Equation 6: Let's go back to the start

[vampirize]

[There's some fumbling with the SFC, and it turns on to reveal Tesla- though it's not the Tesla you would expect. He has a nice mustache, for one, and he looks considerably younger. His usually spiky hair is slicked back, and he looks at the SFC with wonder and amazement.]

Ah! It haz turned on, yes? What an inteeresting device.

[And yes, for those

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[eatingwings]

[ Well. This makes Alucard blink his little red eyes. That's a Serbian accent, he ganders. Yes. Tesla the way history remembers Tesla. ]

Puteţi, de asemenea, Tesla?
(You as well, Tesla?)

dawwwww

[electric_coils]

[Tesla gazes in slight confusion at the screen. Huh. Somebody who spoke Romanian? He wasn't that familiar with the language, so it's nice this machine provides the translations.]

You have heard of me, leetle one? -

[eatingwings]

Toată lumea care stie istoria stie de tine, Tesla. La fel ca mine.
(Everyone who knows history knows of you, Tesla. Just like me.)

[electric_coils]

Everyone een hiztory...?

[Even though it does stroke his ego he is a little wary.]

And how do you know about thiz? And who are you, that iz so famous?

video;

[akihikos]

[Aki's a bit shocked, to say the very least.]

Nikola?

video

[electric_coils]

[He peers at the screen in slight confusion.]

Do I know you?

video;

[akihikos]

You don't remember me?

[He looks upset.]

So the curse does that, too...

video;

[electric_coils]

No, I don't theenk I do...

[A questioning look.]

What are theez curses you talk about?

[ceruleanvices]

Nice 'stache.

[electric_coils]

Ah, thank you. That eez a nice compliment.

[ceruleanvices]

...lemme guess. You're part of this whole regression thing too - you just lucked out and didn't turn into a kid.

[electric_coils]

Regression theeng? I'm incredibly sorry, but I have never heard of such a theeng. Why should I turn into a keed?

{Video}

[onceageneral]

It is a lovely device, isn't it? But the shape isn't something I would choose. [She was tend and was holding herself much like a soldier would.]

{Video}

[electric_coils]

Yes, I do wonder why theez device is shaped like a star...

Maybe eet haz some meaning, no?

{Video}

[onceageneral]

...have you been outside? The sky looks odd.

{Video}

[electric_coils]

Yes, apparently we're undervater. Maybe theez star is supposed to be like a starfish...

voice.

[withindark]

[ There's a quiet giggle. Oh, Tesla, you are simply adorable. ]

Nikola! Oh, you do sound very different. I don't suppose you remember me, do you?

video

[electric_coils]

I do apologize, miss, I do not seem to remember you at all...

video.

[withindark]

[ And with his change to video, hers changes too - not that she realises, of course. The SFC is on her lap and you get the pretty view of her chin! ]

That's quite alright! I'm Rian. You were very kind to me when I first arrived here.

video.

[electric_coils]

Nice to meet you, Rian. I was? Theez eez the first time I've been here...

Ah, your deevice seems to be malfunctioning...I cannot see your face.