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[brushoff]

[ the first thing that comes on is the voice. It's a young man, British accent...and obviously sloshed. ]

Really, this government has it all planned out, doesn't it? Kidnap you, give you a tattoo, and then take you to a wonderful party to make you forget all of it. Plus, this little phone certainly is-- [ and then the voice cuts out for a little bit. offscreen, someone is talking to Dorian. ] What? It does video too? Well, mind showing me which button that is?

[ and then the video clicks on...to show Dorian's feet. Thankfully that only lasts a moment or so, before he picks up the camera, laughing slightly at how bad he is at this. The camera's at a horrible angle, but you can see Dorian laughing, dark hair still slightly damp. You can also see fireworks in the background. Dorian's obviously recording from the glass bottom boat party. Great job, buddy. ]

There we go. Anyway, I'm Dorian Gray, fresh from 2007 and one of your newest inductees in...wherever we are. [ A voice offscreen corrects him: 'It's Heropa.' And then Dorian scoffs. ] Heropa? What a dull name. Of course, it's already proven that it doesn't have dull people.

[ Goddammit Dorian, stop flirting while the video's on, that's rude. Eventually, he remembers 'oh wait a moment, I turned this on for a reason.' ]

Oh, right. Anyway, like I said, I'm fresh from 2007. Mind giving me a little catch-up on what happened from 2007 to 2014? Any world, I suppose--I have a feeling this 2014 is different from most.

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[foreshadower]

Dorian Gray, was it? What an interesting name. Was it for something in particular?

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[brushoff]

Not entirely. It was because my parents apparently never read classic literature, [ said with a little sigh. yeah, he knows of the book. ]

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[foreshadower]

I see. So you show no relation to the character of the same name?

That's a shame. I knew him, you know. The author.

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[youbastard]

Are you recording from the party? [There's a small smile on her face, she really can't help but find this pretty amusing.] I'd offer to help you out with the catch-up but I know even less about 2007 than I do 2014. [Which would probably make filling in blanks pretty hard.]

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[brushoff]

Indeed I am, [ he replied, dumb grin on his face. ] And really? If that's the case, when exactly are you from?

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[attractedtodarkness]

You're going to get different answers depending on who you ask.

[Violet is answering by video from the comforts of her own room. She seems uninterested about everything like a teenager.]

The Cold War never ended here but their tech is pretty advanced. They have flying cars and everything.

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[brushoff]

I saw one of the flying cars. Any idea how hard it is to get your license here?

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[mmiab]

[ somebody else is at the party too if the clap of the fireworks going off with a second's delay but about the same proximity over his shoulder are anything to go by, but still, can't overhear a British accent and not pay attention, it's just not done, so— ]

Music got dodgy. Then good! Then dodgy.

[ 7 years on planet earth: an approximate summary ]

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[brushoff]

[ Dorian can't help but frown a little bit at 'music got dodgy.' Spoilers: he's a massive snob. ]

Oh no. How dodgy is dodgy?

[aggressiveapathy]

We finally won the war against the Mole People.

[brushoff]

I didn't even know we had one to begin with. Good on us.

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[selfimage]

Exactly which universe would you like your modern historical synopsis of? We could be here all day.

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[brushoff]

[ there's a pause and frown, while Dorian thinks (and takes another sip of his drink) ]

This one?

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[oxfordian]

You're lucky you've only seven years to catch up to; I'm sitting on fifty-two! On that note, I'm afraid I can't be of much help in the history department.

Welcome to—wherever this is that we are; I hesitate to call it Florida, really.

( ooc: hello i have questions!!1
1. does this incarnation of dorian have an english and/or regional accent from that area that charles can creep on
2. may he mention oscar wilde y/n [without forth-walling you completely i wouldn't do that shit, it'd be something like 'haha so are you named after this one kid']

thank you!! )

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[brushoff]

Well, I'm feeling better already.

And I've been to Florida--the pounding heat is familiar, but the flying cars aren't.

[ ooc: he does have an english accent and yes you may! in this version of canon, Dorian actually knew Oscar Wilde so fourthwall away/the book got published as fiction. ]

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[selfequipped]

Instagram. Though Skye is calling it something else.

But you asked, and that's the first and most important thing you need to know. Vine, too, but I'm not sure we've invented that here yet.

[It's hard to miss that his name is what it is, but Kate is being relatively calm about that.]

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[brushoff]

Mind telling me what those things are?

[ Twitter was a baby website in 2007, enlighten him Kate ]

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[slightlyoffchilt]

This world is different from my own -- you're right in that much can happen in seven years, but global events domino in a different way that from what I'm familiar with. [A beat.] The hover cars are different, for example.

permavid

[brushoff]

I'm not complaining about the hover cars, [ said with a dumb grin. ] Anything else of note?

[symmachy]

Dorian Gray. You're serious?

[brushoff]

The perils that come when your parents weren't big readers. [ said with an annoyed siiiigh. ]

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[resoul]

You completely missed Lady Gaga, which is either the best or worst thing you've never experienced.

permavid

[brushoff]

Mind telling me more about her, then?

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[godly]

[Light appears on the video feed, running a hand through his hair. He wishes he could be more help with this particular circumstance.]

I wish I could help you, but I'm from 2003; so you can take comfort in the fact that there's someone a few years more behind the times than you.

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[brushoff]

We can bond over the fact that we're just a few years off the mark.