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[bacondivination]

[ Loki is leaning a bit too close to the terminal screen when he starts to record his little post. He seems a little too bright-eyed given the circumstances, and there’s an odd rapidity to his speech when he starts talking. ]

I have to admit, I am disappointed. [ He holds up a touchscreen phone so his audience can get a look at it. ] These Starkphones are simply not designed for the rigor of interdimensional travel, and the lack of service is a failure I cannot abide. How will I chronicle my doings without the aid of Instagram and Facebook? Nor can I go on to spread knowledge of this failing with a review!

At least the natives of this realm are accommodating, though I don’t think this makes for an adequate replacement of my phone.

[ He pauses only briefly before switching gears. ] Now, moving onto more important matters… I have a few questions about the quality of native cuisine and where the best breakfast can be found.

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[leviathaned]

They sound like medieval torture implements. Are you sure?

[bacondivination]

[ He considers that thoughtfully.

Those names could inspire some interesting torture implements. ]

I am. I'm very up on the latest trends, you see.

[leviathaned]

...Quick question.

What year is it, and what world? ...Planet. Giant elephant. Whatever.

[bacondivination]

It is two-thousand and thirteen by the standards of the first Earth I was on. As cryptic as that sounds, that's the helpful answer. Why?

[leviathaned]

...Right. [He's going to pinch the bridge of his nose and do math in his head. 2013. 86 years. He's just going to have to assume everyone's from father ahead than he is by somewhere around that margin.] Nothing, I just needed to confirm something.

Close enough for a reference point, at least.

[bacondivination]

That is even more obscure, stranger.

[leviathaned]

I believe the word you want is 'cryptic'.

[He sighs, before going on to actually answer.] The timelines of the people here don't seem to match a lot. By my memory, it's 1927.

[bacondivination]

What is strange is that so many from similar times are here. Your case should be far more common.

[leviathaned]

I'm afraid I'm not actually familiar enough with interdimensional travel to come up with an explanation for that one.

[bacondivination]

I can't blame you. It's a tricky business, jumping dimensions.

[leviathaned]

I haven't gone insane, I can't complain too much.

[bacondivination]

Do the mad ever truly know? You must admit, this is an improbable situation.

[leviathaned]

...Let me amend: no more insane.

And it's not entirely implausible, just rather irritating. If they're looking for people to fight a war, they've made a bad pick, in my case.

[bacondivination]

They would have many regrets, if that's the case.

[leviathaned]

I'm sure they've got plenty and relatively few of them have my name on them. That's the nature of people.