Year: 1947 - Timeline B
Place: Rosyth Dockyard, Rosyth, near Edinburgh, Scotland
Dialogue: Dani and the office secretary, Beth
Time: One hour previous to Aurora and Dani's last encounter
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The secretary: "You're Dani, and that's a pretty unique woman's name. Did I catch that right?"
Dani: "Maybe you can tell me why I'm in what looks like an interrogation room."
The secretary: "You're not in a sitting room in California, my young lass, Dani. I can tell you that."
Dani: "In addition, you're not dressed in military clothes like everyone else. Who are you?"
The secretary: "I'm allegedly the secretary. I need to confirm some things before we go, agreed?"
Dani: "How'd you know I was from California? Even if you knew my nationality how did..."
The secretary: "Pay attention. I was hoping we'd leave and you'd join me for a boat trip."
Dani: "Alright now we're talking, show me to a boat. I'll need one with oars, so you know."
The secretary: "Plus, let's be clear. I'm coming on this trip and I'll make all the decisions."
Dani: "Oh, no, you don't get it. Anyhow, I can just take a train out to his vacation getaway."
The secretary: "Yes, I grasp that you want to see a writer I've never heard of. His name is Orwell."
Dani: "Look, I don't know how you knew that elongated-face-elongated-legs Miss Britain."
The secretary: "Like when you spoke with Miss Jones, you talk with a type of extensive labeling."
Dani: "What's your name? Say, you're really tall. I can call you 'Your Highness.'"
The secretary: "Fine, I suppose the one thing I can tell you is that you may refer to me as 'Beth.'"
Dani: "Who are you by the way? What the hell is going on right now? And who's Ms. Jones?"
Beth: "Miss Jones deciphered the writings on your wee bit of electronics, which I now possess."
Dani: "You've got to return my laptop to me! You don't know what you're messing with!"
Beth: "I know that I have my gun, knife, and the belt from my pants is made out of a whip."
Dani: "What're you getting at, 'The Terrible Ms. Typing Pool'? Worst supervillain name ever."
Beth: "From here on in, comply, or I'll strike you, whip you, stab you, or preferably shoot you."
Dani: "You're intimidating, threatening, I get it. Still, you don't know how serious this is."
Beth: "Although I do know after I walked around town, then I'm suddenly gettin' back to here."
Dani: "You figured out footnote 19! How the hell did you decipher what that one meant?!"
Beth: "I met you before Miss Jones, so with my walk around, I snapped back to an earlier time."
Dani: "Look, if I don't totally finish my quest, world-wide nightmare situations will occur!"
Beth: "I read about an ultimate power to shape the development of entire worlds. I am coming."
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