Donta nodded after listening to the man and quickly swapped out the beer for a tall glass of milk, and slid a complimentary plate of cookies beside it.<br/><br/>"Sorry about that, I should have asked you what you wanted. I just assumed by your stature that you were a drinker. My apologies." He said with a smile.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"I don't have any way to pay you," he slowly and clearly articulated the sentence before letting out a sigh "I'm not even sure what I'd have to pay in... here. Whereever here is. You said something about another dimension? Like the after-realms? I didn't think I would die so anticlimactically,"</span><br/><br/>"My treat." Sain said before Donta could respond. Sain knew he would offer the man the drink for free, but he was well aware of the level of business the place took in, which was very little, and he knew Donta would eventually need money to keep the place running, "The name's Sain Darkwing."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"You all look like magicals. Was this a rescue? and if I go out that door, where would it put me?"</span><br/><br/>"Magicals?" Sain asked in confusion. He glanced at Donta who just shrugged as well, "I think you're missing an important part about this place. I've only been here once before, but when I was here, there were people here from different worlds, and different realms. Some wielded technology like I've never seen before, some were more gifted in magic that I knew possible." he paused for a moment, then added, "Some people didn't even know magic existed or that there were any other dimensions out there. You could imagine their surprise."<br/><br/>Donta nodded and continued on for his patron, "Indeed, this building itself exists outside of known reality. It is not part of any world or realm and therefore has no real time to speak of. I mean I do have clocks and such, but that's just to measure time while here, to tell when it's bedtime or morning. The windows all point to a never ending sea of nothingness and are all sealed.<br/><br/>But this was no rescue. You, my friend, lucked out when that door opened it randomly deposited you on my floor and if you were to go back, as soon as your hand touched the door handle, it would connect to the same door you went through, a moment after your departure. If you stayed here a week it would still return you to the same time you left."<br/><br/>"It's a bit of an oddity like that." Sain said, "As you would have guessed, I was also pursued before coming here. When I return they will still be there looking for me." He paused for a moment, then added, "Unless I go to another world with someone else. The world I come from, magic use isn't common, but widely heard of. My race is even more rare, so the cult after my head have an easy time getting information about my whereabouts."<br/><br/>"So what's your story?" Donta asked, "It's alright if you don't want to say, but we will listen."