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[Eleanor just groaned and rolled her eyes.]
Maid in-
[Her response was cut off as she noticed something.]
Well that logo looks familiar...
[She said as she started towards that store with the Retrospec sign above it.]
Maid in-
[Her response was cut off as she noticed something.]
Well that logo looks familiar...
[She said as she started towards that store with the Retrospec sign above it.]
Aw, man.
...OK, fine, fine.
[Gar sighs melodramatically.]
Call me before you show up at my house so I'll know when to expect you. ...I wanna do this again sometime, though! You can see what other comics you wanna borrow.
...OK, fine, fine.
[Gar sighs melodramatically.]
Call me before you show up at my house so I'll know when to expect you. ...I wanna do this again sometime, though! You can see what other comics you wanna borrow.
[Kurt takes a moment to snort at his own joke. But then as she goes on, he follows her line of sight to the Restrospec logo.]
Alright, we found the big cheese! [Kurt runs ahead towards that store!]
Alright, we found the big cheese! [Kurt runs ahead towards that store!]
[The masked man just nods.]
Right, we'll... figure that out as we go along. I'll keep in contact with you, young citizen! Until then, stay... just and all! Don't, like, litter!
[With that, he salutes and then bamfs away.]
Right, we'll... figure that out as we go along. I'll keep in contact with you, young citizen! Until then, stay... just and all! Don't, like, litter!
[With that, he salutes and then bamfs away.]
R-right. I guess we can't rule anything out... [He scratches at his head.]
And it's true that it's not so bad. As long as we don't, like, change history or anything.
And it's true that it's not so bad. As long as we don't, like, change history or anything.
I can't even imagine what changing history would do. What if we disappeared right after doing something?
[ Okay, she's getting ahead of herself here! ] Anyway, it's still pretty weird how everything's so old. I wonder if that's a clue to something.
[ Okay, she's getting ahead of herself here! ] Anyway, it's still pretty weird how everything's so old. I wonder if that's a clue to something.
It might not be that bad. Take it easy! ...At least my phone still says it's this year. [However accurate that may be.
But it sounds like it's time to put on their thinking caps! So he does.]
Yeah! Maybe that's what it is. A clue that... that something happened here a long, long time ago?
But it sounds like it's time to put on their thinking caps! So he does.]
Yeah! Maybe that's what it is. A clue that... that something happened here a long, long time ago?
[He scratches his head.]
Right. I don't see how super old stuff can help us with weird stuff that's more modern and futuristic... I guess it's just something to keep in mind! We'll figure it out, probably.
Right. I don't see how super old stuff can help us with weird stuff that's more modern and futuristic... I guess it's just something to keep in mind! We'll figure it out, probably.
Awwwwwwww.
[...Gar pauses to stare off into the distance, scanning the horizon in case he reappears somewhere.]
...Man, I'm definitely going crazy.
[...Gar pauses to stare off into the distance, scanning the horizon in case he reappears somewhere.]
...Man, I'm definitely going crazy.
Hm.
[Eleanor follows at her normal pace, pausing to look around the shop entrance before she steps inside.]
It...reminds me of a travel agency almost?
[Eleanor follows at her normal pace, pausing to look around the shop entrance before she steps inside.]
It...reminds me of a travel agency almost?
Yeah... Dig it! [He says in agreement as they step into the shop.]
Look, they have even have a bunch of travel brochures! [He rifles through some of the travel guides.]
Look, they have even have a bunch of travel brochures! [He rifles through some of the travel guides.]
Huh. [Eleanor hesitated, her eyes scanning over the brochures. So many names she didn't recognize. She wasn't the best at geography but could there really be this man places she'd never heard of? Maybe she needed to-]
[She sucked in an audible breath in surprise as her eyes fell on one of the brochures, fingers trembling as she reached out to pick it up. On the front, in large, bold block letters, was the word 'RAPTURE.']
[She sucked in an audible breath in surprise as her eyes fell on one of the brochures, fingers trembling as she reached out to pick it up. On the front, in large, bold block letters, was the word 'RAPTURE.']
[Kurt hears that breath being sucked in and looks towards her win a concerned frown.]
...Eleanor? ['Rapture'... He knows the term from religion, but it feels like this is something different.] You okay?
...Eleanor? ['Rapture'... He knows the term from religion, but it feels like this is something different.] You okay?
That's the spirit! Some other homies might have the other pieces of the puzzle. Yeah, Kaede... We got this!
[With that, he starts to do a small but goofy victory dance to acknowledge this.]
