ic contact;

[originallutece]

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[tonic]

It's Tonika. And you are--?

[ If they're going to be neighbors, Tonika wants to be acquainted. Frankly, having three other women on the bottom floor of apartment 3 has made her feel safer than she ever has before. ]

[originallutece]

Madam Rosalind Lutece.

[Tonika. No last name, but she won't press. A beat, and then:]

What year are you from? I assume you're from America, given the accent.

[tonic]

Montana. Middle of nowhere, even landmarks. Town population of about a thousand.

[ But wait, that's not-- ]

More recently, Detroit. But not long enough to absorb the accent. You?

[originallutece]

England. And more recently, Columbia.

That wasn't an answer to the question I asked, though.

[tonic]

... oh. [ she feels a bit embarrassed for forgetting her meaning so quickly ]

2014. I know it's ahead of a lot of people here.

[originallutece]

Over a hundred years for me.

[And yet she doesn't seem all that shocked.]

How far has science advanced in your world?

[tonic]

[ She rifles around her pockets, and pulls out her iPhone. ]

Planes fly, cars got nicer, a lot of things got cured, and this is, um, a powerful computer for the palm of your hand. If I could describe it to someone from a hundred years ago, I mean.