Text - UN: Prodigy

[helpdesk_hero]

Just trying to take a quick tally here, because it's relevant. How many people here have had previous encounters with worlds or dimensions that, uh... 'borrow' you for a while. Basically, is this your first ride in the multi-verse of fucked up stuff, or are you experienced. If the latter, what was the last place like?

I'll start. I'm David Alleyne, I spent several months in a city called Dualis. I heard from some people there that they'd previously been in other places. So I have to assume this just... happens.

Anyway, mostly asking because the more we know, maybe the better chance we have of getting home.

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[biscuity]

Maybe other original versions of people you knew will show up here. Though I guess it'd be hard to tell if they were originals or androids...

[ Clary doesn't necessarily believe this is some kind of afterlife as she was nowhere near dying back home, but who knows how the Augur picks the people it brings? ]

Was there some kind of test to check which version they were/are?

[helpdesk_hero]

Yeah, I'm not magnetokinetic or ferrokinetic, so I don't think I could tell organics from synthetics without hacking into them. And a good android has a heavily encrypted personal network.

No test. They just... One night of trying to kill us.

[biscuity]

[ Terms to look up later: "ferrokinetic." Magentokinetic explains itself easily enough, she presumes, but the other? She's got no idea what it is and she's already barraging David with enough questions right now. ]

Of course; everyone knows that.

[ A joke, because Clary definitely doesn't know that about androids. Though why would she? It's not like she's personally familiar with them, outside of the limited interaction she's had with the robots here. ]

So basically sleep with one eye open and hope your best friend is actually your best friend...
Sounds like a serious nightmare.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Controlling metal was really what the other thing more or less met.]

It was worse, but when people were replaced they sort of... left the dorms we were in. You could tell. You could know who you lost.

[biscuity]

At least that way you'd know for sure, I guess. Sometimes knowing the answer to the difficult questions is better than being left in limbo.

[helpdesk_hero]

Depends on whether or not you're on Illyana's bad side or not. If you're in her good graces, then Limbo isn't so bad. But given I died there... I'll pass.

[biscuity]

Is that who made the androids?

[helpdesk_hero]

Illyana? No. She wasn't in that world. She's just the ruler of Limbo back home.

[biscuity]

[ Clary's head hurts. ]

Is Libmo legitimate Limbo, like in between Heaven and Hell?
Or is it just an inconveniently named country?

[helpdesk_hero]

Limbo is actually the name of a very specific hell-dimension. Because there's more than one. Filled with demons and tortured souls and all that.

[biscuity]

I'm familiar with some of the dimensions.

[ Not personally but from reading and learning at the Institute. ]

Was Limbo an intentional trip or an accidental one?

[helpdesk_hero]

A kidnapping. I happened to 'smell' like the lost scion of the current lord of Limbo.

[biscuity]

Talk about a really awful reason to end up in Hell.

[helpdesk_hero]

Yeah. It... was a very bad day.

[biscuity]

I feel like that's putting it VERY mildly.

[helpdesk_hero]

So very true. It was a bad day for me. But in the end, we all got home more or less with only mental trauma.

[biscuity]

I thought you said you died there. Was it not permanent?

[helpdesk_hero]

I have a friend who is biokinetic. He was there, he brought me back to life.

[biscuity]

That's really lucky. I'm glad he was there with you.

[ And though they don't really even know each other, Clary genuinely means that. People should die old and in bed after living a full, happy life. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

Well, he was kidnapped with me and the others. So yes, almost lucky.

[The real luck was how the guy knew everything needed to cure what was wrong with David.]

[biscuity]

Okay, yeah, that might be a bit of a strong word.
But hey, I know firsthand that getting kidnapped is a lot easier to deal with if you've got a friend at your side.

[helpdesk_hero]

It was a very interesting situation to deal with. I... don't like remembering it very much. But at least I can say we're not in that hell dimension.

[biscuity]

That's really good to know.
And sorry if my constant questioning made you uncomfortable.
Next time, please feel free to tell me to shut up if I'm bothering you.

[ She'd like to say she's not normally that nosy, but it would be a lie. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

It's fine. It's more... a privacy thing. But I didn't have to say anything. I don't blame you.

[biscuity]

Good, but I still mean it - if I ever push too hard, please tell me to back off and I will. :)