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[Armand found his clothes and the communicator and his way as far as the base of the ramp exiting the ship. The utter unfamiliarity of the landscape hit him hard, and he didn't make it much further yet. So he fiddles with the device until his fingers find the combination he wants, though he has no idea why he knows it.

The tip of his nose is already red from the cold. He speaks with a noticeable French accent, and his voice is pleasant and cheerful, at least for the moment.]

I'm game if someone wants to tell me the trick. This is hardly England, nor France either. And it wasn't this cold last I knew.

[A pause, as he looks around yet again. He's not wearing a jacket over his shirt and waistcoat. Apparently he didn't have one with him when he was spirited from there to here.]

I'd go back inside, but it doesn't seem hospitable in there. I can see a city, but it looks a fair way off to walk. Is that where I should go?

Has anyone seen or heard of Sir Percy Blakeney or Marguerite St.--I mean Lady Blakeney? If you have, could you tell them I've been found though I don't know how I was lost this time? It's not my fault, anyway. I'm Armand. St. Just, that is. Margot's my sister.

The short of it is that I'm cold, and if I should just go back inside for a bit, I will, but I'm hoping to hear of a better alternative.

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I am most glad to hear that.

When I'm not half-frozen, I have many, many questions. [And considering what he's asked already, that's probably a lot of questions.]

If I can, I'd be happy to help. I can't say I have all the answers I'd like myself.

I hope to see everyone in person when I make it there.

Well, there are quite a few of us. I'm not sure I've seen everyone in person as yet.

Then at least everyone I've spoken to so far.

That would likely be much easier.

I hope it is.

Do you have a name, sir?

I'm Armand St. Just.

Remus Lupin.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I believe I won't know anyone else here, but who I've met through this.

I think that's the case for most of us. One or two may know people from home, but most of us are on our own.

To be honest, M. Lupin, I've never been on my own. [He's still pretty young, and other than his adventures in the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, he lived in his sister's care.]

Neither had I before coming here.

I hope this isn't upsetting. [He lowers his voice.] How long have you been here?

I daresay it's upsetting no matter what your home was like.

I've been here just under three months.

I'm terribly sorry. I didn't want to make you homesick.

That seems like such a short time, but away from home . . . [He understands, or at least imagines he does.]

No, it's quite all right.

It's felt longer, but I suppose you're right about that. It's not much time at all.

It is probably long in your heart.

I...have missed my friends, yes.

Any family?

I fear I'll miss my sister and her husband.

[He shakes his head though.]

This is stupid of me. What have we to look forward to here?

No, not...not really.

[He frowns slightly.]

Ah, well...the companionship? The people here are quite pleasant for the most part, but the life itself is quite hard. Not at all the sort of thing I was used to.

Good people can make up for many hardships. [Armand can fully agree with that.]

That's quite true, yes. Or at least make it bearable.

What do you do around here? For work, I mean.

A bit of everything, really. There's quite a lot of rebuilding to be done.

Does that require any special skill? I don't know if I'd be useful at anything here yet.

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