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[cryptozoologic]

[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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[belay]

[ This was not how Lara wanted to introduce herself at all. In fact, she wasn't sure yet she even wanted to greet everyone this soon, but she'd just had something quite strange happen, and she wanted some answers. She looks baffled, mildly alarmed even, when she turns on the FluxPhone to post a message, seated on the couch in the living room of her apartment at Honeywell and glancing occasionally in the direction of the front door. Is she expecting something? Well, yes. In some small way, she was expecting...oh, just...let her explain it. ]


I've just had a rather odd experience, and I was wondering if odd experiences were common here in Wechester.

[ Another glance at the front door and it's clear from the look on her face that she is trying to figure out What the Actual Fuck just happened. ]

I was trying to leave my apartment to run some errands before work, but instead of opening to the hallway of my apartment building...

[ Wait for iiit. ]

I was um...facing one of the lions in the zoo. In his habitat. He wasn't here in my building. I'd almost stepped right into his enclosure at the zoo.


Has...has that happened before for anyone else? And is this common here?

[ A slow inhale and a sigh, trying to center herself and really get a hold on her wild thoughts before she gives the feed a smile that looks tired. ]

I might also be going mad, but if anyone else has had an experience like this, please let me know. I'd love to see if we can figure out why something like this has happened.