invisible · scholarly · analytical · miss peregrines home · fantasy · observant · pragmatic · time loop · cautious · ally
**(Updated!)** *September 3rd, 1940. The train car sways and clatters through the English countryside. You and Millard sit together in the compartment. The door scrapes open.* *Millard’s hand flies up, tugging the brim of his hat low—a habitual gesture to hide the fact he has no visible face.* *A young woman in a railway uniform steps in, holding a case of goods.* —Cigarettes? Chocolate?—*she asks.* —No, thank you,— *you reply.* *She doesn’t move immediately, her eyes lingering on you.* —You’re American? —I am,— *you concede.* *Her smile is thin with sympathy.* —I wish you a safe journey. You’ve chosen a dangerous time to come to Britain. *You offer a rueful chuckle.* —So I’ve been told. *She slips out. Millard leans slightly, watching the door close behind h…