Terre Haute

[paradisamods]

[Today, our intrepid explorers have finally made it to Terre Haute. It’s mostly grassland, and on the outskirts small spotted lions, about the size of leopards prowl around. They seem to be more interested in the strange antelope running around than in any people, however. Towards the edge, lies a cliff face, looking out to sea, on occasion giant whales can be seen breaching the water.

Of the weird thing they came to look for, in the distance is a cylindrical shape, lying on its side. But between them and it is a strange village. One made up of excessively tall wooden huts, all of which have electric lights, turned on, though how they’re creating such power is a mystery, they are still very much inside the dead zone.

The residents of this off little village are wandering around, going about their buisess. The residents being a group of bemused looking giraffes. Perhaps you will even see some familiar non-giraffe faces milling about.

Welcome to Terre Haute]

[[GRASSLANDS AND CLIFFS | TOWN SQUARE | JUICE BAR | DANCE HALL | THE ESCALATOR | MIRROR CONTROL ROOM ]]

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[toobravehearted]

[He turns around to the man.]

Precisely. Unless they've got George Westinghouse hidden in a hut, which is... Actually, with giraffes playing marbles, that's not as fantastic as it first sounds. How do you suppose they have managed that?

The power, that is, not the marbles.

[Even as he speaks, he's then looking at the ground, trying to search for hidden power cables.]

[unnaturalpause]

Well, Nikola Tesla is in the castle at the present moment, nothing would surprise me. I think he'd be a little jealous in fact.

[He's looking himself, and then glances at the Doctor with a bit of a well, sheepish smile.]

I'm sorry, I forgot, you don't know who I am do you? At least, not anymore. I'm James Watson. [And that's a hand being offered over now to shake.]

[toobravehearted]

[He looks up from his search for tell-tale bumps and disturbed ground or thick, sneaking wires with transformers... Which would be nice and obvious, as in his cursory look, he's seen nothing. On his face is surprise along with being impressed.]

Tesla? No! Really? Now if we had Edison along for the ride also, we could really watch the sparks fly.

[Looking down at the offered hand, he of course reaches out his own to shake.] Ah, my apologies, I'm afraid that I do not. I'm pleased to meet you Mr. Watson.

[unnaturalpause]

[Any hope of finding things is gone when he groans at that, shaking his head.]

Honestly, I'd rather not, I lived through that already with the man, and he still doesn't shut up about it. [He shakes the Doctor's hand though with a smile.]

Doctor Watson actually, as in the fictional one. Call me James if you like however, I owe you, in either stay here, quite a bit.

[toobravehearted]

[The Doctor might be a little star struck and it's a hearty hand shake with a friendly smile.] Oh, I can imagine the stories he might have to tell.

[Making a quick nod in acknowledgement, he has no recollection of his previous stay at all. Between time streams and Paradisa, it strikes again.] James. James it is, thank you. Unfortunately I'm very much starting from scratch.. As you've no doubt gathered.

Hold on, you know Nikola Tesla? But he's not joined the expedition? This little conundrum would be exactly his cup of tea I should have thought.

[unnaturalpause]

[It's okay he's rather used to it, which is why he's grinning the entire time, nodding.] Indeed and that means, if you need something ask. I'm more than willing to help, especially for someone starting from the beginning.

[And that's a laugh from him at that and he shrugs as he rubs at his chin slightly.] I've known Nikola since our days at Oxford, quite a long time. And while normally you're right, Nikola dislikes anything that takes away his abilities, he's the last descendant of ancient vampires back home and coming here takes those away.

[It's a perfectly normal thing for him to say really, the grass is green, the sky is blue, Nikola's a vampire. But he does know how it tends to make people react so he's just going to wait now.]

[toobravehearted]

[He nods enthusiastically, a friendly smile in response to James' laugh. Then his smile falters and slips. First, vampire. Second, other universes.]

I can see how that would put a crimp in his day. I'm familiar with vampires from my world, also. Gravely so.