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[requestrequire]

[ The man who appears on the screen is approximately in his mid-twenties. His expression is carefully neutral, and he seems to have taken the time to find somewhere to sit down before turning the camera on. When he speaks, it's in a voice that suggests he's used to recording messages for complete strangers.I get the sense that this is standard

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[habitformed]

NOT CONFUSED ENOUGH.

PLS TRY AGAIN.

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[requestrequire]

[ Just a raised eyebrow at first and then dead-pan: ]

I'm sorry. Where am I? What's going on? What is this place?

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[habitformed]

[ Just for humoring, Mouse flicks the feed on his end of the line and delivers his usual delighted smile. ]

Better.

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[requestrequire]

[ Gregor smiles back, but it's restrained as per usual. ]

Happy to be of service. The alternative was demanding to be taken to your leader, I suppose.

[chosered]

I don't think we're located on any starchart.

[requestrequire]

I didn't want to assume since it's almost impossible to tell from the ground, during the middle of the day, without a chart to actually compare to.

[chosered]

Mostly I say that because from what I understand we're technically not located in the universe.

[requestrequire]

For the sake of clarification, is that the known universe or just any universe I care to think of?

[fatespoken]

Rather efficient, aren't you?

You're neither home, nor anywhere near home. Call it another universe.

[requestrequire]

Efficient, maybe. I'd say more a successful and practiced multi-tasker, but the results can sometimes be the same.

Or they can in my universe, anyway. The rules here could be different. I guess I should just be thankful there's still gravity.

[fatespoken]

And accustomed to surprises.

We're still on some kind of world, false or not. But you've been to a planet without gravity?

[requestrequire]

Not a planet, thankfully, no, though I've heard rumours about gravity hiccups during terrforming. I was forced to train in null-grav when I was in school and never learned to enjoy it.

THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER BUT I CAN'T MISS THIS

[prefers_chess]

Given that prisons rarely show up on cartographic models and starcharts, it is hardly surprising that you don't recognize it.

BB I WILL WAIT FOREVER FOR YOU

[requestrequire]

[ Gregor sounds alarmed, which, given that this is Gregor, comes off as just mildly more alert than usual. ]

Have I really ended up in a prison again?

I MAY BE BACK; PRAY FOR MY SUCCESS

[prefers_chess]

Do you frequent prisons often?

/KEEPS YOU HERE ALWAYS

[requestrequire]

Only once. And it was less my fault and more a matter of unexpected local vagrancy laws.

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[7thborn]

Well, hello. Where are you from, then?

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[requestrequire]

A pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'm from a city called Vorbarr Sultana, which I'm led to believe very few people have heard of here.

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[7thborn]

Afraid so. I'm from England, myself, but that could mean any number of things here.

But at any rate, welcome to the City.

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[requestrequire]

Thank you. I'm sorry our meeting couldn't be in less [ a pause ] strange and bewildering cirumstances, at least on my end, Madame...?