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fardell24An Archaeological dig on 38 Ceti II 'Ua Valla' (143 light years from Earth)
17 October 1858 AD (Terran Gregorian Date)
6 August 130 (Local Date, years since discovery)
It was shortly after lunch when the rushing carriage arrived at the archaeological site. Not for the first time, Professor James Livingstone wondered why he had been dragged all the way out here on the Cetian frontier. (Of course, the real frontier, the forefront of discovery, was further out.) He had travelled more than 22000 miles, through four portals, from Cambridge, where he had received the message four months before.
If nothing else, he was thankful for the Steam Revolution and the advancements it brought. If not for railways and steamships, he would still in transit, approaching the Ceylon Portal. He then saw one of the other archaeologists approaching.
“Welcome, Professor, to Ua Valla site 51,” he said with an Oxford accent. “We've been waiting for four months since we sent the telegram.”
17 October 1858 AD (Terran Gregorian Date)
6 August 130 (Local Date, years since discovery)
It was shortly after lunch when the rushing carriage arrived at the archaeological site. Not for the first time, Professor James Livingstone wondered why he had been dragged all the way out here on the Cetian frontier. (Of course, the real frontier, the forefront of discovery, was further out.) He had travelled more than 22000 miles, through four portals, from Cambridge, where he had received the message four months before.
If nothing else, he was thankful for the Steam Revolution and the advancements it brought. If not for railways and steamships, he would still in transit, approaching the Ceylon Portal. He then saw one of the other archaeologists approaching.
“Welcome, Professor, to Ua Valla site 51,” he said with an Oxford accent. “We've been waiting for four months since we sent the telegram.”
