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Xephos tumbled backwards from his crouched position onto his back on the pavement. Looking up, scared, at the blonde towering above him who was looking down at him. He didn’t reply, he couldn’t, his throat felt so dry and his hearts beating at such a fast rate he was sure they were going to burst.

“Well? Who are you?” Hannah demanded again, crossing her arms.

“Um...X-Xephos.” The spaceman sputtered out.

Hannah looked at the dark hair man, blinking a few times before sighing and shaking her head, “A yognaut...”

“Yognaut?” Xephos questioned, stared up at the woman for a little bit before slowly standing up, her watching him the whole time. “I-I’m sorry but.. I don’t know what you mea-”

“Oh bloody hell, are you that crazy? Also, what kind of lunatic fan goes into someone’s house, TRASHES it, and then takes their stuff?!-” Hannah yelled at him, continuing on with a bit of a rant.

Xephos only put his hands up in defence, hoping that the most this woman would do is yell at him. Gradually his frighten expression softened as she continued to talk, his hands lowered.

“-I mean, who the hell does that? I also want to know where the heck Lewi-”

“You act exactly like her…” He spoke in a quiet tone, interrupting her.

“What?” Hannah looked at him bewildered; something in his voice seemed familiar and comforting.

“You act just like her… You and Lomadia I mean.”

She stared at him like she’d been talking to a brick wall. “Um.. yeah, cause she’s my character. And did you listen to anything I was saying?!”

Xephos nodded, “I was listening. Now, I don’t know where Lewis is, or exactly where I am for that matter-”

“How could you not know where you are?” Hannah crossed her arms, she didn’t want to be played with, and most important she wanted to find out where Lewis had run off to.

“Can I explain? Will you believe me? And maybe then it too will answer where Lewis is.”

She looked at him for a minute or so, “I’m not sure, should I trust someone who won’t give me their name?”

He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. “I did tell you it ma’am, you just chose not to think it true.”

She didn’t answer, just looked at him, studied him. Other than the clothes he did fit the description of the spaceman; tall and lean with cold-blue eyes and dark espresso brown hair. “I still don’t, but let’s just say you were telling the truth and you are Lewis’s minecraft character.”

He couldn’t help but wince a tiny bit at the thought that he was ‘owned’ by someone. “Let’s say I am.”

“How did you get here in the first place then?”

Xephos was about to answer, but nothing came out his open mouth, he actually wasn’t entirely sure himself on how he got here. He blinked a few times before finally nodding some, taking the rucksack off his shoulders and handed it to her. “You mentioned how I trashed your place, I’m sorry about that. How about I explain how I got here the best I can as I help you fix the mess I made.” He gave her a little sheepish smile, hoping, just maybe he could become friends with Lomadia’s voice. Would be better to be on good terms with someone in this new world than being on his own.

She let out a little scoff of a laugh. “Alright…. Xephos.” With that she turned back around to go inside, with the spaceman close behind.

The two worked together to put things back and organize the furniture and stuff on the floor. Hannah was extremely cautious of the stranger, keeping a constant eye on him to make sure he didn’t take anything more. She also didn’t really believe what he was explaining, actually she went as far as thinking he was insane at some points.

“-There was a bunch of things Lewis would have me do; you see, in my world we have a voice that controls what we do when it shows up. Apparently that voice is certain people here, Lewis being mine.-” He continued explain how it felt not being in control of yourself, the feeling of being so helpless. He didn’t want pity from the blonde, but he felt that maybe explaining everything might make her believe him. “-Whatever you people do here does affect my world, like changing texturepacks, which hurts, and adding modifications. Talking about mods, I remember Lewis saying that Steven added a new one. I take it that it dealt with mirrors-”

Hannah stopped working and stood up straight, “Dimension mirrors, that’s what it’s called. But how did you know about it? That mod hasn’t been shown off yet on any of the channels.”

Xephos put down the few books he had in his hand. “Dimension mirrors... “ He whispered under his breath. That makes complete sense now, the mirror that Lewis took him to see must’ve been from that mod. But… why would he have seen Lewis’s face in the mirror than his own reflection? “I know about it because that’s how I got here...” He said after a little while.

He sat down in one of the chairs, Hannah sitting across from him. “That would be impossible though.” She shook her head, “How did you really find out about that mod? Did you email one of the members? Hack into the server by any chance?”

Xephos just shook his head. “I did none of those. I came here from Minecraftia, and I bet since I’m here, Lewis is over there in my stead.” He wasn’t entirely sure if that was right, just tried going on a hunch.

Hannah stared at him for a second, “Impossible… No way someone can go into a video game and a character come out!”

He raised an eyebrow at her constant persistence that nothing that happened is real. “You say it to be impossible, but apparently it is possible.”

“Okay okay… So if what you’re saying is true-”

“It is true.”

“Right… Then if we check Lewis’s minecraft account we’ll find him in there rather than… you?”

The spaceman shrugged slightly, “Perhaps. If it makes you believe me, then it’s worth a shot.”

She halfheartedly nodded towards him, “I’ll have to check that tomorrow when I go back to work…”

“I would like to come along, if that’s alright of course.” He said leaning back some in his chair.

“Yeah, I guess that’ll be okay.”

There was an awkward silence between them for a minute or so before Xephos cleared his throat, “Um… I kinda hate to ask this ma’am-”

“It’s Hannah”

“Hannah, um…. I have no place to spend the night, is it okay if I stay here?” He said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

She blinked, “Uh… Sure, but you’re sleeping on the couch.”

Xephos nodded. “That’s all I asked for.” He said with a slight smile.

