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[ the comm flips to life with the face of ariadne looking almost deep in thought for a moment (this whole place is a lot to take in) before she is sighing deeply, letting her hand unconsciously start to rub at the back of her neck, as she calmly ask: ] I'm wondering if anyone could tell me what year it is?

[ that's a simple question for a projection, right? ]

I mean, my friend and I...well we're new.

[ which hopefully will give her some type of leniency with others (though she is doubtful and can only smile somewhat awkwardly because of it) ]

...and I guess we would just like some type of idea what we’re up against here, or maybe where we're all coming from.

[ it's a vague question, and one that she isn't fully sure she will like the answer of. but at least it is something that might get them closer to understanding this whole mess. because lets face it, the natives aren't exactly the most helpful of people. ]

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permavoice;

[aloadeddie]

2010 seems popular.

permavideo;

[backwordscompatible]

Is that really so surprising?

[aloadeddie]

It's not? I mean, if there's a reason we're here, there must be a reason why specific people from specific places and times are being chosen. So why that one year? And why so many apparently different versions of that year?

[He maybe has the beginnings of a working theory, or at least some of this information jives with his current working theory, but that's not fit for public consumption so he'll just keep prodding at things to see how they fall into place.]

[backwordscompatible]

Maybe 2010 was just a really good year?

[It was certainly one of her favorites, so far. Aside from the whole getting-trapped-in-a-mystic-helmet part. But it was the year she met Robin and Wally and the others. That counted for a lot.]

[aloadeddie]

A good year for whom, or in what context?

[Good is such a relative term though. He needs more specificity than that.]

[backwordscompatible]

In general.

I know for me, it was a good year for meeting new people.

[aloadeddie]

For you, okay. But what difference does that make to whoever or whatever is bringing us here?

[backwordscompatible]

Could have something to do with who those people were.

[aloadeddie]

What do you mean by that?

Maybe I'm just grasping at straws here, but patterns usually turn out to mean something.

[backwordscompatible]

[She's still purposely being vague. Because reasons.]

Well...two of them are here with me now, for one.

[aloadeddie]

Ariadne and I are from the same place.

I'm still not sure how to account for the number of people who seem to be here from different versions of the same year, though.

[backwordscompatible]

Could just be a coincidence. Or, like I said, maybe a lot of important things happened that year.

[aloadeddie]

Important to whom, I wonder.

[backwordscompatible]

The Emperor, most likely. She's the one collecting us.

[aloadeddie]

Right, the one who gets name dropped a lot but it's difficult to get any concrete information about.

[backwordscompatible]

Not for a lack of trying, believe me.

[aloadeddie]

I'm not sure whether to feel reassured that I'm not the only one encountering road blocks like that, or to be annoyed that no one else has managed to find anything before me.

[backwordscompatible]

There's not really much to go on just yet.

And, from what I've heard, most people've only been here for a few months. Not like years or anything.

[aloadeddie]

A few months? Interesting.

So theoretically, this thing, whatever it is, that we're supposed to help with, only became an issue less than six months ago, maybe? And that's what spurred the Emperor, or whoever, to start bringing people here?

[backwordscompatible]

Theoretically? Yeah, that about sums it up.

[aloadeddie]

Well, I guess that's something to start with.

I appreciate the help.

[backwordscompatible]

Anytime.

We newcomers gotta stick together, right?

[aloadeddie]

I suppose so.

[He pauses a moment.]

I'm Arthur.

[backwordscompatible]

Zatanna.

[aloadeddie]

Nice to meet you.