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“. . .Great Scott. . .”

Victor glances at him, then at his watch, slightly concerned. He supposes he can’t blame his friend for staring -- the sub they’ve come to examine, bobbing gently at the top of the water, IS pretty amazing with its delicate fins and gleaming metal. But the way Doc’s looking at the machine, Victor half-expects him to get the train and a rope and tow it back to the shop. “Er -- you’ve been standing here for two minutes,” he offers up tentatively.

“I’m sorry, I can’t help it! That’s the Nautilus, Victor!” Doc cries, bursting into sudden, delighted flailing. “From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea! My favorite Jules Verne title! The Nautilus, here in the -- well, metal, I suppose!”

@hamelinbound​ asked: 🎵 Cisco

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🎵   - for my muse to catch yours singing in secret .

"We're like geese," Mary declared, tilting her head back, legs dangling 50 feet above the glittering water. "South for the winter."

For a moment she was content to enjoy the sun; the wide brim of her hat shaded her shoulders and arms, and the cackle of seagulls caught up on a breeze and trailed off out of earshot. Looped back as the birds circled far overhead.

Then she clicked her tongue, brow furrowed. She pulled herself to her feet and strolled past Jerrie - inside, an array of seafood had been laid out, cocktails and sauces and delicacies from the mainland.

@hamelinbound​      /      winter is starting to hit detroit already. white flurries dance through the air and dust the city scope. it’d be a magical sight if the inner city had any whimsy. instead, pedestrians continue their brisk pace as always, even as ice speckles their coats. 

He knew he wasn’t supposed to be this close to the shore, especially not a city shoreline, but he couldn’t help it. Humans were fascinating and he had long since realised that what he was taught about them weren’t always true. Tim had to know more and he could only do that by observing.

@hamelinbound I have fic for you, based around one of our recent conversations regarding the versions of Jerrie and Hartley that live in Secundus and have a very book-accurate version of the Nautilus sub! You know, the one that you then suggested we turn into a thread. ^^; I figured you’d still like the fic, though. XD Plus some additional inspiration from that cool “Cephalopodoptera” picture you shared with me earlier. Hope you like!

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“This is amazing!”

Jerrie blinked, looked between Doc and Victor, then laughed. “Did you mean to do that in stereo?”

“No, it just – sort of happened,” Victor said, glancing at Doc with a blush and a smile. “I meant it, though!” He waved at the tank, watching a squid flap past on butterfly-thin wings, tentacles trailing. “These little creatures – they’re incredible! I thought I was doing amazing things with butterflies, but this–!” He fumbled in his jacket pocket for his travel sketchbook. “I’ve got to take some notes – do you mind?”

“Not at all!” Jerrie assured him, grinning. “That’s why they’re on display, after all – so people can enjoy them!”

“They are quite something,” Doc said, watching as a moth-like cephalopod swam in circles near the top. “But I admit, as a Touched whose own specialties tend to lie in physical engineering, I’m most impressed by the submarine. I know I keep going on about how well made it is, but – I swear, the way you’ve done it? It’s practically exactly like I pictured it when I first read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea! I can’t imagine the amount of time it took you to make it this book accurate!”

“Aren’t you a flatterer,” Jerrie said with a little wink. “Honestly, I came up with the plans, but it was Hartley who did most of the work of building it. He’s the mechanical genius here.”

“And don’t think I don’t appreciate the compliments,” Hartley said from his chair. “It was a hell of a lot of work.”