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[backpacking]

Okay, short and sweet. I've got some questions. ... And one comment, which is fuck that last trip. You think you're home free from whatever crap you've got back home, and then... bam. It's in your face. What's that about?

[ huff ]

Name's Ellie. I spent a lot of time reading back home and now that we're not in the trenches anymore, I need some reading material. Suggestions? The library's huge here and I don't even know where to start!

Uh... [ What else... She scrunches up her nose, thinking. ] Anyone up to teaching a kid to swim? Because that's something long overdue that I haven't gotten around to. And -

[ She looks a little more meekly at the camera, then glances away, chewing on the inside of her cheek. ]

There any way to get in touch with someone back home? Like... I dunno, a magic mirror so we can see they're okay? It's important. Thanks.

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[thesamurai]

[Well, this message has all of Michonne's attention. She hasn't met lot of kids close to Carl's age who've gone through this - who are going through it - back home.]

Your worlds messed up like that too?

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[whittling]

What kind of stuff do you read, kid?

[krmvgivv]

[Oh, hey, someone who likes reading! Dipper likes reading.]

What do you like reading? Not that I'll have heard of it since apparently the titles of the stuff in my world are all slightly different... but I might have read something similar. I read a lot too.

[savedadance]

What we experienced- you're familiar with it?

( Oh gosh. Also she's so young. It's a terrible thing )

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[mourning_ghost]

Night on the Galactic Railroad and The Housekeeper and the Professor are good. [He wouldn't normally recommend the first one, despite the fact that it's his favorite, because most people would have already read it where he comes from. The second recommendation is in case the first is too cliche.]

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[voiceinthedark]

Sorry. That was, yeah, that's my world. It's pretty messed up.

But for reading stuff you should definitely read Harry Potter. And Lord of the Rings. Ooooh, and I have comic books you can borrow.

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[beatupgrass]

Apparently this freakin planet's signal ain't great. If it were, I'd be transmittin' the worst cussin' anyone's heard to the Milano every hour on the hour 'til someone got it in their heads to get me off this rock.

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[belovedson]

[Wow young lady are you old enough to be using language like that?]

That's how Wonderland works, pretty much. When the events happen, they pull stuff straight from people's memories. Granted, it doesn't--transform itself into other worlds all that often, but this isn't the first time it's happened.

[Except Neal's getting the impression this girl is way too new to have gone through Storybrook with them all.]

And I hate to say it, but magic mirrors are definitely out. I know a couple of people that specialize in that sort of thing, and they haven't had any luck with it. Your best bet on finding out what's going on is if someone else from your world shows up--and unless they're from your future, there's only so much they can tell you.

Sorry.

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[keeperfromtheflame]

[Short and sweet. Right. Short enough, at least, that she was able to follow and retain each question despite her ADHD.]

Wonderland does that sometimes. [Change.] But it's always different. So whatever it was you saw wont' be back again.

[A pause. She didn't know anything about libraries and she...hadn't gone swimming since the last time Frank too her to the beach.]

And...no, there's no way. I'm still not exactly sure how these devices work, but they can only connect with others just like them. And they only exist here.

[ganking]

You don't know how to swim.

[ PPPFffftttt. ]

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[lightgunhustler]

There's no way to get in touch with home that I've found yet, but if I figure it out-- trust me. I'll let you know.

[Jo figures there are probably a lot of people here who'd like to make use of something like that.]

Get any offers on those swim lessons yet? I'd be happy to help if you still need a buddy.

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[luckynumberthree]

That's a lot of questions.

[ Simon's tone is fond as he flips open a video feed to respond. ]

Sorry about the last event. Not sure which one of us from my world prompted it, but yeah, we weren't feeling all that nostalgic either. Then again, who asked us?

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[whiskeyslinger]

[ She seems too young to be talking like that, but Ellen knows by now that the majority of people here all have their own shit back home. Zombies, though? That's something that she's still trying to wrap her head around. She can't imagine dealing with them on a permanent basis. ]

I'm not a librarian or anything of the sort, but I might have a few suggestions for you. How old are you?

[ The question is direct, said the same way she'd ask an adult. If this girl has dealt with zombies, then she doesn't need her hand held. ]

As for the swimming, I can probably get you started if you still need a hand.

[altarwolf]

[FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION MAGIC MIRRORS, GUESS WHO'S BEEN READING ABOUT THEM. And guess who also just got an idea, may or may not work, we'll see how things turn out.]

There may be a way. There are artefacts from other worlds for sale at the vendors' stalls. A magic mirror would not be so unlikely to appear among their wares. Especially as one exists in my world.