Video | 001

[pidgewidgeon]

[ The video clicks on to show Pidge wandering through Heropa. She's meandering through the crowds and down random streets, and would look like any other teen if not for the green lioness at her side. ]

So... this is all strange. One moment I'm being threatened by a giant warship, the next I'm in a weird underground bunker and have a glowy tattoo on my arm and sudden super powers? Which is cool, don't get me wrong, but I sorta already have a universe to save. The Galra threat isn't just going to go away because I was kidnapped.

[Pidge pauses while she maneuvers around a crowd. ]

Wait, is that why I'm here? Am I supposed to save this world... universe... whatever? The soldier guard dude who gave me all my stuff didn't really explain much. Just kinda dropped me off in an apartment and left.[ Rude. ]

I'm Pidge by the way. [ She directs a grin towards her communicator. ] And I'd really appreciate more information.

Comments

[khajidont]

[ He laughs. ]

Okay, uh, I'll answer what questions you have for me, but you're going to have to ask them one at a time! I'll take the easy one first: I just got back home from getting ported out earlier this month. I can give you first-hand experience that when you go back, you go right back where you're from - and you don't remember this place to boot.

That's the standard, around here.

[pidgewidgeon]

That's so cool! Whatever tech they use to make that work must be a thing of beauty. [ Can you hear the adoration in her voice? Just thinking about how complex such a thing would have to be has hearts in her eyes. Such a nerd ] I'd love to see whatever makes that possible.

[ And her focus is back on you. ]

Does that happen often? Being sent home then coming back? [ She's totally not asking because she wants to experience it. Not at all. ]

[khajidont]

Faaaairly often. Not as often as just being sent home and that being that, but I've been home twice now in, uh, two years. [ God, he's been here for too long. ] The way it works is that everything's as you left it, but you don't remember being here either, and if I hadda guess, I'd say we don't carry how much we aged here back home.

And before you ask, I have no idea why it works that way.