Your character is going about their business in their own world, happy as a clam (or not). Suddenly, the shadows around her/him seem to swell. They reach out like a pair of arms, wrapping around the character. This is the Grasp. Your character can’t see a thing. After a moment or two, they appear on a stretch of some sort of smooth, quartz-like stone, in a large, hollow cargo bay. Any wounds they might have had at the time of abduction are healed. Any possessions they were carrying, except for weapons, are with them. There, they will encounter a young man named Draco (alphaophiuchi) who appears to have been waiting for them, looking mostly patient. He will hand them an earpiece and show them how to put it in before explaining the basic process behind it. This earbud is a communication device which connects to the network. They only have to think about who they wish to send the message to and speak. It also translates speech. Draco will also mention that it's possible to lock down conversations though the method isn't foolproof, and then explain how.

He will then explain in a rather casual, practiced sort of way that they've been brought to Niflheim, as potential mates for Prince Tristan, by a device known as the Grasp. He'll also mention that there's more to it than that, but that the details are just a little fuzzy as to what's going to happen in the long term. If your character chooses, they can ask him for further details, but Draco will just shrug and wryly explain that it's a rather complicated sort of issue involving some sort of burgeoning civil war. At that point, he'll go on to explain that the Grasp and all the other candidates are currently residing in a place called Mannaz Hall.

Characters are told that, due to a flaw in the Grasp, they are unable to go back home right now. Whenever anyone is sent away, the Grasp immediately draws them back in, and it will not stop until Tristan chooses a mate. Which is difficult, since they're currently cut off from contact with him.

If prompted for further discussion or information, Draco seems relatively willing to continue chatting.

Players can request a thread with him via PM to alphaophiuchi or handwave the arrival, if they don't have anything to ask about.