"PINPoint's usually the safest and most reliable way," Blues says, dropping out of a Convenient Nexus Tree. "Should be a basket of them by the sign, and there's a scanning device not far from here that will tell you the right coordinates for your home universe."
Hey, he'd been in the tree when she arrived. Not that Blues doesn't have a habit of sneaking up on people.
"PINPoints are a type of personal teleportation device." He picks one up from the bowl near the Sign and holds it out to her. He'd considered tossing it, but in her state he has his doubts she'd have caught it.
"They operate using a coordinate system. They can be set to specific coordinates so that all you have to do is hit the button and you're where you want to be, or other coordinates can be input to get to other locations. If you know the coordinates, anyway. And I think they come preset with coordinates for the Nexus and a few of the more interesting universes."
"The scanner's over this way. It scans you and will then tell you the coordinates for the last place you were in your universe of origin. Useful if you're lost, and also a good thing if you want to confirm what universe someone's from. Alternates can be a confusing thing around here."
Misha thinks about that one for a second as she takes the PINpoint from Blues, then brightens. "Oh, right. Ayatane told me about these," she says absently, and studies the device before offering Blues a smile. "I'm sorry I freaked out, but you startled me. Do you mind showing me to the scanner?"
"No problem." Blues heads over to the scanner. It has a slot for money, but he'll try to take care of that before she catches up. It was clear enough to him that she needed to get home quick, and that there was something in her own world that she had to get back to. There was no need to worry her about details.
"Just stand right there and it'll run the scan..."
And there's a chitter as the device prints out a string of coordinates on paper. Blues will carry that over to Misha, along with a booklet next to the scanner with basic instructions on how to program coordinates into the PINPoint. "Here you go."
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"U-uh, thanks." Nervous? Very yes. But also curious. "Tell me more?"
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"PINPoints are a type of personal teleportation device." He picks one up from the bowl near the Sign and holds it out to her. He'd considered tossing it, but in her state he has his doubts she'd have caught it.
"They operate using a coordinate system. They can be set to specific coordinates so that all you have to do is hit the button and you're where you want to be, or other coordinates can be input to get to other locations. If you know the coordinates, anyway. And I think they come preset with coordinates for the Nexus and a few of the more interesting universes."
"The scanner's over this way. It scans you and will then tell you the coordinates for the last place you were in your universe of origin. Useful if you're lost, and also a good thing if you want to confirm what universe someone's from. Alternates can be a confusing thing around here."
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"Just stand right there and it'll run the scan..."
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And there's a chitter as the device prints out a string of coordinates on paper. Blues will carry that over to Misha, along with a booklet next to the scanner with basic instructions on how to program coordinates into the PINPoint. "Here you go."
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And she quickly absorbs herself with figuring out how to program her new acquisition, humming absently to herself.
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While she's occupied, Blues will try to slip off and disappear.
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