The helpful stranger waits patiently for the woman to steady her nerves, taking the opportunity to get a better read on her appearance and possible origins. Certainly looks like she makes a good living for herself in the wilderness. No surprise that she'd be shocked by so much technology.

He smiles at the deluge of questions. "Well, I'm no expert, but I can tell you this place is called the 'Nexus' and -- to put it simply -- it's a space between worlds. Folks pop over at random. No real rhyme or reason to it that I've found."

Jesse glances at the flowing traffic of vehicles -- every model and make imaginable. "Oh, and those things? Cars. Powered by gas and electric engines, mostly. You come from a uh, simpler world, huh?"