"Wolves are telepathic with each other. That's how I first noticed my pack is gone, and every time I shift, it's going to get worse."

"Okay... I can take a look into that, maybe there is a magical solution, but I'm not sure. I should go contact some people about your situation."

Gabe returns with a bundle of clothes for Scott.

"Thanks. I'm sorry about all this, I guess you usually don't get new worlds?"

"No, and we never got an alternate Earth before so you looked just like the standard sorcerer that just found Elsewhere and had wrong ideas about their magic."

"Now... I'm wondering if the other worlds are Earths, but different enough that people failed to notice the similarities. That would be so much research to do," Henry says but with a smile, "but your return will come first don't worry."

"Thanks for your help. We'll help you however we can, once I get back to them. Right now, I can get changed and we can go out, do whatever testing you wanted to do."

"I'm going to send some messages first and then research what I need to test first. Gabe could show you around while I do that."

There is a closet room where Scott can change his clothes if he wants.

He uses the closet, and comes out wearing whatever Gabe picked out for him. 

It is fairly generic and loose fitting (less so with Scott's muscular frame).

Henry has apparently departed to do his errands.

"So, want to walk around town and learn the landmarks? Or are you more of quiet reading kind of guy?"

"Let's see the town. Might as well enjoy it, while I'm here. How often do you get to see a new world? Actually, don't answer that."

"Is not that common to visit the other attached worlds. Kinda like visiting another continent. The town is small and has a patchwork of modern technologies and magic, so be warned by the presence of arcade games and the absence of cellphones."

"Consider me warned. Ready to go?" 

"Of course," The Asheville's center is this park called "spring's square" and the streets radiate from it. This the town's club, there are a few bars around, but they are the kind of place you hang out to talk to the regulars while drinking and snacking. That building over there is the town's library/bookstore/music store/cinema. Down this street is the bathhouse, which retains that function but nowadays is mostly used as a pool, ice cream place and ice-skating rink (they've magic to keep the pools hot or cold as needed). This, this and this other street are full of assorted business, that building over there being the bank and that clock-tower over there is also the mail office and place where they make all announcements, Gabe points out the nice restaurants when they come up. There are indeed several arcades games scattered about town inside all sort of business, some even look new, but the places with public phones all have lines and Scott has yet to catch the sight of a TV screen. Is there anywhere Scott want to go? Gabe is willing to give him a treat. Maybe ice cream?

"See those cracks in the street and how it goes up through that wall and then the building behind it? The town originally was somewhere else, but they floated it piece by piece and then resettled here. I can probably tell you how they did it step by step because Henry was obsessed about it when he heard the story. The poor guy has trouble just believing things sometimes."

"I think I want to be around people. The, uh, library?"

"Sure, be a nerdy type like Henry. Maybe you're long lost inter-dimensional twins."

Gabe directs Scott to the library, which is relatively modern looking. The collection is eclectic with books that look made in different centuries standing next to each other in the shelves. There are quite few people, mostly kids or people in the line to use the phones.

Who's waiting in line? Maybe he can talk to one of them. Meeting more people might help.

There is a couple of young teens that are whispering at each other giggling, a old man that is looking at a pocket watch like he required it as much as breathing, a absurdly nondescript man whose traits fade from his memories as soon as he looks at the next person, a young woman with absurdly long hair that looks like a hippy, and a very tall girl with long sleek black hair, she briefly looks up from her book and looks him in the eyes before getting back to her reading.

She is the most important person in the world now he lives to protect her and fulfill her every desire.

Of course she is.

That's why he was brought here. He thought this was something painful and bad, being away from his pack like this, but this is right.

He walks in her direction unsteadily, ignoring Gabe.

Gabe has wandered off, still keeping Scott in his line of sight, but not assuming anything weird.

Eventually she notices his approach and looks up. "Can I help you?"

"Can I help you? What do you need?"

Fernanda raises an eyebrow and looks him up and down (mostly down, because she is taller than him). "You don't look like you work in here. Why do you offer?"

"I'm new in town, looking to meet new people. I thought it was nice to offer." 

"Oh, well. Maybe you should try introducing yourself first?"

"I'm Scott. New to the city, I like animals and playing guitar."