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No Time Like The Present

Written for Day 1 of JonEliasWeek 2021

Prompts: Historical AU & “Aren’t you curious?”

A young Mr. Sims and Mr. Magnus have a perfectly cordial chat about Mr. Sims joining the Institute

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Steam rose in wisps and curls from the surface of the tea that sat cradled in Jonah’s hands. It rather reminded him of one of his more irritating business partners, so did the oppressive fog that pressed at the windows of the small cafe he was sitting in. Cold grey eyes scanned the sheets of paper in front of him, his notes on the man he was about to meet. He didn’t really need them, had memorised the information within them weeks ago, but it made the meeting look a little more professional to any wandering eyes.

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