If this had been them -- if they had come in 1830, or even in 1832, with the ability to access Milliways and its resources and bring them all home again -- what might they have been able to change? Instead, poor Bossuet had a hellish weight on his shoulders, and only hazy half-dreamed memories to bring to bear once he'd left the bar.
Enjolras sets that aside for later. It's worth dwelling on somewhat, not for the pain of it but because if there's any discernible pattern, any way they might condemn these other selves to the same fate or avoid doing so, that's important. But it's not the most pressing question right now.
"So did we. But they may have better success. They were able to consider preparations far more thoroughly."
He forgets, for long stretches at a time, but he's remembering now: he and Combeferre aren't from quite the same version of France after all. Not quite. It changes nothing between them, nothing among any of the Amis, but it's another dimension to the questions of logistics and other world; it raises questions now.
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Enjolras sets that aside for later. It's worth dwelling on somewhat, not for the pain of it but because if there's any discernible pattern, any way they might condemn these other selves to the same fate or avoid doing so, that's important. But it's not the most pressing question right now.
"So did we. But they may have better success. They were able to consider preparations far more thoroughly."
He forgets, for long stretches at a time, but he's remembering now: he and Combeferre aren't from quite the same version of France after all. Not quite. It changes nothing between them, nothing among any of the Amis, but it's another dimension to the questions of logistics and other world; it raises questions now.