"We only started about three years ago," he says. "But we're affiliated with the Turned. My name is Tyler."

"The Turned?"

"… Humans who spontaneously get superpowers?"

"That's not a thing where I'm from. And probably not from where you come from either, given that he's a human. He must be from a third place. Which makes no sense."

"Does any of this place?"

"… I am you," says the bird on the red rock, in Chinese, to Tyler.

"So I see," agrees Tyler. "Do you want a name?"

"I think I'm fine for now."

"...No."

"Is there anything I need to do, then?" asks Tyler. "Perhaps contact Relay, or…?"

"Relay?"

… Oh.

"Apparently doesn't exist here, so nevermind."

"What is Relay? And do Formed get powers?"

"Yeah – I have hydrokinesis and flight. Relay is a very helpful someone who has communicative telepathy, but apparently is not present wherever this is."

"We three are the only people around for a considerable distance, so far as I can tell."

"He's quite long-distance. I'm not sure they've hit his range limit in testing yet, but they haven't tested past the ISS." Blink. "Satellite thing. It's quite a ways, and he can definitely get around the planet."

"It's a fairly safe bet we're not wherever you think we're supposed to be."

"I agree. Otherwise I'd expect to be able to communicate with him." He looks around again. "I'd also expect to be in the middle of a tsunami impact."

"...Why?"

"Because that's where I was supposed to Form. That's where I– know I Formed, except, I didn't because I was here when I… was awake."

"Huh," says Thario. "That's… kinda weird."

"Mm," agrees Tyler.

"Why were you supposed to Form at the site of a tsunami?"

"… I'm not sure that question can be answered in a way that satisfies your curiosity."

"Try anyway."