"Which one of those do you want me to answer first?" Topher asks with an amused grin. "Though, yeah, some of those I couldn't tell ya," he continues, and starts to work his way through the questions. "The Rift both gives and takes people, but when it takes, it mostly seems to take people who were brought here in the first place. No clue why, except maybe the Rift trace stuck on them makes it easier for the Rift to pick them up again." He shrugs. "But it's strange, cause sometimes you get people who know each other coming through, right? Often from different points in time though. But the thing is, that's not necessarily the Rift staying connected to one place. Like I said, I got spat out through the Rift in San Francisco, but someone I know came through this Rift! I mean, that's one hell of a coincidence."

He crosses his arms, leaning back a little, but then seems to change his mind, uncrossing his arms and sitting up to gesture further. "And it's not just individuals with consciousness, we get all kinds of matter coming through. The interesting thing is that it's not just matter though, it's also consciousnesses. Like this dream! I guarantee you, there is someone presently in this telepathically linked dreamspace who is linked not just by the Rift but through the Rift, who are still happily asleep back home in their universe."