Officer Maybourn observed the events of the pool with increasing confusion when he noticed the newest arrival to the pool. Like Maybourn, this man was very out of place both in location and apparrel, and looked just as confused as Maybourn felt.
Officer Maybourn made his way over to the man in pink. While the policeman did not know the general by his face, he could tell that the older man certainly had a military look to him, given his posture and disposition.
"Hello sir, Officer Maybourn," he said to Preston in greeting. "Do you have any idea where you are?"
"What? No, of course not!" Preston said.
"Understandable," Maybourn replied. "I myself just arrived a few minutes ago. We seem to be in some strange location, with all manner of... peculiarities going on. Our current outfits are some of the least fantastical things I've observed."
"Are you serious?"
"I'm afraid so, sir."
"Hm. Perhaps this is what was causing all those disappearances. General Preston," Preston said, offering his hand.
Maybourn took the hand and shook it, then narrowed his eyes. The General looked different since appearing. Preston noticed something similar in Maybourn, each suspecting but not truly realizing that each man had undergone their first physical change since arriving...
