Not What You Think It Is

Though many students might prefer going to London, Maldon provides closer amenities for those without a car or unwilling to pay for a cab. Several pubs are available, though the Rose and Crown is notable for having been where Excalibur spent a good deal of their downtime. Also of note is the Plume Library, home to many rare books.

Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:43 am

Natalie parks near a restaurant name Intimo-Fresco. Once inside, it appears she made a reservation as they're shown to their table directly. "Hopefully it's good. I've heard good things."
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Postby Will Stanton » Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:56 am

"I'm sure it will be fine," Will smiled. "Smells good, at least, which is a good first start."

He was a little confused at the slightly fancy nature of the thing, but shrugged it off, looking around with a bit of a interestingly-confused expression.
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Postby Natalie Denisov » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:12 am

"My mum got me hooked on Italian food growing up. She's Welsh, but she loved eating it."
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Postby Will Stanton » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:38 am

"I'm surprised she was able to find decent Italian cuisine in Britain!" Will laughed. "Boil until grey, isn't that the national dish?"
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:40 am

"Only for British cuisine," she says with a laugh. "There's some decent restaurants in Cardiff."
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Postby Will Stanton » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:43 am

"I've been there a few times; big cities usually have something worthwhile. I'm more of a city guy than a country guy, at least."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:20 pm

"Not enough signals in the country for my taste," she nods as they're offered their menus. "I much prefer cities."
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Postby Will Stanton » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:37 pm

"Riiiight, right, I guess that would be spookily quiet to someone like you, especially now."
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Postby Natalie Denisov » Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:37 am

"I like having electronic devices around. It's like its own sort of music."
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Postby Will Stanton » Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:51 pm

"It's a good thing you were born now, then, and not, like, 500 years ago.

Then again, I think we could say that for most of us."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:55 pm

"Well, 500 years ago, I'd probably feel just like a normal person, since there'd be no devices to bother me> I wouldn't ever know what my power was."
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Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:27 am

"A fair point. Or maybe everyone was like that, but it went away because it wasn't useful. Maybe you're a throwback," Will teased.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:28 am

"That just means I'm hip and cool now, right?" She smiles at him.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:42 am

"And available in vintage shops throughout the country."
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Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:49 pm

"Nope, only one of me. Well, in this universe at any rate."
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Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:04 pm

"Only universe that matters at the moment," Will smiled.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:07 pm

"Indeed," she says, raising her glass of water, "To doing cool things in this universe?"
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:32 pm

"I can drink to that," Will smiled, doing just that and clinking glasses.

"One of the better ways to kill time, at the very least."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:38 pm

"I'll probably be killing a lot of time with my next project. The Headmistress is allowing me to work on an..." She thinks for a moment and chooses her words carefully, "augmented armor suit as a personal project. It's a big undertaking."
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Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:50 pm

"Wow. That's a heck of a project. Going full Stark?"
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Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:57 pm

"Nothing so lofty, but as close as I can get with an uncertain budget and none of Stark's genius," she says, "But maybe some day."
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Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:05 pm

"Don't sell yourself short; I've had first-hand experience at the kind of things you can do. It's very impressive. And there are ways around budget problems, I'm sure."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:04 pm

"Other than the circumstances, I enjoyed working with your programming so to speak."
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Postby Will Stanton » Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:10 pm

"I meant it when I said you're welcome to do it again sometime; it was actually quite enjoyable.

Maybe it can help with your super-suit."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:16 pm

"Sure, if you're up for it some time. I wouldn't want to take you away from more important things."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:14 am

"I'll be honest with you; I don't have a ton going on at the moment."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:17 am

"You're having dinner with me," she teases.
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Postby Will Stanton » Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:48 am

"Got me dead to rights with that inescapable logic."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:20 pm

After the waiter takes their order, Natalie watches him thoughtfully for a long moment before asking, "I know you have to miss your home, but is there any good stuff you've found in this dimension?"
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:01 pm

Will paused and thought about that for a bit.

"I don't want to make it sound like this is...some kind of forgotten hellhole or something. There's plenty of good stuff here," Will nodded, after a moment. "The issue is, there's not...really anything good here that wasn't also present, or close to it, back where I'm from. Plus, this dimension is slower than where I'm from. Imagine getting zapped back to the '70s -- except worse, because you've already been through all that, so even new inventions or current events aren't super surprising."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:05 pm

Natalie makes a thoughtful noise. "That would be frustrating," she finally acknowledges.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:23 pm

"I mean, it's not exactly the same, so I guess I've got to...Zen in on the little details or something. And who knows, maybe something majorly different will happen between now and the 2030s, but..." he shrugged. "Until then, lots of the stuff I enjoyed get put on repeat, I guess. It's just...the past is neat. It's a fun place to visit, but nostalgia doesn't last forever."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:07 pm

"There are whole sections of the internet that would tell you nostalgia does last forever," she says, teasing and trying to lighten the conversation.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:08 pm

"There are quite a few things on the internet which can scar one for life," Will laughed.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:09 pm

"I almost live there. I think I'm becoming immune to the scarring effects. Not sure what that says about me."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:16 pm

"I suppose if you're there all the time, it becomes normal."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:57 pm

"Which should be a truly frightening thought."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:04 pm

"I'll try not to think about it, then," Will smiled.

There was a bit of an awkward pause. "Yeah, the tech stuff is really cool."
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Natalie Denisov » Thu Apr 27, 2017 12:00 pm

Natalie gets awkward as well, "Yeah..." Her face closes down a bit.
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Re: Not What You Think It Is

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:59 pm

"You doing alright?"
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