Julius blinked, surprised that his words had been misunderstood.  Then he realised he had, as often happened, allowed his mind to drift along several theoretical pathways without updating those around him on his train on thought leaving his current thoughts well separated from those of his companions.

[color=8493ca][b]"I didn't meant to head back to the beach.  There's no flotsam of any kind and we were the only signs of those transported through so I doubt that any portal will open there again.  It was very specific in selecting just us three; I don't believe we were the closest ones to each other so it's not like this transportation just sucked up most of Times Square.  Therefore it's not a natural phenomenon, probably intelligently made so getting back will mean finding the cause of the portal or whatever we wish to call it.  Of course, surviving comes first."[/b][/color]  He added the last bit on hastily, not wanting the two to think he was merely some scientist with no common sense at all.  He turned to Sophia.

[color=8493ca][color=7ea7d8][b]"Like you said, we might not be able to get back and we should accept that as a possibility but not as the reality.  Right now we should not take anything for what it seems; be suspicious of everything around us and not try and transplant our understanding of Earth's mechanisms onto this place's.  I think that will increase our chances of survival as well as giving us clues to what happened we might otherwise have missed."[/b][/color][/color]  He looked up the mountain, swallowing slightly at the steepness of it and the obvious lack of clear tracks, either man-made or even any visible animal tracks.  It had been a while since he had been hiking and he feared his fitness levels had dropped considerably from being trapped inside library for so often.

[color=8493ca][b]"I think we should find some shelter regardless.  You're right about the day/night cycle not necessarily being the same as Earth's but it could also be worse than that... some planets have day/night cycles centuries long.  In fact Earth is unusual in its cycle because of the high speed it spins on its axis.  Either way, we need to rest for a bit and putting a natural sleep cycle in place for ourselves couldn't hurt."[/b][/color]  He paused, glancing back up the mountain and at the strange trees and the sky.

[color=8493ca][b]"So... I agree.  We should go until we find a good place to rest."[/b][/color]