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[Eddie is sat in the colour garden. The colours of the flowers should be enough to give normal people headaches. He's got a book open. He's picking through the red flowers, though, and vaguely humming Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific.]

When I look at Univisual Red - that's the artificial stuff - it's not just looking at Red. It's memories of a musical, of [slight pause] your parents. Of a family pet.

[He stops looking at them, because that's driving him nuts.] Sensory overload in a way.

Other colours produced are similar, you hear classical music when you take Green. It makes looking at a piece of art produced in Univisual paint... something to be experienced.

Someone recently told me that this is... unusual for the Previous. It's called, um, synesthesia. It's quite fascinating to read about, actually. I was wondering if anyone here had experienced this.

[Private to Jane]

I forgot to tell you two things. If you're not busy.

[Infirmary filter]

Hi. Just a quick note to say that Victor's said he'd much prefer to work in the engine room. I said he could, so... if they want him, I'm going to have to pull him from your staff. Hope this isn't a problem.

[Engine room wardens.]

My inmate - Victor Frankenstein - expressed an interest in working in the engine room. I know he's not, ah, got a great track record with machines, but I presume you teach him safety and all these things, so it might do him some good. More than anything, he's very interested in doing it and quite trustworthy.

[Private to Victor]

I contacted both the infirmary and engine room about you wanting to change work. I'll let you know what they say.

I also had a favour to ask.

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 12:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
Caesares. He's the one I borrowed the books from.

And I suppose that it is. I don't know.

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 12:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
Alright, him too.

It's the starting point of things like Chromotology. It must be. Everything that happened to us actually has a base in the Previous' world. This included.

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 12:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
Of course it does, Eddie. How else would it have come along? It didn't just...happen. It didn't just one day appear in people's minds.

How did you figure all this out?

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
I was explaining the basics of the swatches to Dr Watson. He said it sounded like this. So I went and found some books in the library.

The rest was just research and logic.

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 04:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
Well good for you, Red. What are you going do do with it?

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
I... well, I figure this is the sort of thing National Colour teach you. Except I don't think even they know all the things the Previous do.

So I can get into National Colour. But not totally rely on everything they teach you.

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 05:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
[A long pause.] That's very good thinking, Eddie.

Re: Private

Date: 2011-09-03 05:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
I am capable of it, on occasion.

Re: Private - Later that evening!

Date: 2011-09-03 11:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
Outside, if you can handle the darkness. I won't leave you.

Re: Private - Later that evening!

Date: 2011-09-03 11:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
...Okay. For long?

Tommy mentioned this thing called a torch.

Re: Private - Later that evening!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
Not long.

A torch? What do you mean? Like the sort Indy uses in caves?

Re: Private - Later that evening!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
Alright.

Ye... no, no, not like those. Not fire. Like a daylighter, but you can turn them on and off.

Re: Private - Later that evening!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
I think he was trying to find out himself. He might ask the Admiral for one.

Re: Private - Later that evening!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
Good. Until then, just trust me. This isn't a test. I just need to get out and I don't want to go by myself.

Spam!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
[She paced the door in front of the CES, her hands behind her back. She didn't want to go in and make him face the darkness alone, but she was anxious and needed the movement.]

Re: Spam!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
[He turned up soon after, very nervous, as he didn't want to go out into the dark. But if Jane needed to, he would go with her.]

Evening.

Re: Spam!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
[She just gave him a nod and opened the door. There was enough light from the moon for her to see very well and she took a moment to let her eyes adjust before reaching out to take his hand.]

It's alright.

Re: Spam!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
[He took her hand and was glad for the touch, the moonlight. He could deal with that.]

There's the moon. [That was all he could see.]

Re: Spam!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
[She nodded.] I can see that. [She wasn't meaning to be sarcastic. That's just how it came out. She walked through the relatively open area, though she kept watch, just in case.] Are you alright?

Re: Spam!

Date: 2011-09-04 12:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] needshumility.livejournal.com
[He raised an eyebrow - it would have been at her, if he could see her,]

Yes, I'm fine. Just fine. Just don't let go.

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Date: 2011-09-04 01:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebestnose.livejournal.com
I'm not going to, Eddie. [She kicked up a few leaves, gripping his hand tighter as she did so, just to reassure him.] Are we really doing any good here, Eddie?

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