[With that, he starts to do a small but goofy victory dance to acknowledge this.]
[Her shaking fingers reached the brochure, picking it up slowly and looking over the cover. There was a picture of a light house on the front, far out in the ocean, with stone steps leading up the front.]
...This is the city. The underwater one. That the other Eleanor was from.
[She explained without taking her eyes off it.]
...This is the city. The underwater one. That the other Eleanor was from.
[She explained without taking her eyes off it.]
...Oh. [His eyes widen as he remembers those images.]
They - that - man, now that's a new level of creepy! Why do they... have a whole brochure...
They - that - man, now that's a new level of creepy! Why do they... have a whole brochure...
They probably have them for other places from people's memories too.
[The inside is pretty much just a flyer touting all the wonderful things about the libertarian objectivist paradise that is Rapture. What fun.]
[The inside is pretty much just a flyer touting all the wonderful things about the libertarian objectivist paradise that is Rapture. What fun.]
[He frowns as he glances around, spotting one flyer for a place called "Bayville" with an image of a train station in one of his memories. Although, that's the only memory he has corresponding to a specific place.]
...Yeah. We should just leave these things alone. They're just trying to get at us.
...Yeah. We should just leave these things alone. They're just trying to get at us.
Mm.
[Eleanor nodded, but after a few seconds she slipped the brochure into her purse before turning to offer him a smile.]
Right, okay. what else do we see here?
[Eleanor nodded, but after a few seconds she slipped the brochure into her purse before turning to offer him a smile.]
Right, okay. what else do we see here?
[He looks around, eager to find distractions for her from the Rapture life and any good-looking clues.]
Um... a bunch of blueprints... and- what have we here? [He looks down at the book titled "Welcome to Recolle".]
Um... a bunch of blueprints... and- what have we here? [He looks down at the book titled "Welcome to Recolle".]
Hm.
[Eleanor moved over to look down at the book too, reaching out to trace her fingers over the cover.]
I have no idea. I mean, if this is a tourist bureau, this should be a book about the town but...
[She was a little uncertain about opening it. For all she knew it would just all be blank.]
[Eleanor moved over to look down at the book too, reaching out to trace her fingers over the cover.]
I have no idea. I mean, if this is a tourist bureau, this should be a book about the town but...
[She was a little uncertain about opening it. For all she knew it would just all be blank.]
I know, I know. When it comes to these guys, there's no telling what's actually on the inside.
[He half-expects it to be filled with their baby photos or something. But then as he opens, it...]
Hey, it actually says stuff.
[So that I can stop double-checking the old log:
Flipping through this book details the history of the city and the story of how the four founders traveled far to settle on Earth to create this city decades ago. The city was originally to be a safe haven, a central hub much like this subway station, until the Retrospec project could reform everything. However, the city became a home to the founders, the founding families, and others that were rescued throughout the galaxy who'd lost their planets. The book goes on to explain how Retrospec created their original headquarters in a bunker in the woods hidden from prying eyes so they could do their job with utmost secrecy. Retrospec was never to be looked into by ordinary people and the original company had less than 10 employees working for it.
This subway station, it says, used to be the way that travelers from other worlds would arrive to the city of Recollé and a way that they could leave to explore other parts of the planet at their leisure until the system was shut down sometime in the 1970s due to the collapsing of several tunnels.
There are several pages at the end of the book, too, but the text is illegible. Instead, in bold letters written in sharpie are the words "LET'S REWRITE HISTORY" and dated 2007.]
[He half-expects it to be filled with their baby photos or something. But then as he opens, it...]
Hey, it actually says stuff.
[So that I can stop double-checking the old log:
Flipping through this book details the history of the city and the story of how the four founders traveled far to settle on Earth to create this city decades ago. The city was originally to be a safe haven, a central hub much like this subway station, until the Retrospec project could reform everything. However, the city became a home to the founders, the founding families, and others that were rescued throughout the galaxy who'd lost their planets. The book goes on to explain how Retrospec created their original headquarters in a bunker in the woods hidden from prying eyes so they could do their job with utmost secrecy. Retrospec was never to be looked into by ordinary people and the original company had less than 10 employees working for it.
This subway station, it says, used to be the way that travelers from other worlds would arrive to the city of Recollé and a way that they could leave to explore other parts of the planet at their leisure until the system was shut down sometime in the 1970s due to the collapsing of several tunnels.
There are several pages at the end of the book, too, but the text is illegible. Instead, in bold letters written in sharpie are the words "LET'S REWRITE HISTORY" and dated 2007.]
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