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"2517... the twenty-sixth century, then," Raine concluded, taking a second or two longer about the numeration than someone used to the system might.
"Your world became inhabitable... I see. I wonder if..." She trailed off there, her focus turning inward as she considered-- but before too much longer the shook herself and gave her attention to Simon once more, smiling a little apologetically. "Never mind. And now your people occupy several planets? Did you ever find other races that way?"
"If what?" Simon prodded gently, then smiled. "Of course, if you didn't wish to finish that thought, I will not prod." He then shook his head. "Surprisingly, no. Nothing sentient, at least- different plants and animals, but nothing matching human intelligence. Every now and then someone will try to peddle off a deformed animal fetus as an alien at sideshow attractions, but most people just go for the cheap amusement, not because they believe intelligent life has actually been discovered."
"Ah, it's nothing deeply personal." She returned the smile. "It's simply that what records survived say that the elves came to our world several thousand years ago, but nothing specifies why. It's possible that something similar may be the case, which would explain a great deal."
She simply hadn't assumed that the stranger would be interested in the vagaries of her world's history.
"Nothing at all?" Raine seemed more bemused by that than anything else he'd presented, and she shook her head. "Over so many planets? That seems improbable, though I suppose no more so than a world without magic."
"Elves," Simon repeated quietly. "I would never have in my entire life thought I'd be entertaining the idea that they were real. But... it seems I'll be having to accept things that I'd thought were impossible, right?"
He nodded.
"It does," he agreed. "But as far as we know, there have been no other sentient species. Of course, that was the official version presented by the government, and it happened so long ago, who knows if it is true? They may well be just outside of where we've explored already."
"You're taking it better than many people do," Raine remarked, sounding pleasantly surprised. "Yes, you will find yourself having to accept more things that you previously thought were impossible."
She glanced him over once more and nodded to herself, satisfied that he would be fine. "There may simply be more worlds to explore, yes," she agreed. "At the very least, it would be difficult to conclusively prove the absence of other sentients." Her little smile turned a bit wry at the last.
"I can show you to the Guild, or to the Midnight Hotel, if you like."
"I have found that panic is never a useful emotion in such situations," Simon smiled. "And, being a surgeon, I'm used to having proverbial nerves of steel. I have to control my emotions to some degree in the operating room."
He nodded. "I would appreciate that- and you're right, we still cannot prove there is nothing out there. We just need to find it, or them to find us."
She glanced around them, orienting on her current location, and then picked a direction, indicating it to Simon as well with a wave of her hand. "We're closer to the Hotel right now, so I'll show you there first. The proprietor is a good man."
A brief pause, then, returning to the matter she'd dismissed earlier. Simon and doctor hadn't been quite enough, but combined with a world where space travel was commonplace, and magic was not... "And, in any case, there's something else there that you may be interested in. Do you have a younger sister?"
"It has probably saved more than a few lives," Simon agreed. "Medical school taught me how to deal with the emotional as well as the practical... because as a doctor, you cannot completely detach yourself from your work, but you can learn to set things aside for when you can afford to deal with them."
He then immediately perked up at the mention of a sister.
"Exactly so." Raine had no formal medical training herself, but a similar philosophy, developed for similar reasons, which had contributed to their successes any number of times.. "The ability to prioritize effectively is an invaluable one."
Simon's reaction looked much like her own might be, if she heard word of her brother returning, and there was something wistful around the edges of her smile. "River, yes. I thought that might be the case. She's here-- she mentioned you to me, when we spoke. She's been staying in the Midnight Hotel."
"Indeed... especially when you are dealing with others' lives, and with emotional family members. I am a trauma surgeon- that is, I worked with emergency cases where people often had life-threatening injuries- and I would often catch the brunt of the panic from their loved ones."
Simon smiled.
"I am not surprised that she brought me up. I am sure she will find me as soon as she knows that I am here, probably sooner than I would find her."
There was a pause. Raine looked thoughtful. "Yes," she said, "River is more perceptive than most, isn't she? Even if it's sometimes difficult to sort out what she intends to say; she does seem to like metaphor..."
Raine was aware she didn't know the half of it, or the reasons why River was the way she was, but Simon did, and it was up to him and his sister if they wanted to elaborate.
"When my brother was here, he found me before I even knew he had arrived," Raine offered, in something like solidarity. She, too, as an elder sibling sure the younger would surpass her.
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"Your world became inhabitable... I see. I wonder if..." She trailed off there, her focus turning inward as she considered-- but before too much longer the shook herself and gave her attention to Simon once more, smiling a little apologetically. "Never mind. And now your people occupy several planets? Did you ever find other races that way?"
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She simply hadn't assumed that the stranger would be interested in the vagaries of her world's history.
"Nothing at all?" Raine seemed more bemused by that than anything else he'd presented, and she shook her head. "Over so many planets? That seems improbable, though I suppose no more so than a world without magic."
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He nodded.
"It does," he agreed. "But as far as we know, there have been no other sentient species. Of course, that was the official version presented by the government, and it happened so long ago, who knows if it is true? They may well be just outside of where we've explored already."
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She glanced him over once more and nodded to herself, satisfied that he would be fine. "There may simply be more worlds to explore, yes," she agreed. "At the very least, it would be difficult to conclusively prove the absence of other sentients." Her little smile turned a bit wry at the last.
"I can show you to the Guild, or to the Midnight Hotel, if you like."
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He nodded. "I would appreciate that- and you're right, we still cannot prove there is nothing out there. We just need to find it, or them to find us."
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She glanced around them, orienting on her current location, and then picked a direction, indicating it to Simon as well with a wave of her hand. "We're closer to the Hotel right now, so I'll show you there first. The proprietor is a good man."
A brief pause, then, returning to the matter she'd dismissed earlier. Simon and doctor hadn't been quite enough, but combined with a world where space travel was commonplace, and magic was not... "And, in any case, there's something else there that you may be interested in. Do you have a younger sister?"
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He then immediately perked up at the mention of a sister.
"I do! Her name is River- is she here?"
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Simon's reaction looked much like her own might be, if she heard word of her brother returning, and there was something wistful around the edges of her smile. "River, yes. I thought that might be the case. She's here-- she mentioned you to me, when we spoke. She's been staying in the Midnight Hotel."
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Simon smiled.
"I am not surprised that she brought me up. I am sure she will find me as soon as she knows that I am here, probably sooner than I would find her."
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Raine was aware she didn't know the half of it, or the reasons why River was the way she was, but Simon did, and it was up to him and his sister if they wanted to elaborate.
"When my brother was here, he found me before I even knew he had arrived," Raine offered, in something like solidarity. She, too, as an elder sibling sure the younger would surpass her.