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"Sure."

 

Naomi's starting to think something's up. She looks around at the other patrons, some of whom look vaguely transparent, like her, and some of whom -- don't. Including an extremely detailed demon-like person with enormous wings.

"What's the, um, story, that everyone keeps adhering to?"

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"Oh, it's really creative! This is an inter-dimensional hub that catches people every part of the multiverse. And today is having a Halloween themed day!"

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"Multiverse?"

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"Yeah, like there was a guy pretending to be a fantasy world with magic, another from a post-scarcity space opera, that kind of thing."

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"How do you know they're pretending?"

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"Because they're too... consistent to be anything else?"

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"What, so people who are telling the truth are less consistent?"

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"No, I mean everyone is playing their character right. If they're drugged or something else I would expect they would show signs after a few minutes of conversation."

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"Riiight. Oh, drek, I forgot to ask you your name."

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"Henrique Osvaldo, but call me Henry. Yours?"

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"I go by Whistle."

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Snort. "Nice to meet you, Whistle."

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"Whaat, I'm not going to give some rando my real name. Would you prefer I lie?"

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"Nah, that is entirely fair, Whistle."

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"Right, well. Now that we've got that all cleared up. How'd you get here?"

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"I took a bus."

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"Wow, I haven't heard of a bus that stops at Milliways. How'd you find it?"

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"The bus didn't actually took me here. I jumped off a couple of city blocks away then walked the rest of the way here."

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Naomi smiles mischievously, thinking that this will probably be a bad idea. "Wanna show me where your bus stop is? I didn't see one on the way in." 

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"It's just two blocks to the left if you're facing the street."

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"But I didn't see one, come on --"

At this point she's off her stool, tapping her foot. 

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"Come on... what?"

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Her smile falls. She looks a bit sheepish. "I uh. I wanna show you why I'm confused. I didn't see a bus stop on the way in."

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"Uh, I have to wait for my cousin and my phone is without signal so I would rather not leave."

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"Oh, you have a cousin! Are they here right now?"

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