"I still am. Though I got the Nine Tails to like me."

"That does sound like something Jubilee would do."

"Heh. It's exciting there's a me here!"

"You should have a ramen-eating contest to determine who the prime alt is."

Laugh. "We should! I bet there's different styles here, too... So clearly I should introduce her to the best kinds."

"Oh, I should have guessed that'd be a trait you'd have in common."

"I might disown her if it wasn't."

Luc' laughs.

Wyld returns a bit after that, kissing Luc' on the cheek. "Got everything settled."

And Jubilee enters after her, glancing at the newcomers with a smile.

"Wyld updated me on some of what's going on. - What're your names, by the way?"

"Elieyha. This is Naruto."

"It's good to meet you both. For proper introductions - I'm Shining Jubilation - or Jubilee - and these are Shimmering Wyldclaw - or Wyld - and Elucidation of Immanent Will - or Luc'."

"It'll be great if you can help Luc'; are you two interested in helping beyond that?"

"At least somewhat."

"We honestly could use even small amounts..."

"Wyld mentioned there were more of you somewhere, too - do you think any of them would want to help, too?"

"Depends on what you'd want them to do, mostly. There are a couple gods who can do the being-in-more-than-one-place thing."

"It... Honestly depends on their powers. Creation's shrinking as the edges break away. The Yozis in Malfeas are trying to turn Creation into a tortured mirror of their realms and need to be stopped. The Realm - the biggest kingdom around - is gearing up to tear itself apart after the Scarlet Empress disappeared. A significant chunk of our world's population is enslaved. Our gods are often distant and uninterested - or overly interested and tyrannical. Many of the ones who should be humanity's greatest allies find themselves addicted to the Games of Divinity, unable to turn their minds to earthly matters. Heaven's bureaucracy is exceptionally broken. A significant chunk of Solar Exaltations have been corrupted. Something resulted in the Solars going mad, but we haven't established prosperous societies outside of them - but if your worlds lack Solars and yet remain stable, clearly you've figured out some solution that doesn't rely on three hundred overpowered despots."

"We also can't defend ourselves against even the old, known threats - the Fair Folk from outside reality who might invade again, or plagues..."

"Most of them will probably be more interested in the chance to fight things than reforming governments. They can at least point to other societies for examples, I guess."

"I don't like leaning on violence as the only solution to problems - but there's plenty to fight without running out of blatantly acceptable targets anytime soon."

"They might have picked up new skills; it's been a while since we've checked in."

"Once I make a few public appearances and reassure everyone I'm okay... Honestly it might not be a bad idea to go talk to the group? Vanishing out of Creation for a bit will confuse anyone looking at our Fates, if nothing else."

And she could kind of use the break, if she's being honest with herself. Two years of warfare - of behaving, of being a good leader - have taken their toll on her, and the last year's been especially rough.

"I can make a portal when you're ready."

"It might be a few days... Do you guys mind sticking around?"

"Not at all."

"That'll give us time to work on helping Luc', too..."

"And maybe see some of the sights."