[ he'd really only been trying to break the awkward silence between them, which he now recognizes was clearly a mistake. he was accustomed with how to deal with these worlds by now - identify the differences, then figure out their cause. still, doing so aside one of the victims of his job was a constant reminder of the high costs of just what he did. can't destroy a dimension without breaking a few eggs... or something.
so he just winces and nods a bit at her question, deciding that perhaps he should just go about this job as efficiently as possible.
though he pauses, glancing down at a newspaper that someone happened to leave on a bench nearby. for some reason it manages to catch his eye, so he walks over and picks it up... faltering a bit as it confirms what he'd suspected. ]
The date on this newspaper... this dimension is a few years ahead of ourrs. [ though the date really isn't the most startling thing about this particular newspaper - no, that would be the giant picture of him on its front page, along with a headline announcing some new achievement he's made as president of spirius.
no subject
so he just winces and nods a bit at her question, deciding that perhaps he should just go about this job as efficiently as possible.
though he pauses, glancing down at a newspaper that someone happened to leave on a bench nearby. for some reason it manages to catch his eye, so he walks over and picks it up... faltering a bit as it confirms what he'd suspected. ]
The date on this newspaper... this dimension is a few years ahead of ourrs. [ though the date really isn't the most startling thing about this particular newspaper - no, that would be the giant picture of him on its front page, along with a headline announcing some new achievement he's made as president of spirius.
that's new. ]