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[deathofdelilah]

How curious.

One moment, I am walking the familiar streets of London, returning from whence I came...

...and the next I am in a completely unfamiliar place, staring at a carousel.

Which raises the question of where I am, and how I got here.

Curious indeed.

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[primrosella.livejournal.com]

London?

I'm terribly sorry, but as I'm sure you've realized by now, I'm afraid this isn't your London at all.

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

I see. And where would I be instead?

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a place called the City. People are brought here to stay from all over, and from all different worlds, as well.

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Jezebel? Well... isn't this a pleasant surprise!

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

I see. And how would one get back to London from here?

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

Pardon? Have we met?

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

You don't remember me? I'm hurt.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I...er, I'm afraid that's rather the bad news of it all. There isn't a way to go back home--at least, not that any of us have willingly found yet.

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

...no, I don't. Am I supposed to?

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

How is that even possible? There must be some way.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a sort of very powerful magic, I think. It keeps us here until our time comes to go.

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

And how long is that?

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

It...varies. I've been here nearly two years, myself.

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[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

...

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[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

...I cannot stay here that long.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Ah well. Why don't we correct this matter now then, shall we?

I'm Solomon Goldsmith. I met you about a year and a half ago when I first arrived in this City.

[Private//Unhackable]
And together we founded an organization in this City that I'm certain will have great interest to you.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

It's troublesome, I know, but...well, at least on the bright side of things, time doesn't move while you're gone? Er, back home, that is. You'll go back right to the moment you left, when it's your time to go, so no one will have missed you at all.

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

I don't see how that's possible, considering I don't remember this place in the slightest.

[Private]

Is it related to Delilah?

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

...still. There are matters that I need to attend to without delay.

[deadly_legacy]

That's actually not such a bad way to arrive here. So many people seem to fall into the fountain.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. There really isn't anything to be done about it, though.

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's one small blessing.

[deathofdelilah.livejournal.com]

...

...this City. Where is it, exactly, then?

[deadly_legacy]

I suppose it is very small, isn't it?

Welcome to The City. I'm Euphemia li Britannia, but I typically go by Euphie here.