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[colorcanbefound]

This is... definitely not my apartment. [ There's silence for a little while and then, hesitantly: ] Can anyone tell me where I am? I'm not supposed to be here. I'm supposed to be out getting signatures for the new Caring Hands build--

[ The feed cuts out as she fiddles around with the device for a moment. Eventually, it switches over to video. As

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[behisstrength]

[Motochika wears a calm expression as he switches on the feed.]

A member of the Welcoming Committee will be with you shortly; they shall provide you with all the information you require, as well as a towel.

Welcome to Vatheon. You have been swept under from your own world and time, like many of us. I am afraid that there is no route home... not by your own will. Nor is there any Captain Hammer present, to my knowledge.

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[behisstrength]

Good.

[His gaze turns curious.]

Where were you torn from, Penny?

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[colorcanbefound]

Los Angeles.

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[behisstrength]

[There is a distinct lack of recognition.]

Is this... Los Angeles a country? Or perhaps a city?

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[colorcanbefound]

[ There's an awkward pause and Penny lifts her eyebrows slightly. ] It's a city. In California?

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[behisstrength]

[There is still no recognition in Motochika's expression; only curiosity.]

Is California part of Earth?

[Though most people seem to be from varying places on it, some do come from other worlds entirely. It's worth checking.]

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[colorcanbefound]

[ She nods. ]

Are you... not from Earth?

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[behisstrength]

[Motochika laughs lightly.]

Forgive me. I am from Earth, but I know little of the lands outside of Japan, beyond what I have heard from others here. What year do you come from?

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[colorcanbefound]

Oh. [ She smiles again. ] 2008. What about you?

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[behisstrength]

1582.

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[colorcanbefound]

Wow. That's... a long time ago. This place really pulls people from different times like that?

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[behisstrength]

Yes.

Do not worry; most of those from Earth seem to come from a date close to yours. I also understand that Vatheon's technology matches that of your era.

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[colorcanbefound]

Really? [ She smiles slightly. ] That'll make this place a little easier to get used to, then.