Dave's eyes flicked back to Aoi at that. He scrutinized her momentarily, but there was no sign in the girl's face that her question was anything but honest. He nodded and gave a small laugh.<br/><br/>"Sister, wouldn't I like to know." He pointed toward Corner Sweets' door. "When I came through that door, it surprised me as much as anybody. See, that's not the door I opened." Dave paused, searching for the right way to phrase his explanation. "I'm pretty sure this isn't even the world I opened it in. I know it isn't the one I thought yesterday.<br/><br/>"I didn't leave where I was on purpose. I think I triggered a trap. I'm betting it was supposed to knock me out of frame to drift in the brane until my anam dissipated forever. But for some reason, it dropped me here."<br/><br/>He gestured toward Aoi's seal, respectfully refraining from actually touching it. "And I think this might have had something to do with it."