Something really strange catches his eye. A woman is laying flat on the path, unnaturally still. He walks over. Beautiful. Empty. Unusual ..

He is swung around very quickly to see the same face gripping his arm. He looks at both. Twins, clone cosplay? She is saying something, very strange voice, very strange words. He is swung around again. She has his arm and is behind him. She places her fingers up to the back of his neck. Arl feels a sting and in shock falls back onto the woman (who has no physical problem holding him). The woman does do something accidental when Arl falls back. She completes a proxy application for Lan Citizenship for him. It was a mistake, but she had been standing awake for eight days.

In a little while, he can understand the words she is saying.

"I will tell you again. Do Not Go Near Him! Who are you? Where did you come from? Who sent you?"