time travel meme

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THE TIME-TRAVEL MEME


Somehow, someway, you've mastered time travel! Well done, genius. Maybe it was accidental, maybe you knew exactly what you were doing all along, perhaps you've even been at it a while!

How to play
① Tag in with your name/series/date. The latter should be from your character's perspective! For example, Jane Doe/That Oldie Zombie Series/1945
② Go to RNG and roll 1-10. That's your scenario!
③ Tag around!
④ Have fun. :)


Scenarios

① Trapped. Something doesn't seem to be quite right with the machine anymore ...
② Long Lost Lovers. You're back in their arms and nothing can separate you, not even time and space itself.
③ War. You've arrived in the middle of a fight/battlefield. Unless you intended for it to happen, this isn't looking so good.
④ Sickness. Did that person mention the Black Death?! Better find your friend and get out of the Dark Ages before you start coughing.
⑤ Party. Lucky you! There's a hootnanny going down in the past/future and it looks like you're just in time to grab a drink.
⑥ Missing. They stole your first time machine, but now you've built another and the chase is on!
⑦ Date Night. Nothing says 'oh, Mr. Darcy, oh!' like a romantic blast into the past or a frolic into the future. Whichever historical event is going on around you now, however amazing, it's all foreplay in the grand scheme of things.
⑧ Lost. It's years ahead of the times for one of you, but things seem normal enough to the other person.
⑨ You Dun Fucked Up, Kid. Which year is it? Which world is this, for that matter? Shit. Looks like you didn't just build a time machine, you're in a whole other universe ... !
⑩ Roller's Choice. Pick your own.

Comments

[improbably_true]

Well, you haven't met me yet. Obviously.

[And I suppose I break your heart. Or maybe you break mine. Sherlock takes another small bite.]

[you_dont_work_alone]

Right. The.. time travel thing.

[Nope, John doesn't sound like he believes it at all. He takes a bite of his meal and chews.]

How exactly do we meet?

[improbably_true]

At St. Barts.

[Sherlock isn't sure how much to tell John. We're best friends.]

I don't suppose that it's right I tell you.

[you_dont_work_alone]

I studied at Bart's. Are you sure you aren't mixing up the past with the future?

[Though John doesn't remember Sherlock from his medical internship, either.]

[improbably_true]

[Sherlock stares at him for a moment. ]

You may not care if you survive this.
[There's a pause.]

But I do.

[you_dont_work_alone]

[That surprised him.]

And why do you care so much?

[improbably_true]

[Because you taught me how.]

I suppose one of your unit would care if you died. Something of the same thing, one might say.

[you_dont_work_alone]

You're not a soldier.

You can shoot, though.

[Which is just puzzling.]

[improbably_true]

Well of course I can, obviously.
In my line of work, one must learn to use a weapon, illegal or not.

[He's still gauging what is right and what isn't.]

[you_dont_work_alone]

Is that common for scientists running experiments?

[improbably_true]

[Sherlock shrugs.]

Not for the ordinary boring ones.

[Of which he does not belong.]

[you_dont_work_alone]

[That makes John laugh a little. He smiles at Sherlock.]

You're definitely not ordinary, are you.

[Less of a question and more of a statement.]

[improbably_true]

[Sherlock smiles a little.]

And you're not either.

[There's a brief "something" shared between them. Before it's gone and Sherlock's making more notes.]

I need to get home, finish what - the experiment. It wasn't my intent to create a self-sealing portal, and -

[The lie is becoming a dangerous web.]

[you_dont_work_alone]

[John sighs.]

I guess you won't rest until it's done. Alright, let's go to the medical tent and get what you need. You can run your experiment there.

[He takes a last drink of his water and gets up to put his boots back on and pull on a coat.]

[improbably_true]

[Sherlock leaves his experiment, and follows. Good. John - Future John - will be safe.]

I'm not one to say this often, but - again. Thank you.

[you_dont_work_alone]

[John leads Sherlock to the medical tent. It's late and no one is on duty, which will make things easier. At least John won't have to explain what they're doing in here.]

Is there anything I can do to help?

[improbably_true]

[Sherlock sets his jaw.]

No. Only. You can watch, I suppose, just - stand back, there was a bright flash and then I was here.

[John doesn't need to know that his method isn't foolproof, and that he could end up in a different time. Reproduction of the experiment could result in reproduction of events. Though it may not be the same events. But there is no reason to tell John this.]

I should end up back in my flat in front of the table.

[He begins to mix the solution.]

You must promise John. Whatever happens. You don't follow me.

[you_dont_work_alone]

[John stood back and leaned against a table.]

Alright.

[He still looked very skeptical about all this, but it'd be over soon one way or another.]

[improbably_true]

[The final piece of the solution just needs to be added. Sherlock looks up at John.]

Sentiment. S'not always found on the losing side.

[He adds the last bit of sulfur and there is a blinding flash]

[you_dont_work_alone]

[The words are a bit of a mystery to John. He's not quite sure what the man means, and before he can ask, the man is gone.]

Norman?

[John is a bit alarmed. He checks all areas of the tent and even outside, but the man has vanished.]

[improbably_true]

[Sherlock lands in the opposing flat - the opponent he was watching. Of course they don't expect a man to suddenly appear in a t-shirt and camouflage pants, but - Sherlock works with what he has. Mycroft almost has his head for killing the man without getting the necessary information.]

See you soon, John.