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For the first time, I'm in a new world, but I didn't put myself here. I can't say I fully agree with this development, but I'm willing to play along. I'll trust you for now.

[This feels... familiar somehow. Safe. For the life of him, he can't say why. It isn't like this is the first time he's been in a similar situation. At least he isn't being attacked, and he doesn't have to watch his sister be torn from him to places unknown. But she isn't here now either. And he's a little lost.]

So this place is where others from other worlds come, and the point of it all is to meet them and get to know them, right? That doesn't seem so bad.

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[Mari happens to be passing by, and overhears the last of what this blonde adolescent boy says. She turns to him. In hearing him, and observing him in posture, she definitely knows he doesn't seem like an immediate threat.

She at first thinks of Sora, when seeing this other boy. They're both likely around the same age--but she isn't sure if they'd share the same optimism and friendliness...

For now, she plans to not say anything about advanced tech in her pocket until she knows for certain how trustworthy he could be.]

It's never a dull moment, meeting folks from other worlds... but you might have to still be careful about that. No matter where you are, that is.

[Mari shows him a little and knowing smile.]

[It isn't lost on him that he's short one certain, small, floating companion of his, but he isn't too concerned about her for the moment. They've not spent more than a day apart since they met, but it isn't as though they're attached at the hip.]

[This woman certainly isn't Paimon, but he hasn't met a stranger on a new world yet who was introduced to his bad side. Not that he has much of one. Still, never crush an opportunity or a friendship before it ever has a chance to become something.]

That, it isn't, but I share your sentiment. Every world I've been to has had its share of danger and excitement all in one. That was how I learned to protect myself.

[And his sister, he thinks. He's been without her for so long, it still aches. And the last thing she said to him... before turning and walking away. The thought are pushed from his mind again, smile never diminishing.]

I'm Aether. Who might you be?

[Now that he's said that... Mari realizes this may be the third world traveler, apart from herself. Yet, she'll hold back from telling Aether about Sora and Isa, for now.

She's currently interested, and curious to listen about his own experiences.]

I'd agree. You sound like you've been at that for quite a while. How many worlds have you been to?

I've visited some. There are a few certain worlds I don't think I'll ever go to, because of extreme dangers I've heard enough about. From friends who came from them...

[She reminds herself so briefly of the Earth world in which most of a mutant human race is homicidal, having their near-invincible ghost-arms that can dismember any person to bloody pieces. That's just a prime example of where she knows she most likely would never survive in... The knowledge about the Earth world the Diclonii are in is stored away in the back of her conscious mind, without any unsettling and frightening imagery being present.

As she's about to introduce herself, she notices--or at least thinks she notices--Aether's honey colored eyes looking a bit sad as he smiles.]

My name's Mari Broderick. Nice to meet you.

[Her own brown eyes show a bit of concern as she feels it is safe to tell him her whole name. He seems okay, and knows the same basic things she does! So far, she doesn't perceive him to be anyone dangerous.]

Are you doing okay? I mean--I understand well that there are times in which other-worldly matters can wear someone out.

[Mari's not trying to assume anything. At the same time, she can't just ignore what she's sure she's seen...]

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[Well, if that isn't a mood, he doesn't know what is. If only he and Lumine had a way of knowing what to expect before they visited a world, he knows there are a few he never would have set foot on himself.]

Oh, a few by now. My sister and I, we would visit worlds to see what was out there, but we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into. Most of them were lovely, but as with everywhere, they had their ups and downs, as did the people we met. Nowhere and no one is perfect.

[He nods, sensing a companion in this one, if only for the similar experiences they seem to have had. People who can visit other worlds aren't exactly in abundance, where he has seen, but it's nice to meet someone who he might be able to speak with about that. Maybe she's looking for a home too.]

And you, Mari. It's good to meet someone who has been to other worlds. I don't often find people like us, in that matter.

[And he genuinely means it. Considering her question, it's almost a relief that she said as much. With all of the worlds he's been to, he knows that feeling quite well. As to whether or not he's doing okay... He'll be as light as he can on that response.]

I'm fine, thank you. Although... I don't know how I left the last world I was in. I wouldn't have left of my own accord. Someone important to me is still there.

[If given enough time, she just might warn him of at least one or two worlds she'd never, ever teleport to.

Mari nods as she listens with undivided attention.]

I wouldn't expect anyone to be perfect. In my opinion, that would be exhausting and stressful to try to be...

Your sister? Well, at least you've got someone close to you from home to be with you.

[She's not going to let herself be homesick at a time like this. There's much to do! She hasn't found her Earth, as she's determined to search for any information that could be relevant to defeating her enemies.

As Aether speaks, she perceives that he's, indeed, a friendly. Which is great. A small and kind smile shows.]

There's quite a few of us around. In fact, the multiverse place I've decided to stick around at has two others I already met. They've been very nice, and helpful. Supportive, too.

[There's a soft fondness in her tone as she speaks of Isa and Sora.]

I haven't known them for very long, but... I guess there's something about having been through so much--the basics of that, in common. I think that's part of why we care about each other a lot.

[Oh, no! Has Aether been worldly displaced?! This worries her, as she briefly wonders if her enemies could be behind what happened to him. If he's in a similar situation that she's in... Oh, god.

The worry and fear for him shifts to a concerned and determined expression. She believes she'll have to explain her own situation to him, soon.]

You might not have left on purpose, or had any control in the matter... Have you been separated from your sister?

