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Uh... hi.

My name is Jesse. I just arrived here on a train? That's weird, and I KNOW weird. I sort of live it for a living?

Anyways... what's the deal here?
Does everyone just show up on a train and continue living their normal lives?
Does anyone know a way to contact people back in the reality they came from?
This isn't what I'd have in mind for a vacation spot.
I'd like somewhere... tropical. Just a thought for next time people decide to kidnap me into another reality.

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Your username, and your first name is Jesse -

Jesse Faden?

Is that you?

[ She checks that username. Once. Twice. Three--no way.

Oh, Emily is going to be pissed. ]

Dr. Darling!? You're HERE?

I am! I am, Doctor Casper Darling at your service!

This is unbelievable - I mean, what are the odds? I can't even begin to fathom!

I only arrived here a week ago myself. I'm still gathering information, but it does seem like we're meant to settle in. Science rests for no one, though!

Are you all right? Nothing...else crept here with you, did it?

I'd say they're probably higher than you'd think.

[ Probably something to do with exposure to the same resonance and all... ]

I don't really plan to settle in? I - WE - need to get back.

If by 'nothing else' you mean something that might have hitched a ride home with me that could be hostile to any living thing here? Then, no. I don't think so.

Just the usual ride along.

[ 'By that I mean YOU, of course.' Jesse raises an eyebrow as she feels that familiar tingle from her extra-dimensional friend. Though, Darling would know about that. ]

Ah. Yes. I suppose you may be right. Still much to learn.

Oh, rest assured, I don't mean to rest on my laurels here. But we need to arm ourselves with knowledge if we're going to get ourselves - or anyone else - home.

Good. That's good. I'm glad to hear that.

Listen - Director - I am at the Starkbucks coffee shop if you would like to come meet with me. I'm sure we both have questions for each other to answer.

It sounds like you already have a few plans in mind.

I think that's probably a good idea. You don't waste any time, do you, Darling?

I have things in the works, yes. These people are ill prepared to deal with another plane the way I am - the way we are.

Never! I won't lie to you, Director, while of course my loyalty is to the Bureau I do love having a new puzzle to solve.

Come, get a coffee and let's talk. My treat.

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I wouldn't expect them. Hell, I don't think WE were ready for things that happened.

I'm on the way. Be there in five. Hopefully.

Welcome, and I'm sorry that you've been pulled into this.

This place does take some adjusting to, if you manage to at all. And I'll offer this warning now: the location that we're in will eventually change to another, seemingly with no rhyme or reason for it.

Perhaps the next one will be somewhere tropical.

I probably shouldn't be surprised that I have been. Weird just happens to me. But, thanks.

Wait it changes? How does it change?

Hello, Jesse. I'm Lydia.

As your questions:
It seems like yes, we all showed up on the train and just continued living our normal or new lives.
It doesn't seem like there is a way to contact people from home.

And a tropical place sounds lovely but I'm not sure I would trust it any more than anywhere else they might put us.

Hi, Lydia. Nice to meet you... besides the kidnapping.

Right. So, how do we live like normal in something that looks like it came out of an apocalyptic movie?
I guess that'd make it too easy.

Where else have they put you?

Same to you. Besides the kidnapping.

Well, we found the apartment they assigned to us, got jobs, and then just continued on day by day. It's been weird, I'm not going to lie.

Actually, this is the first place for me. I haven't been here that long.

Everything functions like normal? Does the fact we're in the middle of a desert not matter at all?

A newbie like me. It sounds like something to get drinks over.

I don't know if I would call it normal but some aspects are. Until you step out and see the moons. Or that there is no moon at night, just the northern stars, and you can hear sounds just outside the walls that don't sound good.

I like the way you think. There is a bar called Pour Judgement, I can meet you there?

I didn't realize there was more than one moon. Huh.
What about the North Star?

That... sounds better than you realize. Sure. How do I get there from the station?

I wouldn't say our "normal" lives exactly, but it is kind of a day to day thing. No way of being able to contact people back home yet, though.

It's too bad you missed the first place we were at. It was a pretty nice town by the beach. That probably would've been more up your alley.

Yet. Is someone trying to fix that?

