tvk | Metal Man in Prospero [Video]

[As inconvenient these circumstances were, Longinus-1, Eins, had to come to terms with a grudging sense of respect. The Last Battalion has already discovered teleportation technology and have put it to use throughout the base through specialized platforms. However, despite how far they have advanced technologically compared to the world above, the limits were too obvious. Without warning, Eins found himself far from the steel base and frozen desert that the Last Battalion called home. He found himself in civilization, something that he has never truly seen since his creation.

Beyond that, he finds that his body is now of flesh. The armor that he once called his body has been completely stripped from him as well as his magic and weapons. The scientists would certainly want to figure out the nature of this city's physics, but Eins did not have such patience. And it would seem there's little use trying to escape either. Annoying beyond measure.

Then there was little he could do. His first priority is to scout and find ways to survive. He must build an information network to familiarize himself with all the facets of this place. Yes. Fortunately, he was given just the proper tool for the task. After spending time outside, walking throughout Prospero, he decides to give this a try and make contact with others like him.

The image of a calm, black-haired man wearing a suit appears on screen. He speaks with a deep tone that carries distinctly German accent.]

... Ah. Good. The device functions properly.

I do not believe for a moment that I am arrogant enough to assume that I possess a unique predicament. There are no doubt others like myself who have been spirited away. Wegzaubernd. And I am not naive enough to believe that that was the last of my surprises. I seek greater information from those that are willing to enlighten.

... Oh. Yes. You may address me as "Heinrich".

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Well, one of the nerds will probably send you a file with the details soon, but the short version is that aside from people all over causality randomly showing up here, there are monsters that come out every night. For some reason, there's a 25th hour of the day here - all the locals turn into coffins, and weird masked blob things come crawling out of the woodwork and try to eat us or something.

Ha, I totally can do the welcoming committee thing.

[... oh. Well, this was interesting to say the least... a theoretical 25th hour, eh? Well, then again, the measurement of time itself is subjective in ways. How many different calendars has the world gone through by now?]

Hm. So there's a period in which time stops between the twenty-fourth hour and the first hour of the next day. In other words, for that one hour, this world becomes another entirely. Interesting. I can't be the only one who thinks that this phenomenon and the one that pulled us from our respective lands are unrelated.

Yeah, I kinda figured that as soon as we showed up. If nothing else, we're the only ones who experience it.

I'd go on a tangent about Dirac's theories but frankly I've spent the three days out of the last six hearing nothing but that crap and it's all started to blur together in my head.

Haha... That aside, you strike me as quite the well-educated girl.

College-educated, in fact!

...

This place still makes me go to school, though. And Japan back home too, but they probably just want to know where I am.

And at such a young age. Do you have any goals for the future? Ambition is always a healthy thing to possess at moderation.

Well, back home, I'm saving the world!

I guess I'm doing something similar here or something, but it's way less organized.