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[punching]

[Hi everyone! Hopefully you weren't sleeping or concentrating too hard on something or whatever, because this dumb loud voice is about to interrupt you.]

Hello!? Hey! You out there, Sis!? C'mooon guys, you gotta be there somewhere!

Uh, I dunno who else can hear me on this thing! [A short laugh follows those words. Whoever this idiot is either doesn't seem to notice how loud he's being, or simply doesn't care.] Met the weirdest li'l guy though! Gave me this thing. Yep! I'm guessing it's some way to communicate, since I heard people talking!!!

Uh... well, I'm gonna come lookin' for you guys if you don't answer! Heroes don't sit still for long!

Comments

[Voice]

[imtheleadingman]

[Balthier looks as though Snow's response has physically pained him.]

No, no. This is the end of the line for now. All I meant is that as far as foreign worlds go, this one has been rather hospitable.

[Voice]

[punching]

Well hey! Good to know. I'm pretty used to places givin' me a less than warm welcome, after all.

[Voice]

[imtheleadingman]

I think we've all had our fair share of that. At the very least, you're not alone in being a stranger here.

[Voice]

[punching]

Did you just get here like I did? Or have you been around a while? I heard apparently people get pulled in here from different times... whatever that means!

[Voice]

[imtheleadingman]

I've been here a few months, by my count -- one of the first to arrive, I believe. You've heard correctly, however. People can be drawn here from different points in their homeworld's timeline. For instance, an acquaintance from my own world may not yet have experienced the same events I have.

[Voice]

[punching]

Uh... huh. [You can practically hear the gears in his head attempting to turn.]

Well, haven't heard of that from anyone back home who got yanked into this place, but I'll be sure to ask 'em. Gotta know what page we're all on, after all!

[Voice]

[imtheleadingman]

I've yet to experience it, myself, and for that, I count myself fortunate. I imagine it's a difficult position to be in -- there must be some concern about leaving certain things unmentioned so as to preserve the natural flow of events.

[Voice]

[punching]

Didn't even think about that. How much damage do you think it'd do?

... I don't even know where to begin explaining if there's stuff I gotta leave out, though.

[Voice]

[imtheleadingman]

I'm not certain. I suppose it depends on the magnitude of the given event, but I would say that to play it safe, talk of anything earth-shattering is right out.

Complicated story, eh?

[Voice]

[punching]

So basically what you're saying is just don't say anything at all. [Snow gives a dry sort of laugh.] Seriously though, I dunno if anything since this all began wouldn't qualify as "earth-shattering".

[Voice]

[imtheleadingman]

[Balthier gives a brief, amused snort in reply.]

I don't know your situation, so I can't say, entirely. Still, it certainly feels that way at times.