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[boltalicious]

[Black Bolt sits on the roof of the castle, legs crossed and back straight, and it would look as though he were deep in meditation if not for the journal in his lap. He's been silently studying it for several hours, listening and reading. Finally an open page is chosen and he makes his own marks in it. …Not terribly exciting marks, as far as marks

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[priestish]

Mr./Ms. Black Bolt,

I'm afraid that your earlier assumptions were correct - that at this time, none of the residents possess a way to return home as things stand. However, your kingdom will not move forward without you; they will, in fact, not even notice that you are missing. Time in Paradisa functions differently then it does in most worlds - so, while we may spend months or even years here, not even a second goes by in the worlds we're taken from.

If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help you. We were all new once! Please don't be discouraged.

- Father Abel Nightroad

[boltalicious]

[kind of... smiling at how formal that is to match, and he circles 'Mr'.]

Time freezes? I must have missed that. It makes things considerably easier, though; thank you.

[priestish]

Yes - or, our experiences in Paradisa happen at such a slow rate in our world it isn't even noticeable. Either way, it's believed we don't retain any knowledge of what happens here when we go back home, regardless - and nothing is changed.

So... you could say that our time here is like a vacation from our real lives with no bearing on it whatsoever. Both depressing and liberating, depending on how you look at it, hm?

[boltalicious]

[a pause, a few thoughtful pen taps]

Fascinating. My word of choice would probably be 'unnerving', though.

How is it these theories have been formed? Is there a way to contact the outside world, or those that return to it?

[cheerupemoborg]

Interesting.

I'm currently working on something that may help to escape this place.

[boltalicious]

Please do feel free to elaborate, I'd be very interested in hearing about it.

[cheerupemoborg]

I intend to build a machine that will allow me to escape this dimension.

However, I need copious amounts of resources and a large energy source to use it.

[boltalicious]

Have you made any progress in its construction?

As for energy--if it can be converted to match the needs of your machine, I can produce a large amount of power.