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[ Marita has spent the past few days at the library in an attempt to scourge any information she can find ― her discovery being next to none other than what she knows of her own world. She's leafed through pages upon other worlds, stopping to take an interest here and there to read lines and paragraphs that jump out at her, until the words began to blur into dark lines of letters and phrases muddled together in an unreadable mess.

It all sounded quite fictional to her.

Of course, if proper information were that easy to obtain then she wouldn't be looking for it in public facilities. Despite her not knowing where her stance lies in this world, she is fairly settled in; she's already rid herself of the white sundress and now adorns the regular comfort of her clean-cut suits and skirts. She feels in control, despite knowing she isn't. ]

It looks as if I am not the only one who has currently arrived here, considering the mass influx of others who have as well. The powers here seem to find their work unlimited to just one universe or one abduction.

Which poses the question: if not God then how powerful of a being could ever commit pulling people from multiple worlds to bring them into one singular world? Have they crossed over into our own worlds to effect the nature of it or is their power just limited to bringing us to this place alone? Is time altered in our absence?

There are more questions begged to be asked, but having diplomatic experience in a location without a city hall seems not to matter if we are here against our own will.

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Honestly? I don't think I could even fathom how they're doing what they're doing. Unless they really are aliens, or at least some advanced civilization that's long been dead. We're in a completely different galaxy, if not universe, and I don't know how they would have gotten us here or frozen where we come from so that things go back to normal once we return.

[Sadly. It's hard to begin on where this might be or how they got here without having theories shot down like crazy.]

I am inclined to agree with you. These scientists seem to hide their tracks better than anyone or anything I have ever seen, even from people who have been here for some time. It is hard to create a conclusion with such ambiguity.

Has anyone gone back to their world and returned to Luceti?

Yeah, people have. Some retain their memories - though it takes time for them to remember- others don't. I'm not sure why some do and some don't, I don't think the Malnosso have ever explained that. Though if I could guess, they'd probably say it was a Shift of some kind.

Could it be some sort of toying with their memory? Such as a means to discover how the mind works by inducing selective amnesia, perhaps.

It could be, I never thought of it like that. They'd be the type to try to see how minds work when it comes to coming to a different world as opposed to staying in their own home. I think they tried a Shift similar to anchor a child born here to a different home world should both parents be sent home, or if something else were to happen to one of the participants of that particular Shift.

[A pause--]

I'm not sure how well it worked, seeing as how I went to a very... different world.

A different world? How do you mean?

...

[This was awkward.]

Everyone here is from a different world, right? I happened to go with... one of the citizens here to their world.

[About to make it more awkward because this is pretty unbelievable.]

You remember that franchise from the eighties? Assuming you're from my world-- the one with the colourful talking ponies?

Yes, I seem to recall it.

How were you able to visit another world?

Yeah. That's where I went. I came back thinking I was a colourful talking horse.

I'm not sure how they set it up. They didn't really go into specifics, but it was a temporary visit to another place. We woke up as if we had been sent back from here but it was wherever the anchor was from and not the partner. It was like going spelunking or mountain climbing: we still had a tether here, so regardless of how we wanted to stay, we were pulled back. Something about how staying too long could affect things in our respective worlds.

From what I can gather, worlds that may be considered fictional in our worlds seemingly do not count as fiction here. I am sure I do not have to tell you this though, considering you have seen it first hand.

Why would the Malnosso send you to that world if they are so inclined on believing that prolonged exposure would affect other things? Mingling different worlds here yields the results they are possibly looking for, but if they know the opportunity is going to serve as a shift in the worlds themselves... what would be the purpose of turning you into one of them only to pull you right back?

Pretty much. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same for someone else involving me. That's weird to even think.

My guess is that their idea wasn't fully fleshed out and something went wrong in their initial tests. I mean, we're already their guinea pigs, but we're still useful to them. Don't want us dying on them or something else happening. I guess they see it like the idea of time travel: don't change things you shouldn't, or things will go from all right immediately to worse.

It is a strange thought, but it is clear that regardless if we are fictional in another universe, we still exist in both Luceti and our own respective worlds. I have brought up the theory that Luceti itself could be a sort of simulation, but at this point it seems there will never be a defined answer.

Then all the Malnosso can control is the removal, departure, and return to our worlds. I certainly do not understand wormholes or the like, but if they create a rift then that would be dangerous for anyone. Perhaps allowing residents to enter another world was an attempt of finding a way to avoid that sort of disaster. Although, I could not say the reason why.

I might be able to look up the exact details on what it was about if you'd like. Most things were clarified when they explained everything.

Though if this is a simulation, it's a damn good one.

That would be beneficial. It most likely will not lead anywhere, but it would still be helpful information.

If the Malnosso seemingly has the ability to take us from our respective worlds without causing any danger, implant us with wings, and perform advanced neurological experiments, I do not think a highly detailed simulation is our of their repertoire.

I think death is only permanent here if it's done by the so-called Cultists that attack the Malnosso. It's why we can go out on missions. I don't think that anyone here who has died would be able to say it didn't feel right.

Regarding what was told to us, Bil told us this in a page to all of the residents here: " This benefits more than just the many, many poor souls born to this world. There are, after all, many people within Luceti and the world outside that simply have no home to return to. Returning to be dead is dreadful business, wouldn't you say? Imagine the possibility of choosing a new life after death, in some other new and exciting world! It may very well be a reality some day!"

As far as I understand, they can bring us here but they can't get us back- not immediately, that is.

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