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.']
[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.
[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.
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.
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.]
[Eleanor scans the pages as he flips through them, picking up bits and pieces here and there. When he's done, she took a step back, considering the book as a whole.]
So even the people doing all this aren't actually from here, are they...
[Now that's not a comforting thought. He scratches at his head with an uncertain frown.]
That's... that's a good question. I want to hope that it's theirs, but... It's anyone's guess at this point. [He's already starting to suspect the worst.]
I... I don't know. [He frowns as she brings that up.] We'll figure it out as we go along. But I doubt we'd have to... go back to those worlds or anything. [Or he hopes.]
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[She grinned, setting the thing back down and turning to walk along the shops.]
Why not. Maybe they have a maid.
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Right. The way things are now, even jokes might not be jokes. Who knows? Maybe they really maid it happen!
[And Kurt moves to follow her!]
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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.]
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Alright, we found the big cheese! [Kurt runs ahead towards that store!]
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[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?
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Look, they have even have a bunch of travel brochures! [He rifles through some of the travel guides.]
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[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.']
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...Eleanor? ['Rapture'... He knows the term from religion, but it feels like this is something different.] You okay?
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...This is the city. The underwater one. That the other Eleanor was from.
[She explained without taking her eyes off it.]
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They - that - man, now that's a new level of creepy! Why do they... have a whole brochure...
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[The inside is pretty much just a flyer touting all the wonderful things about the libertarian objectivist paradise that is Rapture. What fun.]
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...Yeah. We should just leave these things alone. They're just trying to get at us.
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[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?
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Um... a bunch of blueprints... and- what have we here? [He looks down at the book titled "Welcome to Recolle".]
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[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.]
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[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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[Eleanor scans the pages as he flips through them, picking up bits and pieces here and there. When he's done, she took a step back, considering the book as a whole.]
So even the people doing all this aren't actually from here, are they...
[That was new information.]
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I- I guess not! Man, it's pretty confusing stuff... totally bananas! [He has trouble making heads or tails of most of the things they learn.]
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Let's rewrite history.
[She drew in a breath.]
Our history or theirs?
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That's... that's a good question. I want to hope that it's theirs, but... It's anyone's guess at this point. [He's already starting to suspect the worst.]
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[Eleanor pulled out her phone and flipped back to the front of the book, starting to snap pictures of each page as she went through it.]
Maybe they think they can fix whatever 'ended' all those other worlds.
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What does that mean for us though? If they're claiming they've 'rescued' us from them.
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[Eleanor has no intention of ever going anywhere near Rapture.]
Come on, let's see what else we can find down here before I lose myself in this book.
[And off to explore!]
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