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[implying]

[ Somewhere out in the rain — rain, not snow! It's almost delightful after the months of snow — there's a beaming face staring down into a camera. He talks quickly, excitedly. ]

You've heard, surely you've heard, that we're going home. Or, well, I suppose some of you lot might opt to stay, but — I've a proposal!

If you haven't anything absolutely pressing at home, even if I've never properly spoken with you before, come with me! Come with me, I'm going to Cittàgazze. It's this — a hub of worlds, you see, you can get anywhere from there, it seems. Voluntarily! All it takes is finding the right window to lead you into the world you'd like to visit.

Why, you might come with me even if you do have business at home to attend! You could find home, take care of it, and then spend the rest of your time seeing how many pleasurable worlds one can attend in a single month. Hmm? We'll make a contest of it, a corkboard up in a central world for tallies.

[ WIDEST SMILE EVER. ]

Come with me. Rin, Marduk, Collette? All of you!

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[have_hat_will_travel]

Do we have good reason to believe it would connect to, well, our respective worlds?

Since there's a lot of Earths, for example.

[oversleeps]

Is that really a good idea.

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[fintastic]

You're going too? It sure is going to be lonely around here!

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[irritating]

Wait shit so, how d'you go from one world back to Citawhatever, then? Does it only work if you've been there first or what?

[implying]

You simply find a window, my dear! There are new ones opening all the time, and while they're rather difficult to predict, there's quite a variety to poke about in.

[implying]

If you don't mind my saying, this world, ah... isn't quite to my taste.

You'll be staying, then?

[implying]

I think you'll find it's an excellent idea.

[implying]

Ah... mm. Well, it very well could. I can safely say it connects to a great deal of Earths, to use the same example.

[doubleoohbaby]

Are you inviting us back to your home? Rather forward. I at least expected a meal first.

[implying]

I like to think I play forward as a lifestyle. And that said, if you're coming along, I can promise quite a few decadent meals in your future!

[oversleeps]

You're inviting so many.
Parties were never really my thing
So I'm not sure if excellent is the word for it

[ or if he wants to have this conversation over the network. ]

[implying]

It's a wide, wide world, my dear, with countless nooks and crannies in the form of other worlds. I really doubt you would find yourself crowded.

[oversleeps]

If I wanted to venture out alone
And only alone
Maybe
But at that point
I may as well head home.

[doubleoohbaby]

I imagine I can get quite a few of those back home, and without you cluttering up the place.

[Oh God, proper meals. Fancy restaurants. Expensive wine. ... Can't wait.]

[fintastic]

I think so, yeah. I mean that was always the plan, but I am not so sure anymore. It does sound nice, finding the perfect world to go to...

[payback]

[There's a pause. She's trying to think of a good response to this - reflexively inclined to protest. Yet... what reason is there to?

Well, maybe one.]

You're sure? They could find the world we're from?

[irritating]

So you think there's a window somewhere in my world too? [ OH BOY SUDDENLY EXCITED ] So I could go home an' still see Marduk an' you an' whoever the fuck else again too? And go world hoppin'?

[implying]

Did you want something a little more intimate? That could be arranged.

[implying]

It will be nice! It will be fantastic. Why, have I ever told you of my world? Entire undersea kingdoms, just for species like you! And that's just one of the options.

[implying]

I can't say I know it to be so, but I would say there's a very high chance, yes! [ vanadi you can't promise shit, lbr ] And, really, what better would we have to do than search for windows to it?

[implying]

Ah, but can you get such unlimited potential back home, too?

[fintastic]

That would be nice, but it's not just me I have to think about. I can't just leave Sollux here on his own.

[implying]

Ah... I am sure of its likelihood, yes. I can't say where your window would be, or how long it might take us to find it, but the odds are really in your favor! Especially with them able to manipulate the windows as they do.

[implying]

And why would you? Sollux is more than welcome to come along!

[fintastic]

I think he wants to stay here. [ With the AI. ] To try and revive the troll race, or something.