There are totally Elves absentmindedly or deliberately keeping their senses open. 

This appears to be Lake Mithrim.

And another singing girl who hasn't learned private thoughts at all!

Three of those, actually!

Maitimo backs unhappily against the wall. 

Why -

I don't know but it doesn't seem - malevolently -

It's kidnapping! That's malevolent! This isn't our Lake Mithrim the buildings look wrong - look like when we were new -

Maybe we are back in Beka's universe. But then why are there more of Beka- uh, not more of Beka, there's a new variant and two of Peka - whimper.

" - well, that sure is another island."

"Why does this keep happening."

"I am sure someone or something thinks they're hilarious."

"Pretty soon we're going to be out of lake."

"I mean, as far as ways of fucking with people go, this one is really pretty great."

"Not really."

"We, like, took care of their god for them, that's pretty great. I guess it sucks for the space Elves and the annoying rainbow people but for all we know they were about to be hit by a random asteroid or something."

"Random asteroids are about as statistically improbable as this."

"I don't think the word 'statistically improbable' is usefully applied to something that happens frequently, just for no discernable reason," says Finis.

"Are we gonna go say 'hi' -"

"We probably should. Maybe their hair will be transparent and they will have a nudity taboo about faces, that seems like something in the right vein."

"Who should be in the welcoming party -"

"I wanna go. So does Tyelcormo."

"I'd be great at welcoming a me but so far we don't seem to get those - do the Elves know who these are -"

"Looks like an - Elf Timothy, an Elf Michael, a pink-hair Rebecca, a...rainbow-hair Rebecca? And a silver-hair Rebecca which Elf Michael number one - this is getting a bit ridiculous - thinks is a match for his dead Rebecca."

"This passed 'getting a bit ridiculous' a long time ago."

"It's continuing to increase in ridiculousness."

"I can go be welcoming but maybe it'd be more reassuring if Pink Peka did it?"