James winced, then frowned again. What an unpleasantly harsh man... but, that too felt familiar. Proud, tough types are troublesome, aren't they? He sighed.

"Old man? Giovanni might look a bit mature, but he's not really old—how much further are you in the future? And no... no, I've never heard of a Topaz region, much like how I never heard of the Ultern region before!"

James' eyes widened. "I think we might be from entirely different worlds!"