It'd definitely be nice from what I'm used to. I've... been sort of locked inside my work building for a few weeks.

[ 'Weeks. Three is what Langston said.' Jesse frowns as she looks at the conversations on her phone. ]

People have been working on it, but nothing's come out of it yet.

Sorry this is the first place you see after being locked up at work. Just be careful not to go too far out of town, otherwise you're really in for a bad time.

Huh. Do you know who I could contact about that?

Sorry for all the questions, but... what happens when you get outside of town?

It's fine. I mean, at least it isn't just concrete I'm looking at.

To be honest, I'm not sure who's really made any progress on it. You might be able to ask around the network though.

There are a lot of dangerous creatures outside the town walls. It's easier just to not deal with them.

Alright. I'll keep it in mind.

What kind of creatures? I sort of... work in pest control.

Hang on a sec.

[ He forwards her a picture of the giant crablike ants that he had saved on his phone. ]

This is just one of kinds of crazy things just outside the wall. The locals call these guys Skitters, and they breathe fire so if you see one try not to get too close.

That's... new. I was hoping for something mold-y? Maybe.

Skitters huh. And there's not a nearby lake we can just drop them into.

Nothing but desert for miles. Which of course they're good at burying into, so that's fun.

Burying into? What is they're trying to find?

Haven't really had a chance to ask. I'm guessing prey? Or maybe just to hide out when they're not hunting.

Or... there might be something a bit more secretive out there.

[ Did she mention shes a bit of a conspiracy theorist? ]

It's definitely possible. [ He doesn't entirely think that's the case, but he won't rule out the possibility. ]

But, you don't think that's what's out there. Do you?

Honestly, it's hard to say. I don't think there's been too much exploration out there to find anything suspicious.

But I can't say for sure that there isn't anything else out there either.

Then I guess the next question I have is: what DO we know about anything here?

Not much, unfortunately. The people in town don't seem to like us because of something that happened with other outsiders, but they won't really talk about it.

There's also someone out there trying to get us, I guess? There were some devices that were causing us to glitch out a little while ago, but we've gotten those taken care of.

But they're letting us stay here to some extent. Meaning they want us to do something for them... willingly or not, I bet.

Glitch out?

So far, they mostly just wanted us to leave them alone it seemed. Though they're starting to ease up a bit now.

That's a bit hard to explain. It was like our bodies were having a problem with being in the wrong world, and kind of spasming at random times.

I get wanting to be alone. I did it most my life.

It makes more sense than you'd think. Does it happen a lot here?

Yeah, I get it too, but it's not like we have a choice to be here either. We wouldn't be bothering them if we could help it.

It was actually the first time it happened since we came here. We didn't glitch in the other cities we were in. Turned out to be someone using some devices that was causing it.

I wish I could tell you but I'm still pretty new here myself. It seems like everyone just goes on living their lives though, as best as they can.

As for the rest, I don't know but I don't think we can contact anyone from home. At least, no one has told me yet if there is a way.

In a desert dimension that looks like it came out of an apocalyptic movie. How is the whole normal living going? Any tips for a fellow "new person" here?

I'm guessing the idea of other dimensions isn't a common thing for people until they show up here?

Honestly, I'm just figuring it out. I'm not sure I have many tips besides getting to know the other people brought here. Maybe someone will know something or figure things out eventually.

Not really, no. At least not for me.

Normally I'm around people who can figure this sort of stuff out. Guess I'm on my own here when it comes to that.

Got it.

I know the feeling. Usually, I have a team that can help me do some research and figure the problem out. I'm not getting very far here so far.

We're peas in a pod... or something.

What sort of things do you and your team solve?

My life is the furthest thing from what most consider normal, but waking up on a stifling hot train in an alternate reality isn't how I expected to start my day.

It seems like a lot of us are still trying to figure everything out.

If you find a tropical paradise, please take me with you. Desperately in need of a vacation. I'm Wanda, by the way, if you couldn't tell. Wasn't very original with my username.

"Normal" is really contextual when it comes to my job these days. The one back home anyways.

Wanda. I like it.

I'll make sure to let you know if I find a beach.

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