( text | un: sweetie )

[retrorsum]

Has anyone found a pod containing someone that was supposed to be dead? That they knew to be dead.

( river asks more out of curiosity than anything, out of trying to understand and gain more knowledge on the pods, on who and how they were brought here. she also can't deny that small piece of hope that comes with the question, of wanting to see someone that she couldn't (shouldn't) be able to see again )

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[impavid]

[ Is it worth lying to someone from a future place where she flew stuff?

Maybe. John can't decide. He errs on the side of 'it's been destroyed anyway, apparently, so what the hell' but equally continues playing with the puppy -- throwing the toy again for her like it's not a big deal to say and he's not interested in River's reaction.

He is. ]

Atlantis.

[ Catchy name, huh? ]

[retrorsum]

( oh she looks very interested )

Atlantis?

( she's an archaeologist, john. digging up the lost city of atlantis sounds incredible. though this sounds far better than any legend that she'd ever read )

Where did you find it?

[impavid]

[ What if he wants to play hard to get, though. ]

Where do you think?

[retrorsum]

The bottom of the ocean. I couldn't guess at which, though my guess would be not on Earth.

( otherwise someone would have dug it up by now )

[impavid]

Then you'd be right on both counts. Ten points to Gryffindor.

[ It was indeed at the bottom of the ocean, on the planet known as Lantea. ]

[retrorsum]

( give her a moment to look confused but she doesn't ask. gryffindor?? )

Which galaxy?

[impavid]

[ Nobody gets his amazing jokes RIP. ]

Pegasus Galaxy, three million light-years from Earth and decent take-out.

[retrorsum]

( 52nd century boo. mostly. kovarian didn't instill harry potter in her childhood )

That's one I haven't been to. How many inhabited worlds did you see?

[impavid]

[ Ummmm. ]

I'll be honest, didn't really keep count.

[ So, a lot? ]

[retrorsum]

Well, you're probably more well travelled than most people here.

( most humans she'd spoken to had never gotten off earth )

Especially for your time.

[impavid]

I've always been special.

[ That. Sure is. One way to word it, yes. ]

[retrorsum]

Oh, really?

( colour her a little curious )

[impavid]

Oh yeah.

[ Learn to lower your expectations, River. ]

My mother always told me so.

[retrorsum]

Well, she's not here.

[impavid]

[ MMMMMM. John raises an eyebrow. ]

Well I'm hoping not, she died about 14 years ago now.

[ Not that... death strictly stops the Natha.

John isn't sure how he feels about that thought.

Let's file it under, 'ignore'. ]

[retrorsum]

( she at least looks a little apologetic. and stops herself from mentioning about that she could be in a pod because with their earlier conversation he likely knows it )

What did she say?