11.14.2013

When Strange Worlds Collide, Day 26

At Casino de la Renard; Nice, French Republic:

Victor (to Nathaniel): Oi. Nate! ...Where are you headed in all that kit?

Nathaniel (to Victor): I'm goin' to check in on Lily an' see how she's doing. New London is fucking cold right now. What's up?

Victor (to Nathaniel): Heh. Missing your kid?

Nathaniel (to Victor): Yeah. So? You just wanna make fun of me for having a family or what? What are you after?

Victor (to Nathaniel): No! No. I wouldn't make fun of you for that... I wanted to ask you about your memories. From the other timeline.

Nathaniel (to Victor): ... What about them?

Victor (to Nathaniel): How did you keep some memories from one timeline and not the others? I mean, Zoe said you suppressed a bunch of stuff to be who you are now... How did you do that?

Nathaniel (to Victor): Oh. Yeah. Right... I, uh, I didn't do all of it myself. When Hiiri grabbed me, it looks like she had Maladori nuke a buncha stuff in my head. She was afraid I wouldn't be "useful."

Victor (to Nathaniel): Bloody 'ell.

Nathaniel (to Victor): Yeah. Guess there's nothin' like a lobotomy to deal with shitty memories from anther timeline. Anyway, those other memories aren't as strong now cuz of it, so you know...

Victor (to Nathaniel): Yeah. That's not really fucking helpful, is it?

Nathaniel (to Victor): Heh. No. Not in the slightest. Sorry, I couldn't give you whatever answer you're lookin' for, Victor.

Victor (to Nathaniel): Heh. It's alright. Do you... You remember everything from the other time?

Nathaniel (to Victor): No. Longer I spend here, the weaker they get. The only ones that really stick out now are the ones Mrs. E retrieved.

Victor (to Nathaniel): Yeah. That what I thought. Thanks, mate. Go see your little girl. I'll cover your shift if Aiden needs it.

Nathaniel (to Victor): Thanks. Later.