dear life // open

<div align=center>The prospect of bringing a person back in time with him was strange, no one had ever wanted to before. He had no problem with it though, it'd be nice to have some company for once. "Sure, you can come with me if you like." It wasn't hard to take someone else back with him, he'd done it before, just not with a human. Oh, are you a murderer? He laughed at the question, and shook his head. "I'm not a murderer, I promise." He paused for a moment, and stuck out a little finger, "pinky promise." He perhaps hadn't done that since he was a small child, but well, it was more hygienic than making a promise with spit.

Or pick up girls? "I'm afraid even if I did use it to pick up girls, it wouldn't work." He answered, "apparently history isn't all that interesting to a lot of people." Hadrian, however, was incredibly fond of his power, it was more or less a blessing in his head. The only downside of time travel, was that you had to dress to fit the period you'd traveled to, just so you didn't rouse any suspicion in any of the people there.</div>

<div align=center>Hadrian saw no reason why they couldn't go now, his history exam could wait, he'd much rather go back to see the Romans for real with Ania, they'd have a good time, he liked this girl, though a little different from other people he'd met, she was fun to talk to (thank God) and for the short time they had known each other, he'd enjoyed her company. "Why would I want to kill you?" He asked, softly, "it'd be such a terrible waste." He pouted just a little, there was no way Hadrian could ever kill someone, he might have seemed a little mean at times, but he wasn't a nasty boy, not at all.

His eyes flickered down briefly when she pointed, more or less shamelessly. "Ah, of course." History was fun, he was glad she agreed with him on that point. "I'm not busy." He confirmed, "I'd rather do that than anything else, anyhow." He shrugged, he hadn't time traveled in a little while, it'd be nice to do so, besides, he'd promised to get Ania a broom hat, it wouldn't be all that hard to smuggle one back, there were hundreds of Roman soldiers, surely one could donate his hat?</div>

<div align=center>Hadrian shook his head, patting her affectionately on the head again, "never mind." He didn't think killing was ever pretty, it was strange to him. "I couldn't kill a person, life is valuable." He held his hand on her head for a moment longer, her hair was soft, and nice to touch. He paused for a moment, "we might need to uh, dress differently I suppose." He didn't really know how they were going to get around that, perhaps they'd just find clothing when they were there, it was easier that way, though you had to be just a little sneakier, he didn't want to confuse anyone.

He didn't really need to prepare anything apart from clothing, which could easily be acquired during that period, either through being bought or being stolen. Though the latter was harder and more likely to get you into trouble. He didn't want to get Ania into trouble and put her off him, or time travel as a whole. "It might make you feel a little bit sick at first..." He warned, "but don't worry," he reassured softly, "I'll look after you, it'll pass alright." He'd vomited the first few times he'd ever time traveled, it wasn't a pleasant feeling, it took some time getting used to.</div>

<div align=center>"We can find clothes there." He confirmed, still petting her lightly, almost absently. He thought he had some roman coins somewhere, from his last visit he thought, enough to buy some clothes at least. "You'll be alright," he promised, it was a little like the feeling you get when you're sea sick, he didn't get it anymore, but he had when he'd first figured out he could time travel at will. He didn't mind if she got sick, it wasn't her fault, and chances were it wouldn't be half as embarrassing as it had been for him when he'd had it, he hadn't even been in front of anyone.

"You should hang on." He hooked an arm around her waist, unthinkingly, and took his pocket watch from the pocket on his waistcoat to check the time, before replacing it there. "Don't let go, I don't want anything strange happening." He didn't think anything that bad could happen if she loosened her grip just a little, but it was just a precaution, he didn't want to lose her somewhere along the way, he'd never forgive himself for it. "Are you okay?" He asked her, "you think you're ready?"</div>

<div align=center>He nodded as she confirmed that she was okay, a very faint blush crept across his cheeks as she pulled herself just that little bit closer. Hadrian actually blushed. It passed a second later, and he made sure it had gone unnoticed. He cleared his throat, he hadn't taken anyone else back with him before, either he hadn't wanted to or they hadn't been interested, it was usually the first, but he hadn't said that to her. "I can come and find you if you get lost, but it's best to stick close," he told her, "wouldn't want you getting into any trouble."

Hadie checked his watch again, glancing around him briefly, they were more or less out of the view of everyone, they were all too engrossed in whatever they were doing to notice, anyhow. The sensation was a strange one to say the least, it'd taken Hadrian a little while to get used to, he'd come off feeling dizzy and ill more times than he remembered, it had passed quickly though, if he remembered it. He held onto the girl just a little tighter, just to avoid any mishaps. It was a little disorientating to go from the quiet of the library to the sudden bustle of a busy street, even for Hadrian, and for a moment or two he had absolutely no idea where they were.</div>