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[andaway]

[Have a certain alien in a brightly-colored uniform in front of the mirror. Kal seems to be sitting front of the singing statues, the hymns marking the start of the message. It seems like he's been writing the hymns, trying to makes sense of them- they ring a bell, like he's heard them before but he can't quite place it.

Which is a new sensation for him. But considering most of his powers are gone he should get used to it.]

I know we're all settling in, so I will keep this short. I just figured we may as well use this... magic, or technology or whatever this happens to be.

I'd just like to know how long have all of you been here, if we all got here more or less at the same time. And...

[He wonders how to word what comes next. If this is someone's plot, if he's inside someone's... spell, or something by the sort he doesn't want to give them any clues about his weaknesses.]

Have you felt any... different since you woke up here?

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[dirtyredneck]

[So some fanboy got sucked over here wearing his Superman costume. Great. That was gonna be awkward when they needed to stop ta take shits once this thing got going. And take way too long, too, with a onesie like that.

Daryl set the mirror to hover near him while he took apart a dead animal. Smaller than he liked, no good for long term eating, but could make a decent stew if they found some tubers or some shit to toss in with it. The skin was better used for short term leather. No real ability to tan nothing where they were at, but it'd last long enough to get them through a few weeks at least. Maybe make a nice shoulder stole or something like it to help keep them warm.]

Still think I mighta gotten bit and fallen into a fever dream. But seein' as how I ain't ever heard of no one else hallucinatin' like this after they got bit, it might have ta be real. Sure am hungry enough for it. Other'n'that...

Nope.

[andaway]

[Yeah, fanboy. Sure, let's go with that for now. It's not like he has the powers to back it up and prove who he is anyway, trying to prove it would probably end up a disaster.]

A dream was my first idea as well, but it just... doesn't quite feel like that. Were you ill before you ended up here?

[dirtyredneck]

Not that I remember. Just seems like it could be a thing that happened.

[Because it would explain things a lot more than just blindly accepting that magic of this sort was as full on real as it was and he couldn't get back to his family any time soon.]

[andaway]

That makes sense. [Kal's been through this kind of situations so many times that his first thought is always magic, rather than a dream.]

I don't think I'm dreaming, though. But I don't... really know what the alternative is. I guess we're just going along for the ride until we figure stuff out?

[dirtyredneck]

Guess so. It's only a little weirder than I'm used to. More magicky stuff and less dead.

[Could have picked a better time to grab him, though.]

[andaway]

[Kal snorts, unsure if he's joking but deciding to go with it anyway.]

I'm used to magic, but doesn't mean I like it. If you're not used to magic or powers of any sort in the world you come from, have you felt any different since you've gotten here? Some people have felt weaker, others seem to be able to do things they couldn't before.

[dirtyredneck]

Nope.

[He was just what he was. Wristcuff that was supposed to keep the walker virus in check aside. And it didn't make him feel no different.]

What about you? Yer jammies there make you feel like a superhero?

[He couldn't help the way his lips twisted up, but he was trying very hard not to laugh out loud.]

[andaway]

[Kal just glances down at this brightly colored suit with a bit of a self-deprecating smile.]

I am one, back home. I go by Superman. But I guess you don't have any reason to believe me while we're here.

[dirtyredneck]

Yeah sure, and I'm Wonder Woman.

[Daryl snorted again, this time not even trying to hide his laughter.]

But if ya wanna go by Superman, ain't gonna dissuade ya. Know a guy who calls himself Jesus. Can't be worse than that.

[andaway]

[This is Kal actually laughing himself at that answer.]

Then I must say you have really let yourself go, Wonder Woman. Didn't see that beard last time we saw each other.

But that's fine, if you don't believe me I mean. I don't really have the powers to prove otherwise, apparently and that's not really important in this place. What's important is that we work together to figure more about this place and what we're supposed to do.