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[grandpaladin]

Hello my friends!

[That sure is a huge, booming voice echoing over the MID. A very cheerful one, at that. The face on the screen is grinning, too many teeth showing, one eye scarred.]

That is how this works, isn't it? It's like a phone. A very fancy phone. [Somehow that grin gets bigger.] I am Reinhardt Wilhelm. And new arrival on this ship.

If you have heard of me, hello! If not, ach, same to you as well. I am glad to be on this adventure, regardless of who is here.

[He wouldn't say that if he knew exactly who was here, but he's been pretty busy exploring. He's never been to space before, can you blame the big guy?]r

Come! Introduce yourselves. Do not be shy.

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[grandpaladin]

No?

German! I am from near Stuttgart. Have you heard of it?

[ryuuzaki]

Yes, of course. I quite liked the Grand Cafe Planie on Charlottenstraße the last time I was there... but that was a long time ago. What's the last year you remember there?

[grandpaladin]

Likely far from the time you remember, my friend.

[ryuuzaki]

Try me... although I'm guessing that you've already recognized that your references are different from mine.

[grandpaladin]

I have found most people on this ship have many different points in time.

[ryuuzaki]

It's true. I hadn't been to Germany in a while, but the last time I remember on Earth was in the latter part of 2004.

[There's never been much point in misrepresenting this too deeply -- it's easier to admit to the potential disadvantage than to be caught in an unnecessary bluff.]

[grandpaladin]

... That was quite some time ago.

[But we don't know how long because Blizzard won't tell us when Overwatch happens.]

[ryuuzaki]

I see. What's the world like now, for you? There's no guarantee at all that we come from the same timeline... in fact, it tends to be rather unlikely here. But I'm still curious about the possible outcomes.

[Gotcha!]