[Stories of friends having found each other through strange and unusual circumstances are definitely not unknown to him, and the more time he spends with Mari, the more he thinks - hopes, really - that she'll be one of those potential friends to him. To have to go through a mess is one thing, but to do so alone?]

I'm glad there are good people in this world. It seems like there are, if what you say is anything to go by. Perhaps I'll meet them one day.

[But then her expression changes, putting pause to those warming feelings. He's aware of her concern and by it, feels a tingle of concern himself before he knows what had been the cause.]

I was separated from her, yes. And... I don't recall how I ended up here, so it is possible I didn't want to be here. [Aether watches her for a moment longer, wondering.] Is something the matter?

[Mari is starting to feel a little more at ease around Aether. She thinks that maybe she sometime could introduce him to not only Sora and Isa, but possibly Shiro as well! ~~And eventually Lance, and Keith!~~ They all have their own experiences when it comes to more than one world, and meeting folks from them; both good, and bad.]

There's something my friend Isa told me once, some weeks ago. It wasn't a coincidence that the two of us first met, and became friends.

We sort of know the same people, but... the versions he knows are alternates, compared to some who appeared in my world for a brief time.

That part about what happened in my past, over a year ago--it's complicated. This isn't just about alternate universes. There's more than that...

[This happens to be a decent segway into what concerns her very much about Aether's most current problems, involving being separated from his sister. His family. Are those damn creeps just plucking random people from their worlds again-

She shakes her head, as she pauses a moment. No, that's too damn scary to really consider on. Focus. Think little of the past.]

I'd have to break all that down into pieces of information... I've been in a similar situation. World displacement, and having been separated from family and friends.

For the past three months, I've been trying to not only find my home world, but also try to find out more about the powerful, and very dangerous, unpredictable beings who are most likely behind what happened to me.

[The worry and anxiety in her tone and expression is unmistakable at this point] They might be why you're here, and why you're separated from your sister. I-I don't know for sure though.

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Alternate... universes?

[A blink, confused. This is a concept he hadn't thought of before, hadn't even known existed until just now. The look on his face says it all.]

I've never seen anything like it. Alternate as in... the same but not quite?

[What did that even look like? What could that even be like? He had so many questions all at once, one leading to another to another to another, but he held his tongue on them. No sense in asking so much right now, especially since Mari seemed terribly concerned about something more. Something worse.]

[Aether takes a moment, quieting his thoughts, back to the present, going over what he could recall again in his mind.]

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when I came here, apart from that I don't remember how I got here. I used to travel with a friend I met on Tevyat. Her name is Paimon. She wasn't here with me when I woke, but she was of that world. If I left, it's only reasonable that I would have given her a choice to go with me or stay behind, so if her not being here is odd, I'm not sure.

If it was, I don't know that I would know what to look for. Do you mind telling me what happened, if it isn't too much to ask?

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[She'll clarify and simplify a little.] The same people, but not exactly the same circumstances. It often gets confusing, and I don't know much about them all, besides the fact that they exist.

I haven't heard about anyone named Paimon, or anyone else from your world. I don't think so... Sorry.

[Mari feels very bad and worried for Aether. She feels bad for his friend Paimon, who's probably worrying about him now.

From here, she'd have to give herself a moment to gather her thoughts. She knows she has to explain at a gradual pace.]

First... I'll have to summarize on what I've been through, before I was brought here. Against my consent.

A long while ago, before this, there were a lot of people I briefly knew. They came from different worlds, and they appeared in mine against their consent...

[Names and faces flicker in her fragmented memories as she says this. Then, she seats herself in a nearby chair. Yeah, she'll have to sit down before going into any specifics about the damn creeps who have been making her life really frustrating, difficult, and troublesome. They stirred up a lot of trouble her parents and friends from home, in addition to those she briefly met and friended.]

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It's not the worst.

[Another stranger in a world full of them, Aether can't help but regard the man with quiet curiosity. He isn't wrong, of course, and the optimism isn't unwelcome.]

No, it isn't. I've certainly had my share of unfavorable events. I'm glad this hasn't been one of them.

This world is new to me as well. At first I even thought it might be - something entirely different. If you know what I mean, you know, if you don't, I'm wrong, so, forget it.

[hmmm]

In other words, what I mean is: did you come here on your own?

[In fact, Aether hadn't caught the meaning behind those words. What else could this world have possibly been, if not new? What had caused the man to speak so? He didn't know, might not find out, but decided to roll with it for the moment. They had only just met, after all.]

I don't remember. I wouldn't have left Tevyat, not alone. This place doesn't feel threatening, but when I woke here, I was just that... Alone.

Alone, hm? That makes it sound like we're both in dire need of a telephone or a telegraph.

[There's a blink and he tilts his head lightly to the side. Those are terms he hasn't heard before.]

A... telephone or a telegraph? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with those things. What are they?

A telephone is - wait, what, have you been living under a rock since Graham Bell invented it sixty three years ago? Long before you were even born? C'mon, you can't be such an idiota in this time and age.

[All Aether has for this is a confused look. There's no offense taken from the term used on him - he doesn't understand what it means, but if he had to guess from another word close to it, he might find himself correct. More than that, nothing that he's hearing that the man seems so knowledgeable about is anything that he's familiar with.]

I'm... afraid I don't recognize anything you just mentioned. Where I'm from, I'm still learning about everything. There was... an incident, you see. [And now, because he knows that he might meet people here from places he doesn't know...] Are you from Tevyat, too? That might explain a few things.

[huh. was he from some third world country? that seemed possible.]

I'm afraid I've never heard of Tevyat. Where's that? Somewhere in Africa?

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