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what's the coolest thing you've ever done on a mission or the best place you've gone

OR hypothetically if you could choose one place to go for a mission what place would you want to go? i'm curious

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i think i would agree with you.

what's your favorite story, then?

My favorite? Believe me, we'd be here for hours trying to decide that. I've read some Jules Verne novels recently, though, and they were fantastic.

a few favorites, then?

what kinds of things does he write?

Several favorites. There's very little I'd rather do than read, honestly.

From what I gathered before I wound up here, he was particularly famous for his science fiction. "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "The Mysterious Island," that sort of thing.

i'd like to hear about a few of them, then, if you don't mind!

ohh i don't think i've read either of those but they sound good

They are! If you get the chance to read them, definitely give them a try.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is probably one of the more famous ones - a man basically makes a bet that he can circumnavigate the entire world in less than three months, and he does it. With only a carpet bag of belongings, at that.

When I was younger, we didn't have many books like that. Either that, or they were deemed "unladylike." Not that there's anything wrong with sweeping romances, but variety is nice.

<font face="courier new>how does he do that?? girls were only allowed to read certain things? that's dumb

Boats and trains - even an elephant, at one point. Apparently in most adaptations, there's a balloon at some point. Not in the book, though.

And it all had to do with how I was brought up. My father wanted me raised in a certain way, and I guess adventure novels were counterproductive to that. Not the way I would've wanted it, and I still don't agree, but.

oh that makes a lot more sense! i thought you meant he just walked everywhere haha! can you imagine going around the world on a balloon? wow

that's really too bad :( but hey at least you can read as many as you want while you're here!

It'd be quite the adventure, wouldn't it? I've always wanted to fly, honestly.

And that I can! I could when I got older, too. Once I moved out, sort of.

hey maybe someday you'll go on a mission where you can do that too!

oh cool! what do you mean by sort of

Here's hoping!

[ her next response takes a moment longer than usual to come - proper wording, all that nonsense. ]

Well, I moved out of my father's home to work for another man. A maid in his castle, basically, and while he had a library and I was more than welcome to use it, it wasn't until a bit later that I had any real freedom with my selections. That's all.

oh wow! a library in a castle must have been huge. that sounds so amazing. what was it like there?

why didn't you have freedom with the selection if he let you use it though

It was. The castle itself could've done with a bit of lightening up, though. [ GET IT BECAUSE IT WAS CALLED THE "DARK CASTLE" LOL SHE'S HILARIOUS no ] Overall, it was - livable.

I wound up as the man's maid. The books weren't technically MINE, I just had the opportunity to read them.

was electricity not invented back in your time?

oh! well if you could still read them isn't that still freedom even if they weren't yours

At that particular time, no. It is, in a sense. But I still didn't get to decide what stocked that library. I had to pick from his collection. That's what I mean.

it must have been a real big shock for you to come here then! how long have you been here?

ohhhh i see what you mean! did he have a good collection?

Actually, no, it wasn't! I've been here a little over a month, now, but, well. Suffice to say I'm not unaccustomed to modern conveniences. He did, actually, for the most part. Things I wouldn't've gotten to read anywhere else. A fair amount of things on magic.

oh really? how's that?

oh well that's good! i'm glad you liked what you were able to read.

It's a bit complicated. The whole concept of moving from one world to another is something I'm kind of used to. Everyone back home is, really; it's because of a curse. We went from castles and magic one day to a modern town and no memories, basically.

oh no that sounds horrible!

but if you're talking about it now that means you got your memories back at least so that's good

For now, at least. There were some important things I needed to take care of at home, memories or no, but there's not much I can do about it now beyond fight and pray the rumors were right. But you haven't told me anything about yourself!

what important things?

oh! what would you like to know

My town's under attack. I was put in charge of protecting it, but that got derailed. Anything you'd like to tell me! Where would YOU most like to go on a mission?

oh no! i hope it turns out okay

it's so hard to pick, there are lots of places that sound really fun! i lived in germany but i'd like to see more of europe

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