indelibleink: (065 - Little smile)
H.G. Wells ([personal profile] indelibleink) wrote in [community profile] snowblindmemes 2015-05-20 02:41 am (UTC)

Sometimes Helena thought more people could use a good dose of good English manners, but that was probably largely due to having been living in 21st Century America the past few years. American manners, more often than not, were more than lacking in her experience. She kept a slow but steady pace, ensuring to not move too fast.

"Indeed. While I thoroughly enjoy technology and have always been a forward thinker, there are times when I do miss the horse-and-buggy days." And that would certainly pinpoint her initial point of origin to at least pre-age of cars. There had been some around of course, Helena had more than enjoyed learning about them. But the 21st Century seemed to have taken an extreme dependence on machines that was unhealthy for both people and the planet itself. "That is a comfort I quite enjoy." Some things had not changed much, and it was those things that had given Helena something to cling to while she learned how to navigate her way through the modern world.

Helena studied the tracks in the snow as well as the change in the snow level across the ground, then glanced towards the building they were heading towards as well as glancing back at the way they had come. She was making calculations in her head, coming up with estimates on the road width and so forth. "I would say a sidewalk, based upon the change in snow level. It's a bit higher where we are walking." And judging from the uniform dip in the snow to the side of them heading towards their destination, it did appear that they were on the sidewalk.

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