Static Friction

[trustycrowbar]

[Gordon wasn't sure exactly what to make of the new tensions in the City. On one hand he feels a little vindicated that someone else even considered talking animals unusual here other than him. It meant he hadn't quite gone nuts yet. But on the other hand, this was a pageant of redneck reasoning and good people were already getting hurt over it. But that wasn't what was on his mind at the moment...]

[Video]

Out of curiosity... is there anyone here who, at some point, couldn't return to their own world? Or can't now? [He scrubs at his beard thoughtfully.] By accident or by design, it doesn't matter. And if you can now, how did you manage it?

[He knows he's not exactly being subtle here. But he's at his wit's end. He's having trouble even crunching the numbers to find the coordinates for his world and time, let alone finding a way to build a portal array back there. As much as he hates to admit it... he needs help.]

[Or at the very least, solidarity.]

Comments

[trustycrowbar]

[He snorts a laugh. Cute kid...]

Yeah, yeah I guess it is... [He thinks on that for a moment, and looks at her again.] But your home is important too, don't you think?

[paletteknife]

[Don't be fooled, Gordon, she's terrible.]

No. ...It was lonely. [She frowns a little.] I wanted to leave a whole lot... so I came here instead!

But I guess you had a nice home, huh?

[trustycrowbar]

Well... It was nice.

[paletteknife]

Was? So it's not anymore.

[trustycrowbar]

[He nods.] Something happened a long time ago, that changed everything. That's part of the reason I want to go back; I want to help fix it.

[paletteknife]

Would fixing it even work? Maybe it's just time for a new home! Just like when things get broken and you get a new one.

[trustycrowbar]

This isn't like a toy you can just throw away to find another. There are other people there who can't just find a new home. Now what do you think they'd do?

[The hidden leverage in this argument is that, technically, the world "broke" by his hands.]

It won't be perfect... Things can never go back to the way they were, but at least they can be made better.

[paletteknife]

There's always a way to get out to somewhere better. But if they can't think of one and you really wanna fix it... Hmm... Good luck, I guess!