He didn’t meet the gang there as intended — wrong theatre in town as it turns out (there were 2) — but he did learn some very interesting stuff from the magic lantern films he paid 2 full American dollars for; exactly the amount he took from the beggar up the street and no more.
Is that… Mr. *Babyface*? he thought when the image of what they called Josiah Backwater appeared on the screen, complete with oversized head and smoking pipe to go along with an also smoking gun from his first animal kill.
A little later…
Nah, he thought about the new image, a grown up version of same. Head normally proportioned now for the body — wasn’t him.
But during the second film of the double feature, employing colored prints this time, he found himself gasping even louder. Flying ship. They know how he got here!
When he trotted out at the end he had much to ponder while reentering the light of day. Babyface… maybe it’s his great grandfather or something. Or maybe… *time traveler*. Would explain the spaceship reference.
Now to the correct theatre to find the gang for real. So much to talk about!
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