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Who: Intrepid explorers come home
Where: Hotel
When: Day 270

[ Some lucky (or unlucky) few of you have been gone for a couple of days—but finally, you're back, awakening in your own rooms.

Goodness, how long has it been? Surely not that long, right?

You'll find that you're missing anything that you had picked up in either of the Hells, although you do manage to keep your phones. If you were injured at all, you'll find that those injuries are gone, miraculously(?).

But perhaps most startlingly, you won't have any memory of what happened to you except that you fell through the portal, at least upon waking up. As the day goes on you'll find your memories trickling back in, and then you'll have more to explain to your unitmates and loved ones once you gain everything back.

That's weird and totally not something someone did or anything. Probably just a byproduct of going through weird portals. Don't go through weird portals, kids. ]

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I... what? No. I remember falling into it.

[yeah, that's not right]

... and then I woke up here.

... Intensity said you were in Hell.

What?

...I don't remember that.

Well, where else would you be after getting sucked up by a portal that was sucking imps back to Hell?

[rubs at his head]

I don't know, I really can't recall anything, not after that.

Maybe someone from Bad End or Baritones should take a look at you... They deal with memories, right?

Maybe.

Wait, what time is it?

[ Just rattles off the time without bothering to check her phone. She's only off by a minute or so if he checks ]

That's... weird. Wasn't it [whatever time they got sucked into the portals] just a moment ago?

No, it's definitely been way longer than a moment.

...how long?

Like 2 days.

...

[now he looks a little frustrated]

Oh. I... that's a lot.

It is.

[ Giving him a closer look now that the timeline is sorted out ]

...Are you really okay? Does anything hurt or feel sore?

[he shakes his head]

Besides feeling sleeping and not remembering, I'm fine.

Okay... That's not great, but it's better than I was worried about.

What part were you worried about?

Uh... I was most afraid that you wouldn't come back at all and we'd have to find a way to break in after you.

Oh... mm. I'm sorry for worrying you.

Mm... Well, you came back so I'll forgive you.

[... a small smile]

Thank you, Shark.

Any time, Duality.

Now, do you need anything? Tea? Something to eat?

...I'm hungry, now that you say it. Do we have anything in the kitchen?

Mm...I think there's some conbini sandwiches.

Then I'll eat one of those.

[he's going to head over there]

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