A quick flickering grid of light cross-hatches Leland Gaunt with purple lasers.

Welcome Leland Gaunt. Scanning..... Species Designation: Polymorphous Bargaining Demon - Eighth level. Threat level.... Acceptable. Please prepare for extraction, and welcome to Earth Zero!

Leland suddenly blinks out of the room out of sight of the others.

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An instant later he finds himself in the remains of a very large room - it would appear that is was originally a huge area where a lot of people would have passed through, but it is now in ruins. There are desks upturned, paper matted to the floor by water and the few lights remaining are flickering on and off. The most notable thing about the room however is that half of it has been crushed away by what is a titanic armoured hand lying lifelessly across the opposite end of the room - it is titanic and Leland's Demonic nature picks the crackling of residual cosmic energy through one of his more obscure senses. The whole thing must be as a large as a freighter, and this is only the hand!

Suddenly the electronic voice from the machine starts up again but this time is buzzing with static.

"W....wwwww.....wwwwelcome Mr GauGaunt..... I will provide you with a quick summary of your situation before you will proceed to the Demonic registration desk to discuss your requirements and answer and questions". A nearby map flashes at a location in the room that is most definitly flat under the giant hand.

"You have by pure chance arrived at Earth Zero. Earth Zero is the designation of this Earth, situated in Universe Zero - the Universe situated at the basal position of all reality. As such, occasionally an individual such as yourself may, through no fault of your own, stumble out of your own Universe and into another. If you do not intersect another universe on your descent, you will end up here. Beings from all other Universes, and their descendants find their homes here. We are sorry to inform you that return to your previous reality is incredibly unlikely, and has only been attempted by a very slim number of individuals in all of history. We encourage you to find a new life here, however if you must seek to return you are permitted to make any attempts to do so as long as it falls within Earth Zero laws. Please now proceed to the Demonic Registration Desk. Have a nice day!"

The wind howls through the huge gaps the gauntlet caused in its fall, and the sunlight creeps in across the empty hall.