[IC] Lost in Dreams (Chandra)

[ericthered]

"I've never heard of travelling in your sleep, unless people are speaking retorically, and then they don't mean it. I've heard of people who can do it without conveyors... extremely specialized and expensive equipment... but never in their sleep. Usually it takes a great deal of effort. So I don't know if just going back to sleep would work. This is your first time? Lanata*"

"Your best bet for staying out of prison is to pretend to be me for much of the time, until we can safely get you out of here. If I can get Gopper and Smith in on it, we'll be fine... They're a pair of friends I know. Gopper is next to me alphabetically. They live to pull off things like this. The main trick is probably us from being seen together."

*Hindi swear word.

[Rocket Man]

Originally Posted by ericthered

"I've never heard of travelling in your sleep, unless people are speaking retorically, and then they don't mean it. I've heard of people who can do it without conveyors... extremely specialized and expensive equipment... but never in their sleep. Usually it takes a great deal of effort. So I don't know if just going back to sleep would work. This is your first time? Lanata*"

"Your best bet for staying out of prison is to pretend to be me for much of the time, until we can safely get you out of here. If I can get Gopper and Smith in on it, we'll be fine... They're a pair of friends I know. Gopper is next to me alphabetically. They live to pull off things like this. The main trick is probably us from being seen together."

*Hindi swear word.

"Great minds think alike." She says the words in Hindi and allows herself a smile. The language is not one she cares to use anymore, but knowing that she and her "sister" have a private channel of communication is a useful thing.

"I hope you have time for a crash course of sorts," she continues. "There are quite a few things that are second-nature to you that I'm going to need to know -- class schedules, how this academy and patrol function, personal details." The smile turns wry. "If you're dating someone in this ... well, reality, I'd rather not find out the hard way."

She returns to English and tries to recall her twin's Indian accent. "It also might be best if I talked as little as possible until we've resolved this one way or another," she says, attempting to duplicate the rhythms and stresses. "Except with you and these friends of yours. They won't let anything slip?"

(For the rest of the conversation, and as long afterward as necessary, she is going to listen carefully to the other Chandra and try to practice the accent to gain familiarity, as noted on p. B24, so that she can become able to use it with her Acting skill.)