[ Yes. To be an easy distance away. Familiar territory, comfortably close. But then he remembers how much things have changed. He thinks of Ignatius Melville in his messages, an easy gateway to his bed. Does he really want to be living next door to him now...?
Then again, nobody visiting him would have to use the door. But that in itself would feel a little like lying. ]
Depends. Have you got the hall rigged with cameras yet?
no, that's a lie i'm not but i'll get over it [ because he has to. ]
i need you to keep an eye on me, stephen i know it's a selfish request but i don't know how long i can hold out so just in case, [ just in case he is tempted to start drinking again. ] i need you close by
i wouldn't be surprised if the next place i end up in is an actual jailcell or maybe a hole in the ground
every single time i feel like i'm making some progress in cracking the multiversal code in getting us all home, i wake up somewhere new and it's just rinse wash repeat
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interested in being neighbors, doc?
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Then again, nobody visiting him would have to use the door. But that in itself would feel a little like lying. ]
Depends. Have you got the hall rigged with cameras yet?
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no, that's a lie
i'm not
but i'll get over it [ because he has to. ]
i need you to keep an eye on me, stephen
i know it's a selfish request but i don't know how long i can hold out
so just in case, [ just in case he is tempted to start drinking again. ] i need you close by
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[ Doesn't need any more than that. He'll navigate the rest when he gets to it. ]
Pick me out a room, I'll come by later.
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i appreciate it
[ moving on now— ]
so penny for your thoughts on this manor?
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we have no access to the world beyond the grounds here
if there even is one
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My last place was the same.
A little more restricted. Past a certain point there was just nothing
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or maybe a hole in the ground
every single time i feel like i'm making some progress in cracking the multiversal code in getting us all home, i wake up somewhere new and it's just rinse wash repeat
except the tech keeps getting worse
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You'll end up in remote 19th century-adjacent Eastern Europe
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i don't like this place, but at least there are still things i can work with
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At least there's still coffee.