The man's eyebrows rise a bit and he turns that speculative, analytical look on Ingress for a moment before looking back at you.<br/><br/><strong>"Okay, sounds like she gave you more than I would have thought.  So off the diving board and into the deep end we go.  Ready?"</strong>His eyes sparkle, and for just a moment you realize that he's probably not that bad looking if he lightens up.<strong>"You're in what a friend of mine calls a kelipot. What you might call a pocket dimension. Or maybe <em>regio magica</em>.  A space out of space.  Whatever.  There's an entire city in here, plus a lot more.  You got in through a side door because you were following Ingress, and she did something desperate.  That's the short version.  Unfortunately, if not for one thing you could probably have gotten right back out again."</strong><br/><br/>He pauses, his eyes studying you carefully.<br/><br/><strong>"You had a close encounter with one of the most dangerous people here.  She <em>changed</em> you.  She bound you to this place, and I have a feeling you'll be finding out just how deep that bond goes soon enough."</strong><br/><br/>Ingress stifles a cry of alarm, covers by taking a hasty sip of her drink.<br/><br/><strong>"Short version, you're one of us now.  Welcome to the club.  It isn't all bad.  We get tee shirts."</strong>His grin is predatory, but not unpleasant.<strong>"So you get to be in touch with your feminine side, and you get a few other bennies, but going home again is going to be complicated. And don't take this the wrong way, but I hope you're more like me. If you have nothing to go back to, it'll be easier."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"<em>Junior</em>..."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"Not gonna sugar-coat it, Ingress. He's now a she, and no longer entirely human, and who knows what else?  I can feel that much.  But the only way we'd find out more is by taking her to meet the Scholarly Dragon, and she's kind of pissed off at me right now."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"Yes, well, you have such a charming personality!  And you did steal that manuscript."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"Borrowed with intent to return."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"She's a Dragon.  She doesn't know the difference."</strong>