[Action/Video] Transmission 003 - In Which Vastra Returns

[eversohungry]

[By Vastra's reckoning, years have passed. Her position at Scotland Yard has been elevated considerably, and in addition her little inner circle has expanded to a veritable 'Gang' of sorts. She and Jenny were married and happy, the Doctor had some of his familiar spark back, and yet...]

[Vastra leaves the woods, her hat veil trailing behind her as she carries it in her hand. Luceti, again. Warmer this time, thankfully, however it was not a welcome sight.]

[Not much seems to have changed, though upon her return to Luceti Vastra regrets leaving behind the few friends she had made. Natasha, Mr. Barnes, Miss Amelia, and Loki to name a few. However life went on and it went at a very quick clip after her return. Now those feelings of regret were resurfacing. Part of her wonders if they escaped, and hopes they did. Part of her feels slightly deflated that should they be gone, she would have to start completely over. This time with the knowledge that her wife was missing her, not just her paramour.]

[She walks down into the village, the path still familiar, repositioning the black hat and veil over her face. She takes it in, as much as she can, and feels very uneasy when she gets the sense that the changes she sees are extremely superficial...]

[When she arrives at the room she had, there is plastic over the furniture--and though the clothes and personal items are gone, it appears the heavier things never moved. Vastra pulls the cover off her familiar chair, sits, and opens her journal.]

((Video))

Is there anyone here who recalls seeing me a few years ago? I realize this is most likely a strange message, however as unsettling as Luceti is, little seems to have changed since my departure. I suppose this is simply the nature of this place?

Comments

[Video]

[widows_kiss]

[The message throws her off a little, and Natasha takes a moment to try and understand before responding. Is this another of the Malnosso's games? Considering Henry had just had his age and memories tampered with, she wondered if this was some strange new trend.]

Vastra?

[Video]

[eversohungry]

[Ah, one familiar face. Unfortunately it appears to be Natasha, and Vastra's resulting smile is tinged with a little sadness. She never seemed to be the sort of person to thrive in such boring captivity.]

Yes, that is indeed who I am. Hello Miss Natasha, I am both glad and sorry to see you still here.

Re: [Video]

[widows_kiss]

[She stifles a wince at that, then carefully chooses her words to try and maneuver this mix-up.]

Ahh. I think there's been some slight confusion.

[Video]

[eversohungry]

Confusion? [She frowns slightly.] Howso? You... are Miss Natasha Romanoff, are you not?

[Because the way Vastra sees it, the only possibility for confusion would be if Natasha had a twin she never mentioned.]

Re: [Video]

[widows_kiss]

[Her smile is quick to appear at that and she nods her head before the woman starts thinking there's more than one of her.] I am, yes. But... you haven't been gone years. I only just saw you a few weeks ago.

[voice]

[handing]

[A veiled woman? Not the most unusual thing Pepper's seen over the journals, but still a strange sight. She doesn't recognize the voice, but maybe she can still offer an answer to the confusion.]

Time moves differently between our worlds and here. You spent years in your world, but it could be as little as a week here. That's what happened to a person from my world.

[voice]

[eversohungry]

Truly? [Vastra raises her scaled brow slightly in momentary surprise. However her expression smooths out quickly enough. Time travel--meh.]

Fortunately I am somewhat accustomed to this sort of thing. However usually I am the one moving slower, not the other way around.

Re: [voice]

[handing]

You’re used to it?  [Just when Pepper thought she couldn’t hear anything new.  Magic exists, gods are real, and now someone is used to time moving at different speeds.]  I—I guess that makes it easier.
 
But yes.  My boyfriend.  He left here for a week, and was in our world for two years before he got pulled back here.

[voice]

[eversohungry]

Yes. One could say I have certain connections that ensure that familiarity with this particular situation. [And she smiles as though this woman's surprise was completely unwarranted. She had, after all, been inside a TARDIS before and traveled with a time-traveler. Running around space and time didn't surprise her anymore, but a human must have been terribly confused by it.]

Two years, though... [Vastra sees the potential to ask something that's now gnawing on her mind.] How did your relationship fare after he returned? Some degree of animosity? Secrets?

Re: [voice]

[handing]

[Vastra isn’t wrong about Pepper’s confusion, no.  But some other details have gotten mixed up, and she shakes her head.]
 
Oh, no.  I wasn’t here then.  I got here about two months after that happened.  [Although it’s not hard to see what she’s getting at, and she tries to offer a different way to answer the question.]  Tony had been here about a year at that point, though.

[jamesbarnes]

Well I'll be... Miss Vastra? Is that you?

[eversohungry]

And just how many other Silurians do you know, Mr. Barnes?

Yes, it is me.

[jamesbarnes]

[Bucky laughs.] Welcome back, though I can't imagine you're too happy to be here again.

It hasn't been all that long for us, just - [He realizes he doesn't know when she disappeared exactly. He was gone for such a long stretch it could be anywhere from weeks to months ago.] Well, it's only been a few months since Christmas.

[eversohungry]

Hm, last I checked it was December 26th. Though the last I remember of this place, winter was coming to an end. [Not much time has passed then. Strange, but not anything to be upset over. It was almost as though Vastra were visiting old friends she hadn't seen in a while.]

And while I am not particularly thrilled, I am glad to see you again. It is a backwards sort of glad, but glad all the same.

[jamesbarnes]

They snatched you back right after the holiday, huh? [He shakes his head, though he realizes belatedly that she can't see it.]

I think it's safest to say it's good to see you, just not in this place. You let me know if you need a hand with anything, ma'am.

Once you're settled in again we ought to have coffee.

[endgames]

[...]

We talked about shogi once.

[eversohungry]

Ah, yes, I do remember. I apologize we never had the opportunity to play before I arrived back in London.

[endgames]

Don't sweat it. Happens, in this place.

[eversohungry]

Has it happened often enough to you or your acquaintances that you can simply shrug it off? Or is that the somewhat lethargic attitude I remember coming through?

[endgames]

[Deadpan:] Well counting you, it's the sixth time this week.

voice;

[deadlyjuliet]

[Grell is never one to forget a familiar accent, even if she never spoke to the person before.]

Few years for you, dear, but far less for us.

But yes, this place is dreadfully boring and unchanging regardless of the time.

voice;

[eversohungry]

[Far less? Ah, well, time travel. This was a strange development though, who would have thought that these Malnosso had some sway over time as well as dimension.]

I'm not certain if I should be relieved I wasn't imagining things, or depressed that years could pass and nothing will change.

voice;

[deadlyjuliet]

Depressed, really. The way these people play at being God, I'm surprised they haven't ripped a hole in the fabric of reality.

But all that unpleasantness aside, how is the lovely old country doing?

voice;

[eversohungry]

Yes, I quite agree... [It is odd that something hasn't imploded yet. Of course, there were so many rules, things that the Doctor never explained or simply lied about... But it does seem rather odd that these people could simply take people and bounce them around in time and space without any heed for what the consequences could be. What if she came across herself someday? She did know, for certain, that such an encounter would cause severe unraveling.]

You mean England? Very lively, last I left it. [Snowmen, snowmen eating people, things had a tendency to get exciting around Vastra in bizarre ways.] You sound to be from London yourself.

voice;

[deadlyjuliet]

"From" is such a narrow term, but yes, I suppose I would say I hail from London. Haven't seen it in some time now, but wonderful to hear it's carrying on as always.

[Not that it's surprising, considering, but yes, hurrah Queen and Country that she goes around killing people in. Eh, details.]

Might I ask your year? Just for peace of mind, you see.