01 | video | un: a.murry

[enfoldings]

[ There's questions that have been burning in his mind for a while. This place has confirmed a lot of his theories, yes, but the fact of the matter is he still has a million more questions to ask and he's finally narrowed it down to a few. When he greets the camera it's with the ease of someone who has done far too many video conference calls, and he smiles brightly, his voice it's usual friendly tone. ]

Before I get into things, I should probably say hello, so: my name is Alex Murry, and back home I'm a theoretical physicist. Now--can I have a headcount as to who in their universe has some sort of faster than light travel? Also, how many people here are from a place that's not Earth?

Oh-- [ a brisk snap of his fingers ] --Is there anybody here who has the ability to teleport? If you're willing to talk about anything I've mentioned or things similar to it, I'd love to hear about it. [ Judging from how eager he is, it's genuine. ]

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video; un: kirk

[winscenario]

[ Well, hello mirror. Future mirror?? He knows for a fact this Alex guy isn't the first one here to share his face, but he never did get to meet Captain Trevor.

It's kind of a weird feeling. Even if Jim doesn't have a beard, and his hair's shorter and (in his very modest and unbiased opinion) better taken care of. He almost considers going audio but he figures he may as well just get that initial shock out of the way.

Plus the questions do catch his attention, so. ]

We have faster-than-light travel. We measure it in warp factors— anything warp one and higher is faster than light. And I am from Earth, but plenty of people where I come from aren't. I was actually born in deep space.

As for teleporting, I'm not naturally capable of it, though we do have transporters in my universe.

[ And now he'll shut up for a bit and let Alex choose which piece of information he wants to focus on first. ]

[enfoldings]

[ This is what he's talking about. This is the information he wants to hear - he hungers for it, really, in a way that's probably unhealthy - and this is all absolutely fascinating.

Or would be, had he not been staring at a slightly neater, more clean shaven version of himself. Alex leans back from how he's sitting on his chair, saying nothing for a moment, and he's heard the other's words, yes, but--well. ]

Wow.

[ Yeah, he needs a few more seconds. ]

[winscenario]

[ Slightly neater? He's the best-looking mirror at Alex's place. If the Evil Queen had a mirror like him no wild animals would've been hurt in the making of that fairy tale. ]

Right, that too. Yeah. [ He smiles and waves at the camera. ] Hi? Captain James T. Kirk. This is one of the weird things that happens around here sometimes.

video | @arcarius

[angelic_archer]

Does portaling count as teleporting? [Alec isn't sure that they're the same even if they sound similar.] We use magic to move from one place to another.

[enfoldings]

Not sure, since I don't know what portaling is. [ He's not afraid to admit he doesn't know something - hell, it's what makes him such a damn good scientist. He smiles, and that smile continues on through the other's words. ]

That's exactly what I mean. Can only certain people do it?

video; @actual.wizard666

[wiccant]

Hey, I'm Billy.

( since he started with introductions, billy may as well follow suit and do the same, right? )

We've got a lot of different means of fast-travel back home. There are probably people more qualified than me to get into. . that though. I'm from an Earth. And I can teleport via magic, but it's a little limited here.

[enfoldings]

[ Okay, so the username maybe gets a bit of a double take. He hasn't seen 666 so prominent since he went through his Iron Maiden phase, though, in his defense. ]

An earth. [ He likes that, especially since it just proves his multiverse theory back home, and if his smile's anything to go by, that's a big deal. ]

Limited in range? How far can you push yourself?

[ video | un: trickster ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ That . . . sure is an older version of Jim Kirk. Huh. ]

I do. What of it?

[enfoldings]

[ Sure is, and from the way he lights up, he's definitely liking what the other's just said. ]

How far? Any limitations? How? Is it considered normal in your world? That sort of stuff.

video | un: scientia

[coquere]

A pleasure, Alex Murry. I am Ignis Scientia, current member of the Perimeter Guard. I am unaware of anything in my land that could go faster than light, except perhaps warping. But only the prince is able to achieve it. It is much like what you would call teleporting, I think.

[enfoldings]

Warping, huh? So why only the prince guy?

video @L.Mills

[thestoriesarereal]

[Lucy has stared at the video for a few seconds before replying. Different person...they just look a lot like Jim...

Like exactly like Jim. This wasn't an evil twin or anything, right?]

I'm from a realm that's...sort of like Earth, but not really? If that counts...

[She looks nervous, and very cautious about this entire thing.]

[enfoldings]

[ He knows this place is (relatively) safe, but the fact that a kid's here is still a bit of an abnormality in his eyes. Maybe it's because he's got kids of his own. ]

Totally counts. Sort of like earth, huh? What's the difference?

text: un scavenger.rey

[talentedscavenger]

[...Well this is strange to see someone who looks like Jim call themselves something else. However, this is a place where different versions of people come through--people from different worlds. This is weird....just a bit weird, but instead of answering via video, she'll do it through text.]

Not from a planet called Earth, or know any Star System that has a planet by that name.

video > text;

[enfoldings]

How many star systems do you know?

video → wild.flower

[hasitsthorns]

Not me, nah, but- Does anyone you know have the ability to teleport? Because that's rad as hell, man.

reunited and it feels so good

[enfoldings]

[ Congrats! That earns a laugh. ]

'Rad as hell.' Yeah, you know what? I agree, it is as rad as hell. As for knowing... I figured out how to pretty recently.

[ He thinks it's recently. OR is it a long time ago? It's both. Maybe it's both. ]

video | un: undertaker

[somakemelaugh]

[Video! He's all about it. Forget texting with these fingernails.]

Heavy learning, that. Are you looking to try and unravel the mysteries behind this teleportation thing, or are you just trying to find someone who can manage it?

[enfoldings]

Heavy, but interesting.

[ So's that answer, honestly, and he leans forward. ]

Would you believe me if I said both? Either? Or?

video | @c.andor

[evasives]

[this can be... a test. to see how willing he is to Talk about Information freely. he supposes it might not be too terrible, if it doesn't directly relate too much to him.]

Earth seems to be a very common place of origin for people here. Is it yours?

The starships in my galaxy utilize what we call hyperspace to travel the distances between planets in much shorter amounts of time.

[enfoldings]

Sure. From the weirdest and strangest place in Earth, too: Florida. [ Don't worry, Cassian! Alex keeps his tone light, and judging by the grin, he's very proud of his joke even if the other doesn't get it. ]

I don't suppose you'd know the equation for it, would you?

un: blink.

[viatorius]

teleporter, checking in.

[onlydoubts]

I'm not familiar with any place called Earth, no. I've heard others here talking about it before, that's about it.

[ which... doesn't really say much. It tells Bodhi that it's at least a very popular point of origin for the people here, though. ]

video; @b.crusher

[dancingmd]

[Her life just keeps getting weirder. A man who is not Jim who looks more like Jim than Jim looks like Captain Kirk. What a headache!

At least it looks like Jim has introduced him to the idea already.]

Hello, I'm Dr. Crusher. Strictly speaking I'm not from Earth but I am human and my ancestry traces back to Earth several generations ago.

un: redpaladin

[tempredmental]

I don't specifically have the ability to teleport, but I know some people from home who can.

[Namely the Galra Druids and Zarkon's witch...]

As far as faster than light travel, I think that varies, too. Some races use hyperdrives in their ships. [Again... the Galra... they had hyperdrives in their battle cruisers.] But, the group I work with creates wormholes for long distances.

And I'm from Earth, but we travel around the galaxy to other worlds.