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[remaining_one]

[Rolf lives really appears to be trying to get away from the Sphere, but it only continues to follow him. What's he trying to hide? This.]

This can't be happening... I'm not wearing this! [He tries to pull on the clothes, only to realize that he can't even feel them. He makes a frustrated sound.]

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[bit_impossible]

Don't worry, you're not. Feel closely and you should feel your own clothing beneath the image.

[remaining_one]

... [He puts a hand to his chest.] I can! It's an illusion?

[bit_impossible]

Yep! A very good one too, even down to the minutest detail, but it's all just a hologram.

[remaining_one]

It looks so real...

What's a hologram?

[bit_impossible]

A hologram's an artificial picture, like how we're communicating now. It's a facsimile of the real thing.

[remaining_one]

Oh! That's how they work? That's amazing.

But... Why are we getting holograms of clothes?

[bit_impossible]

Basically, yes. [decided to give a rudimentary explanation instead of a detailed one.]

Now that answer I don't know. Wish I did, though I suspect it's a joke the ship's pulling on us.

[remaining_one]

The ship can do that by itself?

[bit_impossible]

Unfortunately, this is one of many things it can do.

Were you on the ship before it crashed?

[remaining_one]

These kinds of ships are so strange.

No. It was already wrecked when I got here.

[bit_impossible]

Haven't been on many before, have you?

Ahhh, I see! I'm afraid I never caught your name. I'm the Doctor. Who might you be?

[remaining_one]

I haven't been on any ships like this one before. I didn't even know we could go into space.

I'm Rolf! It's nice to meet you.

[bit_impossible]

[smiles broadly, shoving his hands into pockets he can feel underneath his own holographic clothes.] Anything's possible if you put your mind to it.

And it's a pleasure to meet you, Rolf! So, no ships like this where you're from, eh? Where might that be, if you don't mind my asking?

[remaining_one]

[Nods.] Yeah.

No, just the ships on the water! I'm from Crimea, in Tellius.

[bit_impossible]

[racks his memory for a moment. crimea's certainly familiar enough, but it's the tellius part is enough to make him question if he's thinking of the same crimea or not]

Tellius? You know, I don't believe I've heard of that, erm, place before.

[remaining_one]

I met someone else who didn't know it either. It's a continent.