"I got my crystal! It's portals!" Tobir says in response to both. He waves at the people in the main island portal, and then leans over to wave at Remi. 

"It is portals! He got a portal to the origin island."

"What?" Says a Henry through the original portal.

The Henry in the portal made by Kenta creates a bit of crystal and tosses it through.

Kenta catches the crystal and tosses it to the other Henry. "Portals!"

Remi is struck speechless for a moment. He walks around the counter he was sitting at to get a closer look at the portal. 

"How far can you send it?" He asks after a moment.

"No idea! If there's a range limit it isn't making itself super obvious, but there's no telling for sure until we test it."

"Is it safe to go through?" 

"Should be!" He reaches over to poke a hand through the portal he'd made leading to the origin island.

The Henry from Tobir's portal puts his hand through the portal to stop Tobir from doing the same. Then he steps through the portal, looking mildly bewildered by his surroundings.

"That was... careless," Says the Henry from Kenta's portal.

"Yeah," He nods at Remi while turning random parts of himself into black crystal, "but my preliminary examinations are showing that's safe. And I am qualified to tell that."

"Okay, well." Heri reacts to this, his cloned-alts can be weird at times. Then to Tobir. "Maybe don't open something to vacuum, just yet."

He gives the Henry on their side of the portals a sheepish smile.

"Right," he agrees with Heri, "Though... I think I can maybe mess with what can get through?" He squints down at the crystal, then up at the portal the Henry had come through. Then he reaches out to it again and his hand stops abruptly at the threshold, "Hah, yeah, I can. Not a lot, yet... But I think I should be able to get more specific eventually?"

"Amazing."

"It truly is," says the Henry on this side of the portal.

"I should tell people the news then," says the Henry o the other side of the portal.

"Me too," say the Henry formerly known as the one on the other side of the portal.

More people are approaching.

Kenta pats Heri's on the back. "I guess your crystal just got overshadowed."

"Worth it."

"Um, sorry," Tobir tells Heri, giving him an apologetic look. 

Remi steps through the portal a bit warily, coming to stand at Tobir's side. He looks around, "Ah, so this is what you've been working on," he says, "I hope I haven't ruined the surprise," he adds. He looks through the other portals, "Ah... We seem to be attracting a crowd."

"For what?" Heri says hugging his brother. "Should we go to origin island? Or this island's settlement?"

"We should collect your tutor and the Gabe here," he points out, "And then we can... go to Origin, through these portals," he shakes his head, wondering, "Portals," he repeats, staring through Kenta's. 

Hug. Heri is the best brother. He wins the Brother of the Year Award.

"Right!" Tobir agrees, and then he makes another portal to the house the Henry and Gabe at this outpost are living in. They could just use the one leading to the lab, but why would they? Magic! Portals!

The portal opens to the corner of the balcony that they use for crystal exercises and meditation.

Their tutor and his Gabe are snuggled up on a couch, the Gabe is shirtless, but they don't appear to be doing anything.

"Gah!" Henry Tutor exclaims.

"Ack!" He covers his eyes automatically. After a moment, he peeks out from behind them, letting out a breath of relief. "Oh, that could have been worse. Still, uh, note to self..." 

"Note to self indeed," Henry Tutor says to no one in particular. "Go cover yourself, Gabe."

Then he turns back to the portal and covers his eyes with a layer of gray crystal. "Oh, it is a portal." He says delighted.

Remi gives Tobir an exasperated look, and then smiles at Henry, "Hello, Henry, Gabe. Apologies for the unexpected visit. We thought you'd like to hear the latest news, and perhaps join us through the portal to Origin island." 

"Sounds like fun." Gabe says, going about retrieving a shirt.