonder about that. Whether things are remembered due to different timelines.

Different... timelines?

It's... a theory. Something I encountered at home. Different timelines causing each other extinctions, and things that supposedly happened not happening at all.

[Confusing, yes.]

Oh. I think I understand.

[When it came to seeing different outcomes to the same story, he had no father to look than Jack. Doctor Seward seemed to have come from a reality where Dracula had been destroyed.]

...Just not how it applies to here, specifically. But then again, I never did receive a full and proper education.

Something may happen on the route home which may negate the experiences here. Or perhaps people come from different timelines and universes to begin with. There do seem to be many people here from different worlds, so that's an idea to consider.

...And there's always time to continue education.

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