AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

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His wife interjects "And I would not allow my husband to risk his life on the whim of an over-adventurous crazy man." Pepe asks, "Do you know how he accomplished it? Sneaking in through the sewers was the plan he thought had the best chance of success."

"I'm sorry, I don't recall if he said how. I had been awake at least 36 hours by then, maybe longer.

Before we brought them back, the Empress and Victor Duruy were married, and Mr. Gonzales gave away the bride. He called her some kind of bird as well. I'm afraid your Great Uncle is very odd," Abigail laughed. "He did seem pretty chirked about about having gotten that necklace."

 

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"....I'm afraid your Great Uncle is very odd," Abigail laughed. "He did seem pretty chirked about about having gotten that necklace."

Pepe says, "Yes, he is odd.

I am sorry that your visit with us had to start with Miss Meghan Elizabeth Stuart Chester. She means well but just has no skills with people."

 

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I am sorry that your visit with us had to start with Miss Meghan Elizabeth Stuart Chester. She means well but just has no skills with people."

"She's not the first person I've met who isn't good with people. I work with archeologists, scientists and academics. They're often so in their own minds that they've forgotten how to get on with others.

I admit, I wasn't sure what to make of her. She was certainly generous with her loan of the gown and seemed happy enough to do it, but I couldn't get even a smile from her.

But surely, she's been her some time. You must have found something about her to like."

 

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..."But surely, she's been her some time. You must have found something about her to like."

Pepe says, "Me personally, no. She's also rather vain, she may look like a girl in her twenties but she uses her magic to achieve that, she's twice that age. But I am far from impartial on the subject. Callum mentioned how she's gunning for his job, well she's been considerably more vocal about wanting mine. She feels that the Chief Wizard of the Stuarts should be both the most powerful spellcaster here and a Stuart. Thankfully, Charles firmly believes that the Chief Wizard has to be a wizard, not a sorcerer."

Maracita adds, "In Peru the art of midwifery is conducted by wizards rather than clerics and that was my initial training. We were here when Meagan was born, I delivered her. Of the hundreds of babies who I helped to deliver in my lifetime she was by far the most difficult. It is trait that she has carried into adulthood."

 

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Maracita adds, "In Peru the art of midwifery is conducted by wizards rather than clerics and that was my initial training. We were here when Meagan was born, I delivered her. Of the hundreds of babies who I helped to deliver in my lifetime she was by far the most difficult. It is trait that she has carried into adulthood."

Abby was silent for a moment. "She must be horribly, horribly lonely," she said finally. "I've met a few people who gloried in being unlikeable, but I suspect Meagan isn't one of them. She seemed genuinely pleased that Cal had found me.

Perhaps ambition is all she has." She paused again. "Which in no way excuses her. Constantly trying to undermine you, Pepe and Cal, undermines your whole mission here. It's a distraction."

 

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Abby was silent for a moment. "She must be horribly, horribly lonely," she said finally. "I've met a few people who gloried in being unlikeable, but I suspect Meagan isn't one of them. She seemed genuinely pleased that Cal had found me.

Maracita says, "She may actually want you as a friend, you did indicate that she was friendly to you. . She does have a few friends, the managers of the agricultural operation here. As they have nothing to do with magic she is in no way threatened by them."

Perhaps ambition is all she has." She paused again. "Which in no way excuses her. Constantly ttrying to undermine you, Pepe and Cal, undermines your whole mission here. It's a distraction."

Pepe says, "Enough discussion of her, tell us some more about you Abigail." Maracita says, "Yes, please. From the way Callum had described you we would have expected our first vision of you to be rising out from a giant clamshell as in Botticelli's painting."

OOC: Feel free to make this next hour of the carriage ride as long or short as you want in these posts. It is an opportunity for Abby to derive information, but we can also move forward to her and Cal if you would prefer.

 

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Pepe says, "Enough discussion of her, tell us some more about you Abigail." Maracita says, "Yes, please. From the way Callum had described you we would have expected our first vision of you to be rising out from a giant clamshell as in Botticelli's painting."

"I really had no idea he felt this way. We weren't together all that long, and I never heard from him after his father had him reassigned. I considered it something lovely to remember and moved on with my life. I was hurt and angry, but I grieved what might have been more than what had been. I suppose it was the same for him, except I had reason to let go, and he had hope and a reason to hold on.

I really don't know what to tell you about myself the Cal might not have already told you. My father was English, and my mother still lives in New Orleans. I decided I wanted an education, so I went to college. And I love to know about people, how they lived and how they thought about things, so I became an archeologist."

OOC: Feel free to make this next hour of the carriage ride as long or short as you want in these posts. It is an opportunity for Abby to derive information, but we can also move forward to her and Cal if you would prefer.

OOC: I don't see any need to hurry. The other group hasn't gone far yet, so we aren't holding them up. And honestly, it's helping me remember the character I intended Abby to be.

 

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"....I decided I wanted an education, so I went to college. And I love to know about people, how they lived and how they thought about things, so I became an archeologist."

Pepe says, "An archaeologist yes, but there are many different facets and types of archaeology. Are you more focused on the aspects of science or the history? Is there a geographic location that you wish to focus on? How do you see the world of yesterday relating to the world of today, or is that not something that should matter? And how does magic relate to any or all of this?"

 

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Pepe says, "An archaeologist yes, but there are many different facets and types of archaeology. Are you more focused on the aspects of science or the history? Is there a geographic location that you wish to focus on? How do you see the world of yesterday relating to the world of today, or is that not something that should matter? And how does magic relate to any or all of this?"

"I started out interested in the history, but I have to admit I have become fascinated with the methods themselves. Finding, preserving, making sure that the disturbance we create in our searches don't cause irreparable harm. I enjoy the minute, detailed task of unearthing the treasures from the ground.

And no, I have no particular area I want to focus on just now. A young archeologist just starting out must take the jobs she can. Egypt is always fascinating, its history is so rich and ancient. But I would also enjoy delving into the past of the Celtic and Nordic peoples. There's not as much work that way, though. The fascination and funding for now seems to lie in Northern Africa.

And of course the world of yesterday relates to the world of today! We are, every one of us, created and informed by the generations that came before us. We humans live with beliefs and prejudices passed down that we no longer even understand, they're just what is. For the longer-lived races, things that happened hundreds of years ago are personal memories. Part of personal experiences that even more directly inform who they are.

And magic... Like any other source of power it's threaded all through history. But it's the one kind of power that doesn't concentrate itself among the already powerful. It can be an equalizer, like when a poor child discovers sorcerous powers. Or it can move people even further above, like the resources I saw back at the castle. And of course the rift between clerical and arcane magic has profoundly shifted the course of the entire Western world. Magic matters a great deal."

 

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Maracita smiles at Abby's response.

Pepe says "You said that you might enjoy delving into the past of the Celtic people. What do you know of the Celtic faction known as the Carnutes? And have you had any experience at excavating Roman ruins?"