Feb 10, 2010 19:19
[the first thing that one may note when the microphone clicks on is the speaker's voice, eager and bowled over with amazement. the words sort of spill out of his mouth at once in an enthusiastic, stumbling mess]
This…is incredible. I thought the sponge migration was a once-in-a-lifetime deal, but this…what we’re looking at here is a massive reality shift, either the result of two dimensions merging together or something in another parallel world reaching out to communicate with us and causing a rip in time and space in the process. Was I teleported here? That’s what that big computer was, right? A teleporter? [close to stammering with excitement] Oh man, you guys gotta let me back at it! I-I mean, part of the whole “hero” deal should be a few added perks, and this is kinda my thing. We can only begin to dream about technology like this at home. What does it run on, anyway? Something that size has to have a killer reactor and--
[stops short of himself, awkwardly]
Oh…guess I should ask where I am first, huh? Heh…
…Uh…good evening? I’m Dr. Ray Stantz, parapsychologist and duly designated denizen and representative of the City, State and County of New York City, located on Earth. As an interdimensional visitor in your fair...ah, replicate city, I think it’s awfully swell of you to provide me with a communications device like this, and as soon as I contact my fellow scientists and partners, I’d be more than willing to fulfill whatever purpose you’ve brought me here for, provided it’s a benevolent one!
[lowers his voice, mumbling to himself] Of course I gotta figure out how this thing works first. Wonder if there’s a fee for making a long-distance call across dimensions?
† ray stantz | n/a