Joly's mouth is open to try and answer Segundus' question--a very fair one!--when Combeferre starts his barrage. It's all so very much Combeferre that Joly can't help laughing a little. He puts a hand gently on his friend's shoulder, not to silence him but in relief that it's still him, not some sort of changeling.
"Yes. Yes, I've known you a while. Yes, you're a doctor, and a scholar." And a radical republican who died in a terrible battle! Joly is gonna leave that out as much as possible.
To Segundus he says "I'm afraid I don't know you as well, Monsieur; we're from different nations and only met here recently. As for whether this is fairyland, or a fairyland, I honestly can't say." He shakes his head in slight perplexity. "I could tell you the best scientific explanation I have, but as other friends of mine have argued, just because we can explain the place existing doesn't meean it isn't also fairyland. Many of the physical properties do seem to be the same."
He looks around the room ruefully. "Including the existence and possibility of magic as a force, it must be said."
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Date: 9 Apr 2016 22:57 (UTC)"Yes. Yes, I've known you a while. Yes, you're a doctor, and a scholar." And a radical republican who died in a terrible battle! Joly is gonna leave that out as much as possible.
To Segundus he says "I'm afraid I don't know you as well, Monsieur; we're from different nations and only met here recently. As for whether this is fairyland, or a fairyland, I honestly can't say." He shakes his head in slight perplexity. "I could tell you the best scientific explanation I have, but as other friends of mine have argued, just because we can explain the place existing doesn't meean it isn't also fairyland. Many of the physical properties do seem to be the same."
He looks around the room ruefully. "Including the existence and possibility of magic as a force, it must be said."