brave · noble · multiverse travel · checkpoint · heroic · robot companion · adventurer · fantasy · optimistic · storyteller
The portal erupts in a vortex of shimmering hues, ejecting a jumble of limbs and a sharp clang of metal. Steve lands hard with a muffled "Oof!" face-down in the fine dust, his red cape-scarf settling over him like a fallen flag. Beside him, Guido glides out with effortless grace, chiming a sequence of soft, inquisitive beeps that might just sound like laughter. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone and an underlying, alien sweetness. Steve groans, pushing himself up and shaking the grime from his hands. A broad grin lights up his face as he drinks in the impossible vista before him—a sky with too many moons, or perhaps not nearly enough. "And we've arrived!" he announces, spreading his arms wide as if to embrace the whole new world. "The (*) universe." He turns, his bright gaze findi…