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[The camera clicks on to reveal a skinny kid with a mess of brown hair. He's holding the tablet in front of him, so the view's a bit shaky; it doesn't help that he's fidgeting and gesturing with his other hand as he speaks, first and foremost being a quick and awkward wave hello.]

Hey. Hello? This is on, right? You know, they should put a light on these things to show they're transmitting. Maybe they do, I didn't really - [Barely a pause as he checks himself, gets back on track.]

Sorry. Hi, my name's Peter. Peter Parker. So I got the welcome tour, and I guess my big question is - where can we get decent food around here?

[Priorities. He got most of the relevant info the other day, anyway. He almost looks like he's done, but then he abruptly remembers something and speaks up again in a rush.] And I made a thing. I mean, I didn't really make it, I just re-made it. I probably messed some of it up, but I guess nobody here's going to know any better, right?

It's for Collette, but I figured anybody could use it. Let me know if you have questions, or just type "help" and it should cover the bases. And don't forget to use your lanterns. [And Peter out - no wait, just kidding. He's half a second from ending the transmission before he stops.]

It's a game, by the way. The thing.

[He's done for real this time, pending an attachment:]

► ATTACHMENT 1: zork.exe

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[... That tone is 'flippancy', right? Right. Starting to get better at recognizing things like that.]

If you're volunteering, be my guest.

[You learn quickly, padawan.]

Hey, maybe I will. If I get back home I can sell it to James Cameron and make a million bucks. Seriously, do you guys not even take pictures when you go on missions?

James Cameron, really? [She's seen some of those movies too, bro.] I don't think he's the type to move onto history-based missions, since that's mostly what we have been doing.

Yeah, but the time travel, right? He'd be all over that. I bet he could sneak a really over-the-top environmental message in there, too. You know, butterfly effect and all that.

[Shaking her head.] Yes, of course. What better way to avoid this future than to give what we've seen to a film maker.

... If only we're so lucky to be sent to the 21th century.

[ He would comment on the sly comment, but he's a bit distracted. ]

Is that possible? Going to the same time we came from? I mean, one of us or some of us, obviously we aren't all from the same time. [ Or world. ]

On a mission? I'm not sure about that. But there have been instances of people returning to their worlds and coming here again for a short amount of time. Though those are no missions-- I'm just not sure what to call them.

So they can go back? I mean, that's a start, right? It's possible.

[ Good to know. He's hardly the first brain to think it's possible to reverse-engineer whatever brought them here. ]

Thanks, by the way. For the info. You have a name?

Of course I have a name. [SO MUCH SNARK] It's Naoto Shirogane.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parker. And you're welcome.

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