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Hello again, it's me- er, Konoha. There's a lot of new people here, so I want to say "I'm the centaur" so you know who I am, but I'm kind of not right now...

[or there's video, honey...]

But I do look the same! From the waist up, I mean. Just, I guess I'm human now... hopefully just for this world, but- A "druid" human!

Anyway, I just wanted to ask, since... Basically everyone else from the temple is usually human or at least has just two legs and it's not like I ever really thought about this kind of thing, and for once we aren't someplace that seems super dangerous, so...

Is there anything only humans can do that I should try before I'm a jinba again?

Hey. So my name is Dr. Nathaniel Heywood, but most people just call me Nate. I'm a historian, not a medical doctor, so if that's something you need, I probably can't help you much there. But if you ever want some good trivia about different period's in Earth's history, I'm your man.

Anyway. That's not this is about. I have a question. So it seems like our powers from home don't work here, and we have cool new powers instead which you know, is cool and all, but say if some of your abilities back home had neutralized a disease you had struggled with most of your life back home -- would you find yourself suffering from it again here?

Just, you know, asking for a hemophiliac friend of mine.

[that hemophiliac friend is himself.]

Any feedback or theories would be appreciated.

[ A green-haired, green-irised woman with a distinctly American accent (California), comes on the screen. Some of you may know her from her previous time here. ]

This is a weird re-arrival and I'm not sure how much is just me tripping balls or not, but I'm just gonna go with it. Anyway, hi, name's Lorna Dane -- or Polaris ... whatever -- and I was here before for a hot second, then got yanked away, and now I'm back as of recently?

Cool.

[ A brief pause, then: ]

Anyone got the cliff notes of what I missed, and at least six beers?

[ Jesus, she sounds like Wolverine (Logan, not Laura) a bit there. ]

Thanks.

[ Another half second's beat of silence. ]

Right, and while I don't really have my magnetic powers here, I think I probably ought to find someone who can teach me the physical fighting better than what I already know. Which, uh. Yeah.

[ Back home, she relied mostly on her powers, despite all her years with the X-Men (+ various other one off teams) and that training. ]

So, I don't suppose that clothing is a thing that's readily available here?

All I have is my armour, and I guess if the option is available, swapping that for a pair of jeans during downtime would be great.

[ lotor has kept mostly to himself, since the return from struxta, with some rare exceptions. for someone who has chased his destiny for 10,000 years, he felt woefully unprepared at dealing with the consequences of it all falling apart. and so, he's kept quiet, mulling over what he plans to do. how he plans to wield his time, here. what chess pieces he is going to move next.

ultimately, lotor decides that sulking is pointless, and keeping himself isolated is even more pointless. no, he needs new connections, and new "friends" (whatever), and to explore the circle more than he has. he had been so wrapped up in ensuring that allura was safe (and simultaneously quasi-begging for her not to kill him) that he forewent all other connections.

allura is a dead-end. this is (likely) more worthwhile.

so, enjoy a sudden message on your magical watches of a lavender total dream-boat dumpster fire. you're welcome, circle. ]

Now that all of us seem to be more or less healed . . .

[ what moron sends a group of people into a contaminated hellfire without proper decontamination procedures. astoria is an amateur. ]

We all seem to come from far stretches of the universe, and some of us have asked questions. Some have asked the same one I am about to pose, so forgive the repetition. I'm certain most of you have some sort of basic understanding of your universe in comparison to others, but I confess I'm more curious than most -- to my own detriment, more often than not.

[ lotor pauses. ]

This witch -- [ and lotor says the word somewhat disdainfully, but it likely isn't too noticeable unless you know him personally. lotor has Negative Feelings about witches. ] -- seems to have dragged us here from all walks of life, but seems to lack an understanding of how or why . . . is there a pattern? Likely not, but for the sake of data -- What is your world like? Your culture? Your language, or your understanding of technology? Has your species achieved space-travel yet, or is this a new concept to you?

[ he pauses, again, before shrugging his shoulders. ]

And, in anticipation of the same questions being turned on me, and some of the individuals remaining in the Circle spilling my deepest and darkest secrets -- my name is Lotor. I am the Emperor of the Galran Empire, a warlike space-faring species that has conquered most of the known universe. [ for someone sharing that he's in charge of a warlike conquering species, lotor doesn't look too concerned at how that relevation is going to destroy his reputation. ] I am recently in charge; our past leader had much to be desired, and I am seeking to shift the goals of my species into something less self-destructive and something more productive. [ he seems to skip smoothly over that. ] My species has no homeworld; it was destroyed some time ago, which then spawned a war. No Galra has known a home planet since; I was born on a space station.

[ lotor seems to consider all of that, weighing out whether or not he wants to go on -- but he seems to think that's enough to chew on, for now, and he folds his arms over his chest. ]

Anyone else? New members? Old? Information in exchange for information, of course. I'll answer questions as I'll receive them.

A riddle for everyone: "what's something you can show, but can't see?"

Think of it as a distraction from whatever that's going around, so take your time. I don't expect an answer right away. [Because there isn't just one correct answer.]

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