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=== The Sophiad === | === The Sophiad === | ||
Some time later he had an accident with an explosive left behind by a [[ | Some time later he had an accident with an explosive left behind by a [[Octo-Brianna|careless visitor]] during one of Jenny’s adventures. At exactly the right time [[Sophie Everytime (38167th Universe)|Sophie]] reappeared and gave him a magical healing lollipop of the kind Herbie enjoyed, admitting, “You can’t get them around here”. She then told him she didn’t think she should be there yet, gave him a [[Thymon Plushy|strange plush toy]], and [[Shift|shifted]] away. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Preludes and Knick-Knacks (short story)|Preludes and Knick-Knacks]]'') | ||
Reasoning that Sophie might be in a nearby universe, and that he’d run into her at temple the first time, he built his own shift engine and tried to voyage to temples in neighboring worlds. Instead he found himself in a [[The Void|strange emptiness]] where he encountered an [[Tiny Thymon|gargantuan eldritch abomination]] which he recognized as matching the toy Sophie had given him. To his surprise it knew him by name, warned him he was out of his universe too early, and told him, “You will return home. And tell Sophie that Tiny says hi.” Eric instantly found himself back where he started, with a broken shift engine but a very welcome prophecy that he and Sophie would see each other again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doll’s Source (short story)|The Doll’s Source]]'') | Reasoning that Sophie might be in a nearby universe, and that he’d run into her at temple the first time, he built his own shift engine and tried to voyage to temples in neighboring worlds. Instead he found himself in a [[The Void|strange emptiness]] where he encountered an [[Tiny Thymon|gargantuan eldritch abomination]] which he recognized as matching the toy Sophie had given him. To his surprise it knew him by name, warned him he was out of his universe too early, and told him, “You will return home. And tell Sophie that Tiny says hi.” Eric instantly found himself back where he started, with a broken shift engine but a very welcome prophecy that he and Sophie would see each other again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doll’s Source (short story)|The Doll’s Source]]'') | ||