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[tranquilfingers]

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Oh…oh, by the Allspark.

Such tiny little hooves.

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✝ : "Wot tha...? Is tha' a *book*? Thing's bloody enormous... heh. Bet I can guess who dropped it. Wonder wot kind 'a book it is...?"

The page is near the back of the book. It’s every bit as old as the others, but not quite so worn at the edges.

"I wish I’d known you before the accident."

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In the relatively short course of time Iago had spent in the multiverse, he'd stepped through a number of space bridges and emerged in a number of strange places.

This one, he knew, would be a literal world apart from any of those.

But it wasn't as though he were gearing up to meet strangers, he told himself. And after all, he'd always been fond of organics. It would be fine. Would be interesting meeting in person.

And as Barnabas had promised, the gate was open.

"Hello? Anyone here?"

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We've put the flowers together, if you could come get them. I'm slightly illiterate in the field of inter-dimensional travel and transport. The fairgrounds are closed on Mondays, so that would e the best time.

Oh, that’d be wonderful! Monday would be perfect.

…Er…just to make sure our universes are operating on the same schedule, what day is it where you are?

[thegisforgir]

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The tiny robot walked the streets, humming gently to himself as he explored the surrounding city. Zim had no idea where he was, but he wasn’t thinking about that right now. All GIR knew was that he had bumped into somebody. 'Act like a dog!' Zim’s words echoed to him. So, GIR sat on his butt and wagged his tail while looking up to the person.

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♛

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Oi, Iago... so, the circus and I still owe you a humongous favor for saving all our plots earlier this year... any ideas, or will you just sit on it for a bit?

Awww, you know you guys don’t owe me anything. That was a Christmas present — you don’t need to pay back a Christmas present.

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Iago, is it possible that people from your universe came to mine at one point long ago? There's evidence of an old mine at the Frozen North. A few pages from a very, very old excavationist's journal. The mine is currently buried under a mile or so of rock and ice, so no danger... but I'd like to know if that could be.

I wish I could tell you. I seriously, seriously do.

The theory of alternate universes and parallel dimensions is something we’ve kind of always theorized, and not even counting the multiverse, we’ve recently found a way into one…but I’ve never heard of anything like your world.

If it’s true? That would be incredible. That would change everything.