[color=lightblue]"I'm just passing through pal, guy like you, just trying to make my way through the multiverse. Hey, have you seen another guy like me? Cute little dog, about yey high,"[/color] Daniel replied, holding his hand to just beneath his chin, indicating the height of his missing companion.

[color=lightblue]"Wearing a silly cowboy hat, boots, jeans, um, looks real sad?"[/color]

[i]"This is a path from one multiverse to another, mine to what I am hoping is your own. How you got here would have consisted of some dubiously powerful magic, hopefully your own, in a way, so you can comply with my request. That you leave it."[/i]

He smirked a little and shook his head.

[color=lightblue]"Uh, naw man. I'm just gonna keep wandering to look for my buddy, but hey if you get in my way intentionally...might have to do something about it."[/color]

Instinctively, his hand hovered over the hilt of his katana and his feet spread slightly apart. Ready, but wary.