1.1.01.01.001: due regard for the well being of others.

[needshumility]

[There is an awkward, stiff cough, and a shot of the eighth floor common room. A young, very smartly dressed, man appears on screen, and he straightens his tie, then offers a small wave,]

Hello!

This remote viewer is tiny, and... well, I never thought a remote viewer could watch you. Fascinating! [He grins, a touch nervously,] So if you're watching, hello! oh, I already said that...

I'm Edward Russett, but you can call me Eddie. I'm not quite sure whether this is the equivalent of Useful Work or a Pointless Task, but I'm sure I'll find out soon enough.

Who are the local Prefects? What're they like? I imagine I'll be the Red Prefect here.

[awkward pause whilst he ponders whether to ask or not, then he directs the camera to a lightbulb nearby]

This is going to sound silly, but can I have some lightglobes? There's no natural light in my room. I... [slight nervous intake of breath. Dammit, night terrors.] I need a source of light.

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[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Vampires get blood, so you might get swatches. But I wouldn't trust that, since it's just you.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I'll... ask for some. I know what I'm doing with them, I've spent twenty years watching my father.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Well, you'll be the one with the most experience at it.

I still don't see how a color can do much.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that. I'll write instructions for anything really bad.

I don't see how chemicals can do much, so I think we're even?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

[She laughs at that.]

Fair enough. Oh, and I don't think I introduced myself. I'm Svetlana Nazarova. You can just call me Svetlana, though.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Svetlana Nazarova. [He repeats it to make sure he's got it right, and nods in satisfaction.]

A pleasure to meet you.

[pause, and a slight laugh,]

I'll still be needing you to stitch me up, by the way. That's just the same. But it usually only happens after particularly bad hockeyball matches. Which I'm hoping aren't compulsory here.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Hockeyball? No, that's not compulsory. But I'll be happy to do whatever you need me to do.

Do you still need candles, by the way?

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. I hate hockeyball. So violent. Much prefer cricket, myself, but that's because I can cheat a little.

I'd really like some, yes. Theta is bringing me some lamps, but the more light the better.

Would you like some merits in return for those? I'm sure I can spare a half.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Merits? I don't know what I'd do with merits...So no. You don't have to give me anything in return for them.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Wait, wait, back up.

You don't have a merit book?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

No. Nothing like that.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Oh.

Right.

Not even in the world outside of here?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

There are lots of worlds outside of here.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

...yes, but yours.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

No. Not in mine.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

...hm, alright. I'd ask what you do instead, but I'll save that for another day, I think.

So there's nobody else here from my world?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of, but that's not uncommon. There's no one from my world, either.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Is your world that different to everyone else's?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Substantially different, but not as different as yours seems to be.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Well, I think I'm from everyone's future.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Why do you think that?

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Because everyone I've seen looks like the Previous.

Who are definitely from our past.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

The future can go several different ways. You might be from someone's future, but not from everyone's future.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose.

I never thought about it like that.

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[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

It's alright. It's...something I learned from being here so long.