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Xephos tumbled backwards from his crouched position onto his back on the pavement. Looking up, scared, at the blonde towering above him who was looking down at him. He didn’t reply, he couldn’t, his throat felt so dry and his hearts beating at such a fast rate he was sure they were going to burst.

“Well? Who are you?” Hannah demanded again, crossing her arms.

“Um...X-Xephos.” The spaceman sputtered out.

Hannah looked at the dark hair man, blinking a few times before sighing and shaking her head, “A yognaut...”

“Yognaut?” Xephos questioned, stared up at the woman for a little bit before slowly standing up, her watching him the whole time. “I-I’m sorry but.. I don’t know what you mea-”

“Oh bloody hell, are you that crazy? Also, what kind of lunatic fan goes into someone’s house, TRASHES it, and then takes their stuff?!-” Hannah yelled at him, continuing on with a bit of a rant.

Xephos only put his hands up in defence, hoping that the most this woman would do is yell at him. Gradually his frighten expression softened as she continued to talk, his hands lowered.

“-I mean, who the hell does that? I also want to know where the heck Lewi-”

“You act exactly like her…” He spoke in a quiet tone, interrupting her.

“What?” Hannah looked at him bewildered; something in his voice seemed familiar and comforting.

“You act just like her… You and Lomadia I mean.”

She stared at him like she’d been talking to a brick wall. “Um.. yeah, cause she’s my character. And did you listen to anything I was saying?!”

Xephos nodded, “I was listening. Now, I don’t know where Lewis is, or exactly where I am for that matter-”

“How could you not know where you are?” Hannah crossed her arms, she didn’t want to be played with, and most important she wanted to find out where Lewis had run off to.

“Can I explain? Will you believe me? And maybe then it too will answer where Lewis is.”

She looked at him for a minute or so, “I’m not sure, should I trust someone who won’t give me their name?”

He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. “I did tell you it ma’am, you just chose not to think it true.”

She didn’t answer, just looked at him, studied him. Other than the clothes he did fit the description of the spaceman; tall and lean with cold-blue eyes and dark espresso brown hair. “I still don’t, but let’s just say you were telling the truth and you are Lewis’s minecraft character.”

He couldn’t help but wince a tiny bit at the thought that he was ‘owned’ by someone. “Let’s say I am.”

“How did you get here in the first place then?”

Xephos was about to answer, but nothing came out his open mouth, he actually wasn’t entirely sure himself on how he got here. He blinked a few times before finally nodding some, taking the rucksack off his shoulders and handed it to her. “You mentioned how I trashed your place, I’m sorry about that. How about I explain how I got here the best I can as I help you fix the mess I made.” He gave her a little sheepish smile, hoping, just maybe he could become friends with Lomadia’s voice. Would be better to be on good terms with someone in this new world than being on his own.

She let out a little scoff of a laugh. “Alright…. Xephos.” With that she turned back around to go inside, with the spaceman close behind.

The two worked together to put things back and organize the furniture and stuff on the floor. Hannah was extremely cautious of the stranger, keeping a constant eye on him to make sure he didn’t take anything more. She also didn’t really believe what he was explaining, actually she went as far as thinking he was insane at some points.

“-There was a bunch of things Lewis would have me do; you see, in my world we have a voice that controls what we do when it shows up. Apparently that voice is certain people here, Lewis being mine.-” He continued explain how it felt not being in control of yourself, the feeling of being so helpless. He didn’t want pity from the blonde, but he felt that maybe explaining everything might make her believe him. “-Whatever you people do here does affect my world, like changing texturepacks, which hurts, and adding modifications. Talking about mods, I remember Lewis saying that Steven added a new one. I take it that it dealt with mirrors-”

Hannah stopped working and stood up straight, “Dimension mirrors, that’s what it’s called. But how did you know about it? That mod hasn’t been shown off yet on any of the channels.”

Xephos put down the few books he had in his hand. “Dimension mirrors... “ He whispered under his breath. That makes complete sense now, the mirror that Lewis took him to see must’ve been from that mod. But… why would he have seen Lewis’s face in the mirror than his own reflection? “I know about it because that’s how I got here...” He said after a little while.

He sat down in one of the chairs, Hannah sitting across from him. “That would be impossible though.” She shook her head, “How did you really find out about that mod? Did you email one of the members? Hack into the server by any chance?”

Xephos just shook his head. “I did none of those. I came here from Minecraftia, and I bet since I’m here, Lewis is over there in my stead.” He wasn’t entirely sure if that was right, just tried going on a hunch.

Hannah stared at him for a second, “Impossible… No way someone can go into a video game and a character come out!”

He raised an eyebrow at her constant persistence that nothing that happened is real. “You say it to be impossible, but apparently it is possible.”

“Okay okay… So if what you’re saying is true-”

“It is true.”

“Right… Then if we check Lewis’s minecraft account we’ll find him in there rather than… you?”

The spaceman shrugged slightly, “Perhaps. If it makes you believe me, then it’s worth a shot.”

She halfheartedly nodded towards him, “I’ll have to check that tomorrow when I go back to work…”

“I would like to come along, if that’s alright of course.” He said leaning back some in his chair.

“Yeah, I guess that’ll be okay.”

There was an awkward silence between them for a minute or so before Xephos cleared his throat, “Um… I kinda hate to ask this ma’am-”

“It’s Hannah”

“Hannah, um…. I have no place to spend the night, is it okay if I stay here?” He said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

She blinked, “Uh… Sure, but you’re sleeping on the couch.”

Xephos nodded. “That’s all I asked for.” He said with a slight smile.