[h3][u][b][color=39b54a]De'kae, the Druid[/color][/b][/u][/h3]

	De'kae looked numbly up at the woman who had accosted her with her overt friendlyness. Maybe she could just pretend like she didn't understand her just to make her go away. Kay's head hurt and she was in a bad mood, coming off of a terrifiying, life threatening experience, with mortal wounds just freshly beginning to heal.

	Kay didn't move, continuing to lay on her back. Her legs felt like they were made of wet paper. The Druid Elf was also still soaking from the fall. A thousand pounds of weight lay ontop of her and there was no way she could to even attempt to struggle against it for now.

	Kay closed her eyes and sighed. When she opened them she glanced back up at Amberelle and smiled wearily. [color=39b54a]"Yes, I can understand you. Yes, my ears are real. And I've known how to make my hands go [i]pew pew[/i] ever since I learned it as a little girl. It's called the Life-Weld."[/color] She explained with a flat, annoyed voice.. But Amberelle here was just trying to make friends. She seemed nice, really nice, actually. Kay imagine they could be good friends. Manners cost nothing, she reminded herself.

	[color=39b54a]"Sorry, Amberelle, I...I'm in a bit of a bad mood. There was a giant spider, you see, and it attempted to maul me to death. That's why I'm just going stay down here for a little bit and...vegetate. Or something. I don't know."[/color] She brushed a wet strand of hair out of her face, still laying on her back.

	[color=39b54a]"My name is De'kae, by the way."[/color] She stretched out a pale limb in an vertically inclined attempt at a handshake.[color=39b54a] "My friends call me Kay, so you can call me that, too."[/color] She smiled warmly.

[h3][b][u][color=gray]Natalia[/color][/u][/b][/h3]

	ABI was online. Natalia nodded to herself, satisfied with her work. The inside of the Powered Armor thrummed to life as the heads up display and various indicators flashed to life. Now she had a much greater understanding of her enviroment. And, most important of all, her trusted companion, ABI.

	The Powered Armor, previously an unmoving, stoic monolith, suddenly moved with a lot more character. It glanced around, confused, and brought a metallic hand up to scratch it's bald head. Natalia's memories were instantly transferred into that of the machine's via the subdermal link.

	[color=lightgray]"Oh, man. We're in a little bit of trouble, huh, Nat?"[/color] The Armor spoke with a chipper, American accent. It was speaking aloud, clearly enough for anyone nearby to hear it, like an obnoxious tourist having a loud conversation with her friend over the phone. Natalia's voice was hollow, tinny, and quiet, only audible for those who pressed their ears against the torso of the Powered Armor.

	[color=gray]"Yes."[/color] Natalia responded.

	[color=lightgray]"It seems like we've been transported to some kind of...weird, alternate dimension. Could this be a result of the veil anomaly being broken? That would kinda suck, huh? We almost saw the stars."[/color] ABI said, wistfully disappointed.

	[color=gray]"Almost."[/color] Natalia responded flatly, staring at HUD readout about the temperature of the local area.

	[color=lightgray]"I'm sorry, Nat. I know how much you wanted to see them. Maybe they are through those doors over there, huh?"[/color] The Powered Armor levelled a massive finger towards the door.

	[color=gray]"Potentially."[/color] Natalia responded. 

	The armor turned and stared at Ariamis. [color=lightgray]"Well, hello! I don't think we've met, huh? At least we haven't said our names. My name is Abi! I'm a big giant robot. I think you already met my friend Natalia before! Big blue circle under her shirt, missing a leg, kind of creepy dead looking eyes?"[/color]  The robot waved and then flattened her palm, making an 'iffy' gesture by rotating it from side to side. Speaking of dead eyes, the small white glowing slits that made up the optics of the machine had little, simulated eyelids that expressed a surprising amount of emotion.

	The inventor on the inside of the machine let Abi do her thing. She was programmed to be sociable, friendly, and empathetic. She felt her weight shift around as the AI moved the suit of her own will. Natalia had brought up a holopad on the inside of the armor and began tapping through various readouts. As she suspected, there were no nearby Wifi connections, nor could their location be identified via GPS. They were obviously deep underground. But Natalia believed they were in an extradimensional space. Various kinds of science, unknown to her, were being used by her compatriots. Things similar to magic. She couldn't be sure, but she was assuming she had been taken to an alternate dimension.