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[skyruns]

Ah-- hello?

Hello, operator?

[He clears his throat.] Is it possible for you to connect me to Winters? Dad-- er, Dr. Andonuts's lab, in the south. If not, could you perhaps patch me through to the Snow Wood Boarding School? This isn't good...

...actually, could you tell me where I am? Maybe I'm close enough where I can just walk back. Though I'm

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[a_gentle_boy]

[This voice is . . . just the slightest bit, vaguely familiar. Not that Lucas thinks of that when he hears the name.]

Dr. Andonuts? You said Dr. Andonuts, didn't you?

[skyruns]

[Naturally, Jeff has no idea who this is-- but hey! Progress!]

Yeah! Dr. Andonuts. He's popular, even here, huh?

[a_gentle_boy]

This might be a weird question to ask, but . . . do you know anyone named Porky? Or Pokey?

[skyruns]

Pokey? ...yeah, I know him. Not personally, but I know him.

[a_gentle_boy]

I see . . .

[Lucas is quiet for a few seconds as he thinks about this. Porky had kidnapped Dr. Andonuts from somewhere, but it clearly hadn't happened yet in this boy's time frame.]

I'm sorry to say, but I don't think you'll be able to find your father here. We're all trapped here. Even Porky.

[skyruns]

Ah. [He's quiet as well, before--] I suppose that's good, at least. I don't think my dad would like it here very much--

Er, wait. How do you know Porky? Did you go to school with him?

[a_gentle_boy]

Go to sch -- . . . You must be from the same world as him. You grew up together? Like with Ness? Then Dr. Andonuts was from Porky's original world, too . . .

No. I'm, um. Someone that Porky will meet in the future. A long, long time after you.