Topic > Variance - 1910

It was not at all a graceful return to awareness. Elsie blinked a couple of times trying to understand what had happened. It wasn't until he sat down that he realized he was in a room, but it wasn't his bedroom or that of any of his friends. It seemed too grand, too well kept. Almost like a show model in one of the homes run by the National Trust, frowning, Elsie ran a hand over her face. “It must be a crazy dream… yes, a dream and any minute Keely or Ailsa will wake up.” I get up. Any moment now,” Elsie took hold, but deep down she knew it wasn't a dream. Falling backwards he put both hands over his eyes and frowned, trying to remember what exactly had happened. Keely had missed her by inches, but there wasn't much else after that except the sensation of falling into freezing water and then…nothing. Letting out a frustrated sigh, Elsie spoke aloud to herself, something she did when she knew no one else was around: "Where am I?" “You are in Minas Tirith,” a voice informed Elsie. The blonde let out an involuntary squeak. and took his hands off his face. He hadn't even heard anyone enter the room. Taking a few breaths, Elsie regained her composure and looked at the person, the woman, who had entered the room. "Where?" Elsie asked. "I... I've never heard of it..." "You've never heard of the White City?" the woman replied, looking a little shocked. “Um, no… I'm sorry,” Elsie said, a blush crossing her face. “How did I get here?” The question had been floating around in her head for a while now. It wasn't as if she would miraculously appear somewhere and everyone would be completely okay with it. Elsie knew this and was determined to find out what had happened. “You got caught… in the middle of the paper… in the middle of the debate after Mysie asked what country they were in.” It's in Middle-earth,” Merry stated, studying Mysie curiously. “Okay, now I really wish we had Keely here,” Torri murmured. "You know the problems of geography." “Look, we don't really know what happened,” Mysie said honestly. “If you give us, I don't know, an hour we can explain… as best we can. We just want to find our friends but we are...well stuck and it would be a great help if you could help us, even just for a little while." There was a brief conversation between the males before they nodded. "Thank you I thank you so much for that." , Mysie said cheerfully. “My name is Mysie and this is my sister Torri and our friend Laire.” “My name is Sam,” she gestured to the others. “These are Frodo, Merry and Pippin.” pleasantries all round," Torri said cheerfully. "Then we'll let you guys lead the way." And off they went..