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∞ 84: Solace from time's passage [action/written]

[Today Albert is in the sitting room of his house, leafing through a few books idly. The weather is disappointingly rainy for summer, but it's a pleasant change from the heat earlier in the week.

Eventually, he will fall asleep on the couch. It was just supposed to be a nap -- half an hour at most. But that half an hour turns into a whole hour. And then two. (This may even repeat in his bedroom later on.)

Sometime later in the evening, he will write in his journal.]

Accomplishments could be said to be life's milestones. Some are far apart, and others are so close together that they may very well overlap. Some may be considered mundane, and others utterly unique to your circumstances.

If you are willing, I would like to hear of a mundane accomplishment. Something that others could relate to. I will share one of my own: I graduated from school as a teenager.

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[A contemplative pause.] Interesting. I believe it would be a long time before such a thing is common in my own world.

I don't believe we have been properly introduced. [Even considering the locked network.] I am Albert Silverberg.

My apologies, Mr. Silverberg. I am Ciel Phantomhive.

[A pause then before pressing on to his first point] I have begun to realize, however, that perhaps the world I am familiar with has certain... conveniences alien to others situated here. [Even if some of the things here like say a microwave are alien to him]

A pleasure, Ciel. [He nods, though how much of that is seen is up to the journal.]

With so many worlds represented here, it isn't surprising. The "upgrade" to electrical appliances several months ago caused a deal of trouble for residents.

I can imagine the confusion which must have resulted from such a shift. Even through a gradual "Revolution" there are those who would reject progress in the Empire.

Considering how abruptly the shift occurred, it is surprising that so many have decided to continue using the appliances. But Luceti is filled with uncommonly resilient people.

I must admit interest in your use of revolution. Your home country is in the middle of policy changes? Or perhaps a change of government?

It has been dubbed by some as an "Industrial Revolution." [A pause and a light smile plays at his lips. Truth be told, that ended a while ago, or at least is trailing out, but the idea remains] It is an era of progress and innovation, which has resulted in social changes to meet the needs of a changed economic and commercial structure.

[Such a cultured and informative young boy. But he couldn't say he was surprised after hearing how he bested a noblewoman.] Quite a tumultuous time for any country, especially if policy is not keeping up with these changes. Far too many loopholes and new situations to be taken advantage of.

Quite. The Yard is taxed to even begin to keep up when the "underworld" of the Empire begins to enter the "light." [He chuckles lightly to himself... before giving out-] Though naturally, Her Majesty has prepared methods to counteract such instances.

Special agents, as any well-structured government should logically have. [Of course, Harmonia had its own.] If the revolution continues without any major incidents, they must be handling these issues well.

There have been some. Not last summer there was a killer loose in the capitol who caused quite a stir; the papers dubbed them "Jack the Ripper."

A killer? [He raises a brow.] The news would only give such names if it was a killer of quality or quantity. ["Quality" being members of the higher class.]

Five women [he neglects to mention that they were all prostitutes, but alas] were murdered within a period of three months. Perhaps the news took interest in them from the utter lack of evidence lest at the crime scenes, leading to them continuing to evade capture.

From your tone, it sounds as if the issue has been concluded in some manner. There have been no other peculiar deaths since that period?

While no criminal was ever apprehended by the Yard, the murders did indeed cease with the coming of winter. [Though his tone clearly says "they were caught in secret"]

[He makes a satisfactory sound, tilting out of sight as he leans back in his chair.] Her Majesty the Queen must have been relieved to see the murders out of the newspapers.

That she was. The murders in grand city were upsetting her so. [Ciel, meanwhile, keeps himself fixed on the book which clearly has nothing to do with his chair being too big for him to fit in right.

...That and he's used to telephones, he's not sure how far his voice will carry]

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∞ 84: Solace from time's passage [action/written]

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