Alexi was about to make some sort of suitable reply about cameras- most of the ones he'd been forced to use were East German, after all.  It was only for a serious assignment that he could get issued a good Western camera.  So, naturally, he had just purchased some with his slush fund.  All of that, though, was on the far side of the moon for all intents and purposes.  However, as he opened his mouth to get at it, response-wise, the world changed.  Or, at least the girl did.<br/><br/>Oddly enough, people disappearing wasn't all that strange to Alexi- he was from the Soviet Union, after all.  Sometimes, people disappeared from plain view.  It was, however, a bit rarer for totally new people to arrive in their place.  "Well, welcome to.. where ever the hell this is.  I'm still getting used to it myself.  That said, I think it's best you stay with us.  As my friend said, we have plenty of rooms.  And we're working on security.  And we have employment."