[Ford waves a hand. If Jack's eyes are quick they'll catch that extra finger before Ford puts the hand safely back in a coat pocket.]
That's alright. I wouldn't expect you to know your universe's callsign if you've never been outside of it.
And yes. Arrival and departure are both more or less random. Some people stay for as little as a few weeks, others have been here nearly ten years. But, again, if there was any universe you could have fallen into this is the one you would want it to be. Have you noticed you were given a full set of survival supplies, money, and valid government ID upon arrival with no questions asked? That's very rare as receptions go. Most of the populated worlds I fell into greeted me by trying to shoot or eat me.
[MIPS turns in a slow circle to follow Bandit's lap, and then zips downward into the sand. For a moment it's completely obscured from view, and then its head pops out of the sand several feet to Bandit's left. Bork!]
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That's alright. I wouldn't expect you to know your universe's callsign if you've never been outside of it.
And yes. Arrival and departure are both more or less random. Some people stay for as little as a few weeks, others have been here nearly ten years. But, again, if there was any universe you could have fallen into this is the one you would want it to be. Have you noticed you were given a full set of survival supplies, money, and valid government ID upon arrival with no questions asked? That's very rare as receptions go. Most of the populated worlds I fell into greeted me by trying to shoot or eat me.
[MIPS turns in a slow circle to follow Bandit's lap, and then zips downward into the sand. For a moment it's completely obscured from view, and then its head pops out of the sand several feet to Bandit's left. Bork!]