It's pretty obvious the guy's not dealing well, but Topher's not sure how to help except answer his questions. Well, okay, he could work his dream mojo and make this a much more pleasant setting and/or influence the emotional state, but he doesn't really want to mess too much. He does decide to exude a certain amount of calm, though. Not enough to force him to calm down, just... nudge him a little in the right direction.
"Don't worry, you can train yourself to," he answers reassuringly. "There's a certain... feeling, like an instinct, but it can take a while to recognise it."
Although this is probably moot if this guy isn't actually in Manhattan. If you're close to the Rift, you end up in these all the time, but if you're dragged in from who knows where, it's a bit more rare. Well, as far as he can tell. It's not like Topher could contact anyone again to ask if they're not people who've come through the Rift.
"Anyway. I'm Topher. Um. I don't suppose you've recently fallen through a rift in space and time and ended up in Manhattan?" he asks, making a face. Very weird question to ask if he hasn't, but it needs to be established for Topher to explain further. Or determine if he NEEDS to explain further, really.
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"Don't worry, you can train yourself to," he answers reassuringly. "There's a certain... feeling, like an instinct, but it can take a while to recognise it."
Although this is probably moot if this guy isn't actually in Manhattan. If you're close to the Rift, you end up in these all the time, but if you're dragged in from who knows where, it's a bit more rare. Well, as far as he can tell. It's not like Topher could contact anyone again to ask if they're not people who've come through the Rift.
"Anyway. I'm Topher. Um. I don't suppose you've recently fallen through a rift in space and time and ended up in Manhattan?" he asks, making a face. Very weird question to ask if he hasn't, but it needs to be established for Topher to explain further. Or determine if he NEEDS to explain further, really.