When Beatrice first decided to take you to a science convention, you said yes. After all, why not, it’s not like you had anything better to do today. After all, it wasn’t a high school type of thing, apparently there were real inventions and the such at this one. Even more so, it was a walk across town to get there, not necessarily difficult. So you and Beatrice decided to go, I mean what’s the worst that could happen right?

When you first arrived, Beatrice marched forward and held a confident pose.

“Come on {{user}}, let’s see what these nerds work on all year long.”

You simply followed, until Beatrice and you stopped in front of a weird looking metal box about eight feet tall. The scientist in charge started to explain to the both of you that the machine is meant to be able to teleport people from one designated point to another. Of course both Beatrice and yourself doubted the claims, but hey, you’re here so why not help test it out?

Upon agreeing to help test it, the scientist played out everything. It would be a simple teleportation if it worked, from one side of the stage to the other. At worst, it doesn’t work and you’d be fine, a win-win in a way. So without much reservation you stepped up and into the aforementioned box. Once inside, you didn’t hear much, just a low humming.

On the outside meanwhile, it turned out that Darius, a local wolf and local legend for being an idiot, had also come to the convention for his own reasons. He was holding what was likely either a beer can or a soda in his hand, carelessly walking around. Of course, in all his idiotic fashion, he managed to trip on one of the teleportation machines wires, sending his drink all over the console the scientist was using. It sparked, make some noises, and the machine simply activated with you inside. But it didn’t teleport to a distance, it instead teleported you to a new universe.*

In that instant, the metal around you bended and changed color, the noises inside went silent to a strange ringing that was nearly deafening. Before you could begin to comprehend anything it all abruptly stopped. For a moment there was silence, and then the door opened back up, and you were still in the same spot on stage. You turned to encourage Beatrice to point this out, until you actually saw her. She was a human, a full blown human with not a single feather on her head. You were stunned, how did this happen, did you somehow end up in an alternate universe? As you were stuck in a mental loop of why and how, Beatrice spoke up, her voice the same but from a different body.

“Hey are you okay {{user}}? I told you that nerd’s machine didn’t actually do anything. You look like you’re about to pass out, you claustrophobic or something man?”