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[atome]

So,
If any of you have belongings that ended up broken or shattered due to the issue with the gravity? Engine? Gravity engine? Whatever it is.
I can fix it, so long as I can hold or carry it.

Doesn't really matter what it is, just let me know and I can mend it for you.

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[atome]

No. No one's been to space yet, either.

[donkeyballs]

[ Christ, this will never not be weird for him.

No space, so no moon, so pre-mid-twentieth century. Great War--]

Oh, I got you. World War One, right? Early twentieth century.

[ Just the most oblivious way of telling someone that there's a world war two. Sorry, friend. ]

[atome]

I




There's another
isn't there
it doesn't stop at the Great War

I should have known. The War to End All Wars. What a joke.

[donkeyballs]

[ Oh.


Oh. Whoops.

That was not tactful. ]

Sorry, partner.

Wish I could say it was only one, too.

Humans ain't all that great at keepin' away from each other's throats.

[atome]

I know.
And how easily influenced we are

But we persevere.
There is that.

[donkeyballs]

We do.

If it makes a difference, it's 2350 where I'm from.

Still fightin', but there's billions of us, and we ain't all from Earth.

Can't say I've heard of any magic, back home, but it sounds like you didn't, either, till you saw it.

[atome]

Most people have no idea about magick, or what lies beyond.
It's usually for the best.

It's 1914 where I'm from.

[donkeyballs]

[ He whistles. Almost 450 years.

He doesn't know whether to be impressed or really off put.

How the hell did all of them end up here together? ]

Damn.

I'll be honest, can barely wrap my head around any of it. Time, space, magic - none of it makes sense here.

[atome]

They all intertwine in some way. The veil of reality is much thinner than we may think.
With enough power, it can be twisted up and torn down.

Whatever or whoever brought us here included a lot of power. More than I can even imagine. Magick or science or maybe even both.

[donkeyballs]

Hate to tell you, kid, but there are things beyond magic or science, out there.

But this place seems human, as far as I can tell. So maybe you're right. Maybe it's from a universe where humans got the crazy powers so many people have, here.

But don't seem to be any of them here.

[atome]

Stop saying that. I'm not a child.
I know a lot of things that are out there.
Probably more than you.

They're probably dead. Or were transported.
Most likely dead.

[donkeyballs]

[ Woops. ]

Sorry, no harm meant. [A least he hadn't gone with 'sweetheart'. ]

What's probably dead?

[atome]

The crew.

[donkeyballs]

You think the previous crew is what brought us here?

Cause I'm inclined to believe same as you - that they're dead. But if they're dead, then how would they have got us here?

[atome]

There are a lot of ways, but I don't know.
I think it might be better to wait and see if we can find out more.

But maybe they hoped we could fix their mistakes.
Or it was an accident.
I'm not sure.

[donkeyballs]

[ There's a pause on the other end. ]

Can magick, the way you know it, be set to do something after the person doin it dies?

[ He's not being an ass, he literally has no frame of reference to even start. It's an honest question. ]

[atome]

Yes. It depends on the spell, but it is possible.

[donkeyballs]

[ Well, then, god damn it. He sighs to himself. ]

Then I ain't got a clue in hell, I'll admit.

All that makes me feel better is that it ain't the protomolecule.

[atome]

I have no clue what that is. Just so we're clear.

[donkeyballs]

Only thing from home that can do any kind of crazy laws of physics bending shit. More detail probably ain't necessary, but if you see any kind of blue glowing goo, you stay they hell away from it, is my advice.

But we'd probably all be dead, if that was what had caused this, so, that's a plus?