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<blockquote data-quote="Ladybird" data-source="post: 6259582" data-attributes="member: 10689"><p><strong>Episode 1, Chapter 9: Time To Say Goodbye</strong></p><p></p><p>While the rest of the team prepares to jump, Kat takes Elizabeth aside one last time.</p><p></p><p>"We're going back to 1757 - " Kat begins.</p><p></p><p>Elizabeth finishes the thought for her. "And I can't go with you."</p><p></p><p>Kat steps back, equally surprised and relieved to hear Elizabeth say it before she can. "I was already unstable," Elizabeth admits ruefully. "I'm not sure I could take another jump, especially to a place where I've already been. The risk of paradox would just be too much."</p><p></p><p>That's all true, but the real reason that Elizabeth can't come with us is that we may end up trying to erase her timeline - which, of course, Kat can't tell her. Even though Kat can't remember her previous relationship with Elizabeth, there's still enough of the emotional resonance left over for her to feel strongly about wanting to keep Elizabeth safe, and to make this farewell very painful. They've just found each other again, but soon they may lose each other entirely. </p><p></p><p>While Kat and Elizabeth spend their last few moments together, the rest of us do some advance research on the assassin and his background. We suspect that he might be a timetraveler himself; but even if he isn't, we need to know more about him. </p><p></p><p>Robert-Francois Damiens was born in northern France. He served in the military for a short time, but spent most of his life as a domestic servant. He had trouble keeping a job, though - he was fired from several posts for misconduct. Nobody really knows why he tried to kill King Louis XV. It might have been related to a church matter? He worked for the Jesuits for a while (although they fired him too) and held some odd religious views. But Damiens also seems to have blamed the king for his own problems. After trying to assassinate the king, Damiens didn't try to flee, and was captured almost immediately. He was tortured, but didn't give up any info on accomplices - either he was protecting them well, or he acted alone. His execution was pretty gruesome, as you might expect for someone who tried to kill a king. He left behind a wife and a daughter, both of whom ended up changing their names and leaving France.</p><p></p><p>"So he wasn't a timetraveler," says Edward. "He has a past and a family. The tether knows the names of his parents and siblings, as well as those of his wife and daughter."</p><p></p><p>"Or, if he is a timetraveler," says Yves, "he's a very committed one, to have jumped back and forth to set up all that evidence."</p><p></p><p>Hypatia suggests, "Even if Damiens isn't a timetraveler, he may be working for one. He's got a history of instability, so he might be easy to influence, and someone must have planted the idea for the assassination in his head. It's a bit random to blame the king for getting repeatedly fired for being a bad cleaner."</p><p></p><p>"People blame kings for all kinds of things," Edward points out.</p><p></p><p>"If you say so, Your Majesty," says Hypatia.</p><p></p><p>Since the assassination is on Jan 5, 1757, Yves suggests that we jump in on New Year's Day. That might be close enough to the event that Damiens might have already gotten the idea.</p><p></p><p>So that's what we do. Happy New Year, 1757!</p><p></p><p>Now that we're here, how do we find Damiens? He's a religious person, so maybe we can trace him through church records? Maybe he made donations to his local parish?</p><p></p><p>Then Edward remembers something. "Yves, aren't you <em>from<em> Paris in the 18th century?"</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>"Why, yes I am!" Yves says. "A bit later than this time, but yes."</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>"Maybe we can have a home base with Yves' relatives," suggests Kat. "Just don't prevent your father from falling in love with your mother, or anything like that."</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Yves smirks. "Even I have <em>that</em> much self-control."</em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybird, post: 6259582, member: 10689"] [b]Episode 1, Chapter 9: Time To Say Goodbye[/b] While the rest of the team prepares to jump, Kat takes Elizabeth aside one last time. "We're going back to 1757 - " Kat begins. Elizabeth finishes the thought for her. "And I can't go with you." Kat steps back, equally surprised and relieved to hear Elizabeth say it before she can. "I was already unstable," Elizabeth admits ruefully. "I'm not sure I could take another jump, especially to a place where I've already been. The risk of paradox would just be too much." That's all true, but the real reason that Elizabeth can't come with us is that we may end up trying to erase her timeline - which, of course, Kat can't tell her. Even though Kat can't remember her previous relationship with Elizabeth, there's still enough of the emotional resonance left over for her to feel strongly about wanting to keep Elizabeth safe, and to make this farewell very painful. They've just found each other again, but soon they may lose each other entirely. While Kat and Elizabeth spend their last few moments together, the rest of us do some advance research on the assassin and his background. We suspect that he might be a timetraveler himself; but even if he isn't, we need to know more about him. Robert-Francois Damiens was born in northern France. He served in the military for a short time, but spent most of his life as a domestic servant. He had trouble keeping a job, though - he was fired from several posts for misconduct. Nobody really knows why he tried to kill King Louis XV. It might have been related to a church matter? He worked for the Jesuits for a while (although they fired him too) and held some odd religious views. But Damiens also seems to have blamed the king for his own problems. After trying to assassinate the king, Damiens didn't try to flee, and was captured almost immediately. He was tortured, but didn't give up any info on accomplices - either he was protecting them well, or he acted alone. His execution was pretty gruesome, as you might expect for someone who tried to kill a king. He left behind a wife and a daughter, both of whom ended up changing their names and leaving France. "So he wasn't a timetraveler," says Edward. "He has a past and a family. The tether knows the names of his parents and siblings, as well as those of his wife and daughter." "Or, if he is a timetraveler," says Yves, "he's a very committed one, to have jumped back and forth to set up all that evidence." Hypatia suggests, "Even if Damiens isn't a timetraveler, he may be working for one. He's got a history of instability, so he might be easy to influence, and someone must have planted the idea for the assassination in his head. It's a bit random to blame the king for getting repeatedly fired for being a bad cleaner." "People blame kings for all kinds of things," Edward points out. "If you say so, Your Majesty," says Hypatia. Since the assassination is on Jan 5, 1757, Yves suggests that we jump in on New Year's Day. That might be close enough to the event that Damiens might have already gotten the idea. So that's what we do. Happy New Year, 1757! Now that we're here, how do we find Damiens? He's a religious person, so maybe we can trace him through church records? Maybe he made donations to his local parish? Then Edward remembers something. "Yves, aren't you [i]from[i] Paris in the 18th century?" "Why, yes I am!" Yves says. "A bit later than this time, but yes." "Maybe we can have a home base with Yves' relatives," suggests Kat. "Just don't prevent your father from falling in love with your mother, or anything like that." Yves smirks. "Even I have [i]that[/i] much self-control."[/i][/i] [/QUOTE]
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