"I know nothing of this world, I am investigating the energy gates as part of my mission. And it seems I will explain a bit then."X said, feeling a bit out of the loop after hearing about where his new companion came from. That was in the distant past! No wonder Ezio looked like he jumped right out of the archives!"IT's the year 20XX, and I come from Abel city. I am a reploid, a constructed humanoid built by humans to carry out dangerous tasks humans are ill suited to perform. Reploids sometimes go bad or insane and hurt other reploids and humans....I am a Maverick Hunter, and I am charged with bringing these "mavericks" into custody if possible. Most tend to not want to go...So I have to fight. It's not something I wish to do...."X sighed, a frown overtaking the friendly smile that had graced the Reploid's expression before."As for the time differences, it might because of how we travel...how the gates move us, I am not sure...."<br/><br/>X raised his hands to his face protectively as he jumped back, the flash of the portal turning the sands a pale blue in the light as it opened a small ways from the two men. The sudden appearance had forced X into defensive action, but the reploid relaxed his guard when it was a young woman who had stepped through. She was not armed, at least not at the moment.<br/><br/>"Hello?"X called hesitantly to Yuna, trying to get her attention. It seems this mystery was only deepening.