Billy looked down, reminded of how serious that situation truly was. "That would be the case, wouldn't it? We didn't hear anything further from you after learning the clones were branded."

He squeezed his eyes shut, feeling out a more stable position on the almost-table debris. "I assume you were both randomly telported, as I was. I could try to scan for a trace of the cause, but my devices would need some serious cleaning. Do yours work?"