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Hi, guys.

[The man on the other end of the network smiles awkwardly. He's gearing up for a conversation, but drawing attention to himself is a new experience. The way he draws a breath and fidgets makes it obvious that he's still feeling out the network.]

So, this is definitely on the list of moments that make you think you might be dreaming. It sounds like we have people from just about everywhere here. Someone tell me this isn't the weirdest thing you've ever had happen to you. It'll make me feel better.

Before you got here, did any of you have strange things happen? You know, things out of fantasy movies or fever dreams for everyone else? What's the weirdest thing that you've ever seen?

[He laughs, mixing an exhale into it as he ducks his head.]

Sorry, I'm trying out the whole coaching thing. My name's Christian. Apparently I'm working with the Gramarye Magic Research people as a life coach, so if anyone wants to get a drink sometime and discuss tragic life choices, I have a really open schedule. I'd say we can do lunch too, but is that weird? I don't want to be weird.

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Uh... um, no. Not at all! It was attacking me, and vigilantes saved me.

But yeah it was from outer space. There's a lot of aliens on my version of Earth.

Okay, met is probably a strong word.

[Met is what he did with demons when everyone else called it "running for their lives." Christian still looks fascinated.]

That's... That sounds like something you see on TV. Um, what kind of vigilantes were they? The ones that saved you?

Sorry, that's probably a traumatizing experience.

'Encountered' wouldn't be, though. That sums it up nicely.

( much more nicely than she'd tend to describe her fight with an alien parasite that had almost killed her. )

Kind of, though more surreal. Uhhh... nice people? Like heroes, I guess you could say.

It was. The parasite died during the fight. But you don't need to be sorry.

Like... special alien hunters? Are there a lot of people like that in your world?

[The mental image he has is something like X-Files meets bounty hunters. The demon hunters of his world would probably come in with guns firing if they heard of alien attacks. That's about as vigilante as it gets.]

I'm glad you're okay. And... I guess I'm kind of sorry for it. A lot of things don't know how to deal with converging worlds. They just get aggressive.