♣ 001 - Accidental Video

[sniffsbutt]

[The communicator turns on with a click, revealing an image of a young man with long hair that’s falling into his eyes, staring around him with a confused expression on his face.

He’s surrounded by tall hedges, and he’s looking around him curiously.]All right, so I haven’t the foggiest idea where I’ve turned up, but I’m pretty sure James is behind

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[video forever]

[kch_kch]

I haven't seen any gnomes, I'm afraid, but I'll tell you if I do.

[Helpful smile!]

[sniffsbutt]

No gnomes? How utterly tragic.

[Sirius pastes on the most dramatically sad face that he can manage.]

[kch_kch]

Yes, it is quite disappointing. We're just seriously lacking in the magical creatures area. Although we do have quite the infestation of trolls, actually.

[Technically Miguel generally thinks of them as Los Niños Grises or "The Grey Children".]

[sniffsbutt]

Trolls? Great big things with stupid expressions and pea-sized brains?

[Because that's what he thinks of when he hears the word troll.]

[kch_kch]

No! Actually, they're rather smallish, as trolls go.

[Pause.]

Not that I'd ever seen one before I got here. But still.

[sniffsbutt]

Bollocks. They make good targets, if you're in the mood for target practice.

[That just means he's going to have to find something else to throw Stunning spells at. Once he gets a wand, anyway.]

Where're you from, anyway?

[kch_kch]

I'll have to take your word for it.

Spain, originally. You?

[sniffsbutt]

Great Britain. Well, okay, London, to be specific.

[kch_kch]

Fascinating! So many people from so many worlds, here! And I suppose you're from the future too? What year are you from, amigo?

[sniffsbutt]

[He laughs.]

The future? No, more like 1977.

[He peers at Miguel curiously.]

Are there people here from after that?

[kch_kch]

Oh, yes! Most of the people I've spoken to have seen the year 2000!

[He squeals a little. This is AMAZING NEWS, okay?]

It's fascinating!

...Not that 1977 isn't also fascinating!

[sniffsbutt]

Oh, really?

That's ruddy brilliant, I suppose.

[He's not completely certain why Miguel is so excited about this, so of course he has to ask.]

Why is this so fascinating to you? Just... out of curiosity.

[Naturally, the future is a daunting thing to think about that most people would spend great chunks of time examining, but for a fellow like Sirius, he's more concerned with the present, and just living and having fun and things like that.]

[kch_kch]

Uh, well...I'm from 1519, amigo. Quite a bit earlier than the rest of you, I'm afraid.

[sniffsbutt]

Wicked.

So, does that mean you're really ancient?

[Because the fact that he's from 1519 clearly means he must be really old, obviously.]

[kch_kch]

...I don't think I'm particularly old, no.

[And he doesn't quite get why Sirius would think that!]

[sniffsbutt]

Well, let's think for a moment...

It's 1977 for me and 1519 for you.

[He's not trying to be mean. He thinks he's being logical about the whole thing.]

That means you're old.