text; @trevor.belmont

[doesitanyway]

Greetings, fellow Displaced. I'm Trevor Belmont, and I have a slightly different type of inquiry than the sort I've been seeing 'posted' on here so far.

I haven't found a library or similar resource, and am struggling with learning relevant information using the network alone. Not facts about our situation, but about this strange future we've found ourselves in. Most people here seem to be from far further along than I am, enough to work the facilities and use a very different vocabulary to mine... I suppose I'm wondering if anyone has the time and inclination to be a tutor, of sorts? Just to explain some of this technology and catch me up on relevant terms and events from the past millennium or so, hopefully enough that I can stop turning every conversation I have into a game of a thousand questions. Folks have been fairly understanding, but it's not ideal.

My only request is that anyone who responds not treat me as a fool or a child. I'm fresh out of the past, not a crib.

I've no way to pay you, yet, but hopefully we can work something out. And I do thank you in advance for your consideration.

Comments

[stolenpeace]

I have not compared the calendars, but the technology and landscape are both entirely strange to me. I have been told my country is unheard of here.

[doesitanyway]

Because it exists no longer or never did, has anyone known?

[stolenpeace]

I can not say I care for either option.

[doesitanyway]

Of course not. I simply found it reassuring to know that I was on the same planet at least.

[stolenpeace]

Determining the answer will be one of my priorities once I have access to historical archives.

My husband's presence is a small comfort, but I suspect that little else will reassure me for quite some time.

[doesitanyway]

Someone is hopefully showing me how to access them properly soon, I can pass the knowledge along.

Your husband is here? Did you arrive together?

[stolenpeace]

I would appreciate any assistance.

He claims to have arrived some months before.

[doesitanyway]

Then I'll do as well as I can. Perhaps our common sense of bewilderment will make my explanations easier for you than the ones I've been puzzling through.

Interesting.

I trust he's helping you settle a bit?

[stolenpeace]

Being helpful does not come naturally to him, but I would not have wed him if he were entirely useless.

[doesitanyway]

What a glowing endorsement.

[stolenpeace]

I apologize if I have been overly sentimental.

@eugenides.attolis

[kleptocratic]

Hello, you're speaking or whatever it is to my wife.

I will endeavor to be entirely useless in the future.

[doesitanyway]

I meant no offense, it simply stands to reason that you're from the same place and time period as the mrs here. Have you comfortably adjusted to this one yet?

[kleptocratic]

No, but I'm never comfortable.

[ He isn't offended. He is just like this. ]

It does get easier.

[doesitanyway]

Never? What a shame. Have you tried liquor?

[ He's kidding, and appreciates the latter comment. ]

I certainly hope so. I am a fast learner, at least.

[kleptocratic]

Often. I have some hidden at the safehouse.

[ He is nineteen and still drinks enough to get hangovers. 👍 ]

The hardest things are the questions you don't think to ask.

[doesitanyway]

Do you have any examples of that? Things I should know I might not think of now.

[stolenpeace]

By all means, offend away. He does enjoy having something to complain about.

[ This is a happy marriage. ]

[doesitanyway]

Oh, so I'm doing a service! Excellent.

[stolenpeace]

Truly, you are most kind.

[doesitanyway]

A generous spirit over here, that's me.

And how shall I address you upon calling, when I've learned to access the archives?

[stolenpeace]

I have no doubt of your success.

[kleptocratic]

I'm always pleased by your faith in me.

[stolenpeace]

You are remarkably tenacious once your mind is set on something. It is not always to your benefit.

[kleptocratic]

But usually it is.