10th Sortie [Audio]

[angel_of_death]

[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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[angel_of_death]

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.

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[directorestheim]

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.