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Time and the Titanic - Part 1
Sep. 3rd, 2021 01:36 pmTime and the Titanic
16 October 1999
Lawndale, MD
22:03
1111 Glen Oaks Lane
Sisters Daria and Quinn Morgendorffer both arrived home at the same time. Quinn had been out with one of her regular three dates at Chez Pierre. Daria had been to a movie with her boyfriend, Tom Sloane.
“Hi, Daria.”
“Hi, Quinn,” Daria said as she unlocked the door. She noticed that only her father's car was in the drive way. Their Mom must have been working one of those 18 hour days.
As soon as the sisters were in the door, a flash of light emanated from the living room. They were knocked off their feet...
Daria got up first. “What just happened?” she looked in the living room. “Impossible,” she said.
“Oh yes. It is possible,” Jodie Landon said, as she emerged from the large machine that had appeared in the room....
“Some sort of time mechanic?” Quinn asked.
Daria shook her head at Quinn's malapropism.
“Time machine, yes,” Jodie answered.
“Why here?” Quinn asked.
“And from how far in the past or future are you?” Daria asked.
“The past, but only by a few minutes,” Jodie answered.
“A few minutes?” Daria asked.
“As for why here? Why not?” Jodie asked rhetorically. “My father said that I could test the time machine that we had been building over the past few years, and that I could bring others on the time journey.”
“I see,” Daria said.
“What about Mack?” Quinn asked.
Jodie sighed. “He made me promise not to let him know about it,” she said in an annoyed tone.
“Oh,” Daria said.
“So, are you interested?” Jodie asked.
“Yes!” Quinn said.
“I suppose I must come along too,” Daria said.
“Great, Daria,” Jodie said.
“But we need some preparation. To get some food and clothes, in case something happens. And some water of course. Shouldn't take too long, about ten minutes.”
“Of course, Daria! You get the food and water!” Quinn said. She dashed upstairs.
'Of course, she wants to get lots of clothes,' Daria said.
Ten minutes later, the Morgendorffers were ready to travel in time. They boarded Jodie's time machine with the supplies.
“Do you want anyone else to come along?” Jodie asked.
“Jane,” Daria answered immediately.
“Stacy,” Quinn answered, straight afterwards.
“We'll go to Jane's first,” Jodie decided.
“Sure,” Quinn said.
( 22:06 )
16 October 1999
Lawndale, MD
22:03
1111 Glen Oaks Lane
Sisters Daria and Quinn Morgendorffer both arrived home at the same time. Quinn had been out with one of her regular three dates at Chez Pierre. Daria had been to a movie with her boyfriend, Tom Sloane.
“Hi, Daria.”
“Hi, Quinn,” Daria said as she unlocked the door. She noticed that only her father's car was in the drive way. Their Mom must have been working one of those 18 hour days.
As soon as the sisters were in the door, a flash of light emanated from the living room. They were knocked off their feet...
Daria got up first. “What just happened?” she looked in the living room. “Impossible,” she said.
“Oh yes. It is possible,” Jodie Landon said, as she emerged from the large machine that had appeared in the room....
“Some sort of time mechanic?” Quinn asked.
Daria shook her head at Quinn's malapropism.
“Time machine, yes,” Jodie answered.
“Why here?” Quinn asked.
“And from how far in the past or future are you?” Daria asked.
“The past, but only by a few minutes,” Jodie answered.
“A few minutes?” Daria asked.
“As for why here? Why not?” Jodie asked rhetorically. “My father said that I could test the time machine that we had been building over the past few years, and that I could bring others on the time journey.”
“I see,” Daria said.
“What about Mack?” Quinn asked.
Jodie sighed. “He made me promise not to let him know about it,” she said in an annoyed tone.
“Oh,” Daria said.
“So, are you interested?” Jodie asked.
“Yes!” Quinn said.
“I suppose I must come along too,” Daria said.
“Great, Daria,” Jodie said.
“But we need some preparation. To get some food and clothes, in case something happens. And some water of course. Shouldn't take too long, about ten minutes.”
“Of course, Daria! You get the food and water!” Quinn said. She dashed upstairs.
'Of course, she wants to get lots of clothes,' Daria said.
Ten minutes later, the Morgendorffers were ready to travel in time. They boarded Jodie's time machine with the supplies.
“Do you want anyone else to come along?” Jodie asked.
“Jane,” Daria answered immediately.
“Stacy,” Quinn answered, straight afterwards.
“We'll go to Jane's first,” Jodie decided.
“Sure,” Quinn said.
( 22:06 )
