[ He shifts on his stool, gearing up to talk with his hands, because it's storytime. ]
This needs some context. Last world I was stranded on, just before Anchor - I call it Earth-beta, distinct from the Earth I call home - there were a few hundred other people in the same boat, forcibly taken from their home dimensions. Not unlike what happens here. Only there, the machine that was used to abduct us - the Porter - also interfered with our powers, or bestowed new powers on people who didn't have them prior. With me so far?
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[ He shifts on his stool, gearing up to talk with his hands, because it's storytime. ]
This needs some context. Last world I was stranded on, just before Anchor - I call it Earth-beta, distinct from the Earth I call home - there were a few hundred other people in the same boat, forcibly taken from their home dimensions. Not unlike what happens here. Only there, the machine that was used to abduct us - the Porter - also interfered with our powers, or bestowed new powers on people who didn't have them prior. With me so far?