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[Everyone loves dogs, right? That's why the video opens up with a close up of an adorable Papillon dog wagging her tail happily. She prances in place, circles a few times, and then lies down.

After that, Umber turns the video feed around to actually focus on himself.]

Now that I've got your attention, hi, I'm Umber. I know I'm probably not the only one going through this, but damn if it isn't weird to just blink and find yourself in a city, right?

[Never mind that he's never lived in a place like this before, only passed through, but apparently this is where he lives now? He's not sure he likes that idea very much.]

I mean, I can't be the only one, right? The guy at the booth acted like this happens all the time, but this is the first time I've ever been...I dunno, warped? Teleported? I'm hesitant to call this a kidnapping because it's not like we're tied up or there's a ransom or something.

I say 'we' but I haven't met anyone else who doesn't act like they belong here yet. So let's see some hands, who's out there. Also how long have you been here and does anyone have any ideas about what the hell's going on or how we can get home?

[He pauses for a moment, then turns the camera back to the dog, who's chewing on her paw.] Also that's Butterfly.

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Hello, Umber!

[ Yes, that is a cheerful greeting, and yes, it is coming from the girl with very blue hair. There's a grin on her face, ear to ear and as warm as humanly possible, and she's seated outside her house.

There's a big animal behind her that could probably be mistaken for a big dog but, no. That's legitimately a wolf and he's napping in a patch of sunlight. ]

My name is Evie. Welcome to Wechester City. How are you settling in?

[ She's expecting him to be part of the recent batch of people that arrived. ]

Butterfly is adorable.

[ Courtney smiles, clearly charmed by the dog. But there is more to the video than the adorable animal and so she focuses on answering the questions. ]

I don't belong here, I fear. I arrived last month or so but I don't know too much yet.

How are you settling in?

You're one of the recent arrivals too, I see? Nice to meet you, Umber. I'm Number Five. [ On the screen is a rather well dressed 13-year-old boy -- he's dressed in a boarding school outfit, though not one that matches any in the city... and he's clearly not in school, but rather in the kitchen in his apartment with a cup of coffee. ]

I've got experience with teleporting and this certainly isn't normal by any means. Most of the time you at least end up in someplace that you know. This is the first time I've ever ended up somewhere that's a mystery to me.

[ And not to go tooting his own horn, but toot toot he's pretty damn good at the whole spatial jumping thing. He wouldn't have suddenly messed it up after over 50 years of doing it. ]

I'm honestly not sure what to call this situation either... All things considering on what they can do and all.

[She had ended up in the hospital part because of the last thing she remembered and found everything sorted... how they managed that still baffles the young girl.]

I also haven't been here that long either.

[May smiled at Umber though honestly she was more interested in the dog. Sorry Umber.]

Hello Butterfly and Umber! It is pretty weird to show up here but it's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities or experiences for some of us.

It's nice to meet you both! My name's Rosabella, and I've just gotten here recently too.

Still not sure about the what and how to get home yet, though.

Hello Umber! My name is Snow White! And hello Butterfly too, of course! You're both so adorable!

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