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]

Calling it "travel" implies it was a conscious effort. It was quite unintentional.

[A pause. Don't be an asshole, Gordon. She's only trying to help.]

You're stuck here too then? I'm sorry. It's not easy, is it?

[dachopunk]

Ah

I am not stuck here

I was relocated from my original home world to the one I traveled here from

Because my original one blew up

I can not provide any insight on how to get back home I guess

[trustycrowbar]

[He stares for a moment. Holy god. Her homeworld blew UP? How does that even happen?! The amount of energy required to blow apart a planet would have to be astronomical. Also he now realizes he has NO DAMN RIGHT to feel sorry for himself here. He shakes himself out of the haze of disbelief.]

Gh... I'm sorry, I--had no idea.

[dachopunk]

[If there is any angst attached to the memory, it doesn't come through in text. Though, not a lot of emotion does at all. She does seem to sense a shift in mood though, and since Gordon teaches a subject she is very much interested in, she backpedals.]

No I was far too young to be attached

No sadness here I promise The new planet is very very nice and I have my family and friends

And now I am here to learn

[trustycrowbar]

Well! You've come to the right place, then.

[dachopunk]

That is good

I am looking forward to taking you class