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[salamandher]

[The comm clicks on to a clipped, annoyed female voice. There are footsteps in the background, and her voice is echoing. She's on the move, but where exactly she's going is anyone's guess, at this point.]

Okay. I get it. Alternate universe, right? I tripped in the shower, fell into the refrigerator, accidentally summoned up a gateway to Cthulhu's

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[pimp_hat]

How 'bout we just say all of da above and leave it at dat? Be makin' a lot more sense den da ansahs crew been feedin' us.

[pimp_hat]

None but da crew, and dey be pretty useless when it be comin' to ansahs.

[salamandher]

Crew?

What have you tried to get your uh... answers, exactly?

[pimp_hat]

Keepin' an ear to da comms, watchin' fuh anytin' outta place, lookin' fuh anytin' dat might be a clue. Joo can't write anytin' off dat be happenin' here. Course sometimes dat bites joo in da ass.

[Jennifer taught all of them that.]

[salamandher]

How do you define "out of place" on a ship like... this?

[pimp_hat]

Stars disappearin', disembodied voices, animals randomly showin' up. T'ings like dat.

[salamandher]

[Disembodied voices she can do. Animals disappearing... also okay. But--]

If I ask if you're joking about the stars, I'm going to get a big fat "no", aren't I?

[pimp_hat]

Joo'd be right 'bout dat.

[salamandher]

Perfect.

... Tell me there's food, and that it's reasonably normal, at least.

[pimp_hat]

Ain't it?

Dere be a buffet up on deck fuh and sushi down on deck eight. Don't mind da bears. Some passenguhs started runnin' a couple of dere own places too. I'd recommend Ouh House.

[What? He works there so why not plug it?]

[salamandher]

Wait. Wait.

Back up.

Bears?

[pimp_hat]

Yep. Dey serve sushi. Don't ask.

[salamandher]

... Right.

So.

Which... way to the other place?

[pimp_hat]

Buffet be on deck fuh by da elevatuhs. Ouh House be on deck eight near da bazaar.

[salamandher]

Now that's really perfect. I'm off.

[pimp_hat]

Like I said, I be here to help.