cop_an_attitude | 01 | [Voice/Action]

[For a moment, nothing happens. The camera is focused on a patch of grass. There are rustling sounds and a woman's voice mutters indistinguishably to herself, and eventually the journal is righted so that the camera focuses on Sally's face. There is a leaf in her hair. She does not look happy.]

Right, I think I've worked out what this thing does, and I just want to say that if this is someone's idea of a joke, I'm not laughing. See this? [She lifts up a police badge containing her ID.] This is a police badge. It's my police badge, yeah? It says I'm Sergeant Sally Donovan of London PD, which means that when I find out who's responsible for this, for...this [She gestures down the length of her body, at the dress that isn't hers] and for this [She turns the journal to take in the unfamiliar surroundings] and I don't even know how to start about this [She jerks her thumb over her shoulder at the pair of dark brown wings that definitely aren't supposed to be there] that person or persons are in a world of trouble.

My advice to you, whoever you are, is to come forward immediately. That's less trouble on my part and a lighter sentence for you, so it's in everyone's best interest. Do not make me find you.

[Sally fumes silently for a moment, and when she decides her point has been made, the recording ends.]

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A year?

They conduct experiements--

Wars--

[Things are starting to sink in. Not a good feeling.]

[No, it really isn't. Amelia sighs quietly on her end.]

They don't happen all the time, at least. Once or twice a month, usually.

The rest of the time, you're here. That's the better end of it. Everything's free, and most people are decent. They'll help you out when you get in trouble, look out for you--that sort of thing.

Has anyone told you how to get to the village yet?

It's-- [She sighs deliberately and takes a deep breath.] Yeah, someone's come to help me find it. Everyone seems all right so far.

Most people are. It makes everything else bearable.

There may be people you know here too. They'll probably reply to this if they are, since you gave out your name. But they might not remember the same things as you. People can be brought from different times.

[A pause as Amelia frowns.]

Most everyone I knew back home is from years after I am.

I've already run into...a few people I know... [She's less than pleased about some aspects of this.] I don't know if one of them remembers everything I do, but. I'm pretty sure the other does.

[Amelia can relate, even if she technically didn't know one of hers before she got here.]

Just be careful when you're talking about it. When people get sent home from here--which happens sometimes--they supposedly don't remember anything. But finding out some things about the future you didn't expect to hear isn't easy.

[Voice of experience.]

People do go back, then? There's a way out?

Um, yeah, I'll remember to keep quiet about the future until I find out more, then.

It's random. No one here has found a way to go back on their own. People just sometimes disappear, then end up back here with different memories.

Sorry. I didn't mean to get your hopes up.

They come back?

...It's all right. I've a feeling I'm going to have a lot of hopes dashed in the next few Hours. Days. Weeks. ...Months.

Sometimes. Others don't.

It isn't completely bad. Good things can happen here too.

Good things like what?

[She may be a tad grumpy at the moment.]

[It's pretty understandable.]

The people, like I said before. And other things that might not be possible where you're from.

I never saw rain before I came here. Or so many plants, or seasons. My world's a desert, so all of that was new to me.

Your whole world?

...Ha. I'm from England; rain's an everyday occurrence.

Gunsmoke.

I've never heard of any place called England.

Your world's called Gunsmoke?

It's on an island of a place called Europe.

Yeah. I don't know who came up with the name, but it's not hard to guess why.

Still never heard of it.

Has a nice ring to it, at least.

All right, just trying to fill you in...

Maybe. It's a hard place to live though.

Sorry. It's just that the geography doesn't mean much. I mean, I could tell you where Mecca is in relation to May or December, but I don't think it'd help you much.

I've never been to a desert. I know someone who has, though, and he doesn't much care for it.

Yeah, you're right. Just thought I'd offer something up since you're telling me about where you come from.

I can understand why, if your world looks anything like this place does. I meant the people, though.

Don't worry about it. It's mostly just to help you with the idea that people come from different worlds and end up here. That's one of the things I had to really struggle with believing.

He's not over fond of the people, either.

It is hard to believe, but I guess once I got over the fact that I'm in a different world now, it only made sense there'd be even more worlds. 'Course, maybe I'm just a nutter; I'd believe it, after all this.

It happens if you meet the bad ones often enough.

[Congratulations, Sally. You got a small laugh from Amelia.] If you are, you're with a bunch of others. And the worlds thing isn't the worst of it.

I guess that happens to all of us.

[Sally laughs a little back.] I've always thought it important to be in good company.

Unfortunately. The people around here are pretty good in general though.

[Speaking of that company.]

Do you want me to try and explain anything else? There's a lot to take in, but it's not like you don't have time.

They all seem that way. So far.

Ah - no thanks, not now anyway. [Still getting used to everyone being helpful.] Nice of you to offer.

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