AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[Silver Moon]

"She paused then said, "So what sort of automaton is driving this carriage?"

He smiles and replies, "It is a clockwork man, it even made a loud ticking sound until we put a magical sound suppression device into it. Approximately 125 years ago a group of them attacked Versailles. A visiting physician was able to deactivate them and King Louis XV then put them into storage.

When Meagan's mother heard about them she made a formal request to study them and three were sent here for examination. She suspected magic, but it turns out there is nothing magical about them, only mechanical. She was never able to reactivate them. When my Torchwood associates first visited here it only took Captain Nemo a few hours to get them working again, he's a mechanical genius. Before they wore over-sized porcelain masks, but Doctor Jekyll was able to fabricate the more human-like heads for them to wear."

We never did find out who made them, other than that it was clearly an enemy of King Louis XV, so was probably Austrian given Louis's role in the War of Austrian Succession. He had other enemies too, but it is the peoples of Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are best known for the watchmaking expertise, so that is the most logical answer."

 

[orchid blossom]

We never did find out who made them, other than that it was clearly an enemy of King Louis XV, so was probably Austrian given Louis's role in the War of Austrian Succession. He had other enemies too, but it is the peoples of Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are best known for the watchmaking expertise, so that is the most logical answer."

"If they were designed to attack, you're sure it's entirely safe to be using them? Sounds like the kind of thing that might have been better left alone."

 

[Silver Moon]

"If they were designed to attack, you're sure it's entirely safe to be using them? Sounds like the kind of thing that might have been better left alone."

"Oh, they're absolutely safe now, Nemo gave them new orders. And nobody other than Nemo knows how to give them instructions. The only possible exception to that would be the original creator, but that person is very likely long dead.

The only possible exception would be if the creator was Dwarven, as they are a longer lived race. But there is only one Dwarven clock maker in Austria who could have possibly fabricated them, so we secretly searched his workshop and laboratory, and found absolutely no evidence that he had made them."

 

[orchid blossom]

"The only possible exception would be if the creator was Dwarven, as they are a longer lived race. But there is only one Dwarven clock maker in Austria who could have possibly fabricated them, so we secretly searched his workshop and laboratory, and found absolutely no evidence that he had made them."

"You say that so casually. 'We secretly searched his workshop.' She shook her head. "Your career path definitely took you to a lot more interesting places than mine did. But I can't say I'd want to trade with you, not after the past few days."

 

[Silver Moon]

"You say that so casually. 'We secretly searched his workshop.' She shook her head. "Your career path definitely took you to a lot more interesting places than mine did. But I can't say I'd want to trade with you, not after the past few days."

He laughs "When I said 'we' I meant Torchwood, I personally was undergoing archaeology training in England at the time, so our career paths were actually on parallel tracks at the time.

So, are you looking forward to the concert? Are you familiar with any of his works?"

 

[orchid blossom]

He laughs "When I said 'we' I meant Torchwood, I personally was undergoing archaeology training in England at the time, so our career paths were actually on parallel tracks at the time.

So, are you looking forward to the concert? Are you familiar with any of his works?"

"I'm not, sadly. I love music, but I'm mostly familiar with the music from home. New Orleans has such a rich tradition of it's own.

But I'm looking forward to hearing something new. And I've rarely had the chance to hear large ensembles like this."

 

[Silver Moon]

"But I'm looking forward to hearing something new. And I've rarely had the chance to hear large ensembles like this."

They soon approach the site of the prior Paris World's Fair. The massive two-towered building where the concert will take place is awe-inspiring.


http://paris1900.lartnouveau.com/cartes_postales_anciennes/le_trocadero.htm

 

[orchid blossom]

They soon approach the site of the prior Paris World's Fair. The massive two-towered building where the concert will take place is awe-inspiring.

Abby silently watched as they approached the building. She reminded herself that the Parisians attending this concert probably thought very little of the grandeur of the building. "Hmm. I think they were compensating for something," she finally said, dryly.

 

[Silver Moon]

Abby silently watched as they approached the building. She reminded herself that the Parisians attending this concert probably thought very little of the grandeur of the building. "Hmm. I think they were compensating for something," she finally said, dryly.

He laughs "Famous last words. You may regret uttering them, given the fact that the host of the next World's Fair in 1884 is the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Let's see how extravagant they'll be!

Despite the grandeur of this building it actually turned out to be overshadowed at the Fair by Bartholdi's statue of Lady Liberty, that giant statue that will be erected in New York Harbor in a few years. The torch and arm of that statue was displayed in '76 at your country's Centennial Exposition in New York. Well for the '78 World's Fair here in Paris they had completed the head, neck and upper chest of the statue which was put on display."

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/SOLparkParis.jpg

 

[Fenris]

George waits a bit to finish his cigar to give Drury a chance to enter the room alone. He proceeds in and finds everyone waiting for him.
"Ok, gentlemen. You have had some tea and a break. Hopefully we can begin the negotiations again. Forgive my rashness General Woolsley, I spoke with some passion and not in a manner befitting my role nor towards a common solution nor with proper respect for you or your rank and position. My deepest apologies. Now, perhaps you would care to begin by laying out your concerns and desires." begins George in a gracious and conciliatory tone.