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[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Behold, a man in his forties wearing a very dapper blue coat and trilby combination, strolling through Genessia City.

He seems to have all of the new-arrival gear with him as he's glancing about, though he doesn't seem confused or ill at ease. If anything, he has the air of being utterly fascinated by the city surrounding him. When he speaks, he's smiling, giving a faint air of playfulness in his tone of voice.]

Well then. I certainly don't believe I expected to be whisked off out of the blue quite like this. Or at least, rather, if it was going to happen, I wouldn't have expected to be somewhere quite so vast and interesting. What a curious place this is.

And what a curious device this is as well! It's rather convenient, I must say, being able to simply send one's face and voice out to the pockets of everyone in the entire city. I do hope anyone watching this might be able to give me some helpful information about this strange land I seem to have appeared in.

[With a slightly more serious tone, he asks:]

And I must ask if it is true that no one is quite aware of how to leave this place. I do think my students and fellow teaching staff would be rather put out if I simply stopped showing up to class.

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[video]

[hufflepuffpride]

[Don't mind the fact that maybe the view is an extreme close up. He's still learning this Muggle technology from the future. None the less; Newt is glad to hear and see Albus and has put some of his anxieties to rest. Outside of still - you know not knowing how to get back and still working on where is okay to be a wizard and isn't. Everything meshed together is a little confusing]

Professor Dumbledore!

[video]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[That definitely takes him aback -- other people are here! People he knows!

When he sees Newt's reply, his expression shifts from surprise to a friendly, happy smile.]

Newt! I hadn't realized that you'd been corralled into this strange place as well.

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[borntolove]

[Ten is totally not thread creeping when he hears someone say; 'Professor Dumbledore' and the other response to that name. It's a younger Albus - so no spoilers. Even if Ten is tempted to say - have you considered a long white beard? And knowing the lay of the land very well at this point - will probably bet Newt to Albus- opps]

Hallo. Welcome to Genessia.

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[chambermusicandtenpins]

Hello! [He looks at the stranger responding to him with a friendly smile at his device.] Thank you for the welcome. I don't suppose you might be able to provide me a little more information about where exactly I am?

[Voice]

[greatestgood]

[Tread softly. Breathe. A second passes; another, another. Gellert is intensely aware of his pulse, of the way his voice vibrates in his throat. He can't risk showing his face. Yet.

Albus is older. But Gellert will always know him.]

Professor. [There is an ironic edge to his tone, echoing the other man's playfulness - albeit darkly. They are two sides of the same coin, aren't they?] Fayren is the place for you. I will be in Everglade.

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[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Of anything he could have encountered in this city, this -- this is the response that would give him the most pause.

Because, as impossible as it must be, he knows that voice -- and stranger still, he knows that voice from the past, from years ago, long before that same voice was making speeches in front of crowds of wizards and witches.

But he's already spoken to Ten, and learned of the multiverse, and seen other impossible things.

For a moment, in the video, Dumbledore looks as though he's been struck, his face a mixture of confusion, recognition, and remorse, all pulled tight in his face. And for that moment, he says nothing, reeling before he tentatively forms words:]

I see.

Hello, Gellert.

[li_amaranth]

Yeah, you're stuck just like the rest of us. Deal with it like the rest of us do.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I suppose I have no other choice, though it is a bit concering if I can't return.

Still, it's all very fascinating.

[captainspain]

[Jack grins in reply,]

It is refreshing to see someone being more relaxed about the whole situation then most I'm not going to lie.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Dumbledore grins right back.] Ah, well, there's no point in being morose. Especially if the situation is really rather quite fascinating. Though, I admit, I am concerned about the ability to be able to leave here at some point.

[Video]

[fashionably_strong]

Hello, sir! I'll try to explain as best as I can. I have to warn you, there is no way to sound completely sane when explaining it.

[Because that needs to be said. It really does sound like the workings of someone's overly active imagination until one actually looks around and realizes that it's all true.]

This place is a multiversal nexus. They're places that pull people from all different worlds, and sometimes different points of time within the same universe.

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[chambermusicandtenpins]

Ah, thank you kindly for explaining. [He doesn't seem to think she's insane. If anything, he accepts it unquestioningly and understandingly, looking at her with gratitude in his smile.]

In that case, then, how many worlds and universes are being pulled together in this place, if you don't mind my asking?

[Video]

[brat_from_hell]

What do you teach?

[Video]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Hmm, he takes a moment to consider that, because normally he would pretend to be a Muggle in this type of situation. But! The others he's spoken to, including Gellert, have said that there's magic in this place. So after a moment, he says, with a smile:]

I teach magic.

[Video]

[cadbane]

[Here's a face that clearly isn't human and probably unlike any Albus has encountered before. The tone is straightforward and wry.]

You're taking it well.

[Video]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[The face in front of him is certainly entirely unfamiliar, but if that startles him in any way, Dumbledore doesn't show it. Instead, the same friendly smile remains.]

I suppose so. I admit, it is all really rather interesting.

[Video]

[heribbon]

No one really knows how to get home yet... But there may be information that you're looking for in the library, or at the Genessia Scientific Research Foundation.

[She thought for a moment.]

If you're looking for more general information as a starting place, I've been taking notes.

[Video]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Ah! A library is an excellent place to start. Though if you have any general information you'd be willing to share, I'd be eager to hear it.

[Video]

[youfool]

Haha, you must enjoy some very devout students if they'd be so disappointed. Absent teachers were a cause for mild celebration in my classes.

Welcome to Genessia. I'm Ted. As for advice...

[Time to spin the Wheel of Platitudes.]

Don't make lies, either verbally or substantially.

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[chambermusicandtenpins]

I would like to think so, though I admit that more than a few would be eager for a free period. Still, I think in my absence they'll simply arrange a substitute while they presumably try to find out where I've vanished.

Thank you for the greeting, and it's nice to meet you, Ted. My name is Albus Dumbledore. I'll try not to lie too substantially. [Try being a critical word, there.]

[Video]

[riddlemehiss]

[Behold! A pink and magenta striped cat wearing the most gigantic grin!]

I would suggest following some rabbits if you're keen to get home.

[Video]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Oh! A cat! How very curious, though he looks delighted as well. Little does Albus know how much he will be talking to a sentient cat one day.]

I see. And why would that be?

video.

[sleepingbagsensei]

[Meet the shaggy teacher.]

Join the club. [He already feels like he will hear it from the principal.]

Don't need to worry about that anyway. If you want to see what you've missed, the Dream Docks is where you can see it. I'll warn you though, getting memories back from there could result reliving some injuries.

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[chambermusicandtenpins]

Ah, a fellow educator, then?

That's good to know. Reliving past injuries is a risk I can take, I think -- it's better to be informed even if it's painful.

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[gamerrep]

I'm not even sure if they would notice you were gone.

[Chiaki was for the once in a blue moon, not playing a video game while she talked to someone. Improvement.]

It seems like when people from your world arrive if they are from late, they don't really say you were missing for example.

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[chambermusicandtenpins]

Interesting. Is that because there does not seem to be any time missing, or is it because they forget who we are? Either is a very curious phenomenon.