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[ifbymyhands]

[Kano is struggling with a futuristic, overcomplicated globe puzzle. She pokes at it, tries to jam pieces into place, and pulls things out to try and rearrange them. Finally, she slumps over her desk.]

I've been trying to solve this thing for years. Any help?

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[xuwu]

[ For years? Seriously? How pathetic. ]

It cannot possibly be that hard.

[ifbymyhands]

Yeah, actually. You haven't done one of these, have you?

[xuwu]

Perhaps I have.

[ifbymyhands]

Oho, we have a Master of the Weird Alien Puzzles?

[xuwu]

Perhaps.

[ifbymyhands]

Or you're just playing around.

[xuwu]

You wouldn't know the answer to that one.

[ifbymyhands]

Which is why I'm guessing, of course.

[xuwu]

Which you may do, of course. Although it might not get you much closer to the truth.

PUZZLES YOU SAY

[lookprofessor]

[If children could vibrate with excitement that is what Luke would be doing at this exact moment. She has a puzzle she wants to solve!]

Ah! Maybe I can help you!

[ifbymyhands]

Really? It's some weird alien puzzle I got from a "superior being" with too much time on his hands. Not to say it wasn't a nice present, because it was nice to get anything, but I never seem to make any headway on it.

[lookprofessor]

I'm not always that good with sliding puzzles, but I've done lots.

[Luke is peering into the camera as if to get a better view of the puzzle.] They can be really hard.

[ifbymyhands]

Have you done any from space?

[It definitely looks complicated.]

[lookprofessor]

Puzzles from space?

Um...no. I haven't done any puzzles from space.

[He tilts his head.] I've not done anything from space.

[ifbymyhands]

Had to ask. Places like this have a weird mix of people.

[lookprofessor]

No, Miss Kano. I'm from London. I've not been to space ever and I don't really want to go. It's awfully high up, and rather dangerous.

Did you say you've met an alien before?

[ifbymyhands]

My life's kind of interesting.

[lookprofessor]

Kind of!?

That's amazing. You've met aliens! Have you been to space too?

[ifbymyhands]

Mostly just at home. The thing is, where I was before here, I was kind of connected to really persistent inter-world magical internet.

I swear.

[lookprofessor]

Inter..world..magical...internet?

[He is so confused.]

I believe you. I've just...not ever heard of anything like that at all.

[ifbymyhands]

Usually, people wouldn't. There are a couple other people here who were there.

[lookprofessor]

Oh. You've got friends from home too!

[ifbymyhands]

Yeah, you could say that. You do?

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[tenminutes]

Glue it and it'll stick together however you want it to.

[ifbymyhands]

What about the non-cheap way?