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[The sun doesn't so much as rise as flick on with the sudden, glaring brightness of noon. Whatever time keeping device you have on you says its about 8:14am when this happens.

The power's back, but the time on your timekeeping device never really make sense with the position of the sun as it moves across the sky.]

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I had forgotten it, for a while.

[face becomes strangely pinched for a moment]

Is that right?

[cautious] Are you familiar with that sort of thing?

With regards to that place? You could that.

I'm very sorry to have brought up an unpleasant topic.

It's fine, dear.

[MAKES KIND OF A FACE AT THAT... mildly relieved though]

If you're sure.

Quite. Is there anyone else from that world who you know here?

No more than a handful. Were you asking for any one person in specific?

Not particularly, I was merely curious.

Remembering them later than I should have was jarring. Remembering those who aren't here, almost more so.

It sounds unpleasant. I'm sorry.

[...smiling faintly after a moment]

No, no, I've been lucky. Don't let me bore you with this.

It's not boring to me. One might even say I've something of a curiosity about that sort of thing.

Do you mind if I ask where that curiosity arises from?

Call it academic.

[...looking at him a little bit intently, trying to figure out if he's being evasive]

All right.

[he is definitely being a dodgy asshole]

It's always good to investigate mysterious things when one comes across them.

[briefly annoyed, and then. covering a laugh]

Yes, always. You know, you're perfectly welcome to tell me you do mind if I ask.

[his expression falters for a moment like he doesn't?? understand?? that statement??

he's back on his bullshit almost instantaneously though]

Oh, of course.

[DEEPLY RECOGNIZING THAT EXPRESSION and not really trying to hide that he does]

And if you care to tell me you don't believe me about that, I couldn't hold it against you either. But I'm sure you already know so.

I'll keep that in mind.

[seems less unnerved than like ... vaguely charmed that vincent actually called him out?? what a sassy child]

[in turn, he seems like he's glad for that reaction]

Thank you. Does your academic curiosity run any deeper than what we've already spoken about?

I find my curiosity piqued in regards to that places certain mind altering properties.

I'm sure those properties can be found here as well?