[IC] New Crobuzon & the World Beyond

[GM Marvel]

Selina doesn't bother hiding a little side-eye at Simon, before she responds to Tomeal first.  "From the moment we arrived on this plane, my thoughts on our situation were made abundantly clear.  I wish to return us all home.  Maybe not all of us all the way home..." she glances briefly at Betimi with...some confusion.  Selina wasn't sure where exactly she called home.  "But, at the very least I wish to return us to Cantus.  Given what we have discovered here...I am not certain how direct that path may be.  But our inevitable destination will not change in my mind.  What are your thoughts?"

She then turns to Simon and nods.  "Please do.  Remember that your experience with this energy, this portal, and that contraption of yours far outstrips my own."

While staring at the cave, Simon nods in acknowledgement.  He then slowly walks toward the opening completely oblivious to the whatever moment the two may have been having.

"I'd like to go home too.  How else will you meet my parents," Tomeal replies while flashing a smile. 

Elphaba listens to Crozar's theories about Torque Elementals then replies, "I've seen some incredible things since arriving in the Torque.  I can't say I have seen a Torque Elemental but anything is possible here.  If you actually found one it could upend what scientists thought they knew about the region.  It might even mean there is a Torque energy plane.  Or it could be just an elemental that found itself too close to the Torque and it mutated."

Simon arrives at the cave and shines a lantern into the entrance.  His eyes widen slightly as he says, "Ahhh... You guys better come see this.  The electricity wasn't coming from the cave..."