"And danger too." She cocks her head. "Yes?"

"Adds to the beauty, doesn't it? You're quite an interesting pair, you know... But why don't we take this somewhere a bit more private?"

"I think that would be best."

She finishes her drink and leads the way out, towards the shipyard, out of sight and easy hearing of everyone else -

And then there's something quite a bit more dangerous about her.

"I do so dislike it when people know something I don't, you know?" she says, idly, "And there's certainly something odd here. I think you have an idea what."

"Yes. I do. I am a goddess, and so is she." Ellayania gestures at Glint. "She is also a version of you from another world."

She doesn't seem intimidated. "A whole other universe? With actual gods? Have to say, you know how to pick the best way points," she says over her shoulder at her companion. "Every planet gets more exciting."

"Are different versions of people across universes common?"

Intimidation was not the goal, simply proof of veracity.

"So far we have encountered six versions of you and five of myself, across a sample of perhaps twenty worlds. I'm sure there are other recurrences, but none have so far elevated themselves to our attention."

"You," nodding at Ellayania, "Look like someone I know - in passing, mostly."

"Ah, lovely. Might you introduce us?"

She glances at her companion.

"I'd want to introduce you to my dad, first. Getting an audience with her might be complicated otherwise. It's also pretty far, but if you can jump between universes I'm gonna guess travel times are a lot less of a problem."

"It's helpful to know where we're going."

"I think I'd like some more information before I drop you on his front step."

"Why you're in this universe, for one."

"Fair enough. We've come looking for more of us. One of our worlds is in danger of being destroyed, and we thought it might be a good idea to broaden the skillsets available in combating that."

"What do you need?"

"The most immediately obvious requirement is the ability to track a being through its emotions." She briefly lays out the factors involved in Naraka's world.

"Is this just one planet?"

"Yes."

"Well, you're in luck. I know how to track, and most emotions are quite obvious."

She smiles. "Wonderful."

"You'll want to see if the duplicate of you here wants to come along, too - I washed out of training, but she's powerful enough for a reputation."

"I would indeed."

"I trust them well enough, Cherish - you cool with arranging something with your dad?"