Aph had left with the other Aphmau about twenty minutes ago, leaving the rest of us sitting in an awkward silence, not really sure what to do. Aaron was standing in the shadows off to one side, watching the few whispered discussions and shifting uncomfortably under the stares of their guests. It was clear there was another version of him that was important to them, but he wasn't sure how. Other Aphmau had conveniently never once mentioned his name in her explanation, besides the fact that Lilith and Alina had called him 'Dada'.

He was jolted out of his thoughts by a sudden scream from the other Kawaii-Chan. She was holding her arm out in horror, watching as a strange black-purple colour began to tinge her skin.

Everyone stared in surprise, a few people jumping back. The scream must have alerted Aphmau and her doppelgänger as they came racing back in almost immediately. Aphmau's doppelgänger (or Lady Aphmau as the strangers referred to her as) walked slowly towards Kawaii-Chan as if she was a spooked animal, before carefully taking the arm in her hands and inspecting it gently.

"What is it?" Other Kawaii-Chan gasped.

"I don't know." Lady Aphmau admitted, sounding defeated.

"It's void burns." Lizzie observed.

They all jumped. The young girl had snuck up behind them and was watching the situation with earnest interest.

"What is it?" Lady Aphmau repeated.

"It happens sometimes when you jump through a tear in space to another universe without going the proper way." She explained further.

"Will it happen to all of us?" A young blue-haired boy asked fearfully, eyeing his own arm.

"Maybe. If it spreads to your entire body, you're toast."

Other Kawaii-Chan let out another squeal.

"If you get us back home, are the changes reversed?" Lady Aphmau pressed.

"Of course." Lizzie answered without missing a beat.

"Uh huh. And do you know this, or are you just guessing?"

"I've seen it happen once or twice. Enough times to be confident that it will work."

"You'd better be right." Lady Aphmau warned, casting a glance at other Kawaii-Chan's arm.

"How are you getting them back home?" Their Aphmau piped up.

"Well, to spare you the science of the magic of it, essentially I can travel between universes, and I can take people with me, but I can't take you all at once, and after a few trips my power is drained and I can't do anymore. The ones that were left would die, and we can't have that, can we?"

"I'm scared that that is a genuine question." Lady Aphmau commented.

Lizzie shot her a snarky look before continuing.

"Basically, we're going to turn you all into tiny bugs, put you in a safe container, and then I'll travel back to your universe and change you back."

"Will that work?" Other Dante asked, looking not all too thrilled by the idea of being turned into a bug.

"In theory. What other choice do you have?"

"We're doing it." Lady Aphmau decided after glancing at Lilith and Alina, who had passed out on the floor.

"Good. Not that it really mattered what you thought." Lizzie replied.

"Why don't you go see how the Lucindas are doing?" Lady Aphmau requested pointedly.

Lizzie shot them all a cocky smile before skipping from the room. Aaron frowned as he watched her leave.

"I don't mean to offend those of you who are fond of her," Aaron began thoughtfully, "But that girl has some issues."