Outside MHA #16 - Saturday Morning (before the picnic)

[itsananomaly]

The journey to Fandom hadn’t been that bad, Cutter wasn’t sure if moving to another country halfway across the world to teach palaeontology to high school students was the best course of action but he couldn’t stay in London ... not with all those memories, after the shuttle ride he decided to drop off his luggage at his new apartment before he headed down to the welcome picnic.

At least that had been the plan, he managed to get his luggage outside the door to his apartment and tried to open it while holding onto his suitcase, duffel bag and the folders of research he was carrying but was starting to realise he might have to put everything down first.

He looked down at the two large suitcases full of his books and research, he hadn’t even factored in if everything was even going to fit in his apartment, he had left some of his books at home and packed the ones that he absolutely needed to bring with him - he figured he could get more sent over if he needed but now he needed to balance his things so he could open up his door.

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[anomaly_research_nerd]

Slowly, things were kinda starting to fall into place... sort of. Connor stared at Cutter for a moment.

"So....the whole thing with Jenny.. I mean Claudia... that all just happened. Two weeks ago?"

Connor shook his head and gave a somewhat bewildered laugh.

"They were bloody serious about this place" he muttered to himself. "Sorry," he said seeing the look on Cutter's face. "This place... the island. They say its a sort of a nexus... a hotspot for other timeline and alternate realities. I... I thought they just meant other places and times connecting. Like our anomalies sort of thing. I didn't think they meant there could be two different versions of the same reality."

Connor paused. Still trying to make it make sense.

"Cutter. it... it's been several years, for me, since you came back through that anomaly, talking about a Claudia Brown.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter blinked at that, his brain trying to process what Connor was telling him.

“Years, alternate realities?” he shook his head, “it sounds like one of your science fiction movies,”

He had spent the last year chasing dinosaurs through England but being from another reality was apparently where he drew the line at being too unbelievable.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Yeah, I know its a lot...." Connor said rubbing the back of his head. He knew Cutter, and knew this would be a lot for him to just roll over and accept with his logical and scientific brain of his.

"But anyways...." he said trying to change the subject to something a little less mind-bendy for the time being. "You said you are teaching classes?"

[itsananomaly]

Classes. Yes. Classes was a nice normal subject.

Or at least as normal as it could get considering the circumstances.

“I am,” he nodded, “I’m teaching Intro to Palaeontology this semester,” he told Connor.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Actually planning to show up to teach class this time??" Connor asked with a laugh and a friendly smirk.

Even if this wasnt 100% the Cutter he knew and remembered, he figured there were likely things that would never change about the man.

[itsananomaly]

There was a little smirk there as well, “I haven’t quite decided yet,” he admitted, “maybe I will turn up to all my classes for once,”

The odds were extremely unlikely but with Cutter you never knew.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Well, if you ever decide to play hookie and all, feel free to swing by the Museum" Connor said. "I work there on Mondays usually. Rex and I had bene living there till just a month ago."

[itsananomaly]

“I think I’m teaching on Thursdays?”
Cutter tilted his head, he should really check his class schedule or the not showing up to classes would be starting early.

“the museum, that must be quite exciting in a place like this?” look he had just met a girl who was all blue and had met a Connor and a Rex who were not the ones he knew. He was starting to get a good idea of what this place was like.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Yeah there's a lot to uncover. And I've still really only been looking at the native species and such" Connor said with a laugh. "I'm sure the list will grow tremendously when I start trying to figure out all the things represented by the people that come here."

He paused a moment as he thought about the last few months.

"I've mostly met people from other versions or times of our earth or something very similar. But I've heard there are people from entirely different universes, and planets and.... yeah it's enough to keep even the likes of us busy for some time!"

[itsananomaly]

“Well I’ll stop by on Monday then to have a look,” Cutter told him, there was a very small smile, “it’s good to see you still Connor and Rex,” he added, nodding in his direction, “even being from another reality, I know my Connor is definitely going to be excited there’s another version of him,”

He had not yet considered the possibility of the two Connor’s being in the same place yet.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Good to see you too, Cutter" Connor replied with a smile of his own, definitely trying NOT to think about the circumstances of when he had last seen HIS version of Cutter.

Bloody hell that was going to be an interesting conversation to have.... if it ever was had. Would that sort of thing throw off the whole multiverse timeline thing? That seems like something that would totally mess with timelines.

Connor shook his head a little and glanced down at Rex with a smile. "I think Rexy is happy to see another familiar face around here again too."