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.

Comments

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.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

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

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

How long have you been here?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Almost a year and a half. It seems a lot longer than that sometimes.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

...That is quite a while.

So what are the main dangers here? Ball lightning, giant swans?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

....Giant- nevermind. The main dangers? The Admiral himself. There are floods and ports. Things change that shouldn't change. We land in places that shouldn't exist. As long as you keep alert, though, you should be alright.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Alert. I can do that.

The most dangerous thing is the system itself. Hm. At least you know it.

What do you mean 'things change that shouldn't change'?

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

I know that very well.

Gender. Age. Personality. Those things change.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Being aware of it is the most important part.

...No. They can't really do that.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

It happens.

Re: private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure whether to ask how or why first.

Re: private

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Don't bother. I don't know the answer to either one of those.