Can she reopen the hole?

Not from her side. Theo grabbed ahold of Kevin's arm again. Do not tell people about the Multiverse next time! he scolded. Do not mention it, do not ask me about it in public. The void is harsh to those who can't survive in other worlds, and we cannot afford to find out who can. Are we clear?

Sorry.

Theo let go with a sigh, examining his own arms and legs instead. Well, I'm pleased to see we're back to normal form, at least.

Yeah, that was weird! Why did we change like that?

Sapients change form and capability to match the world they've entered. I don't have magical powers in Apricot Bay—er, not many. I suppose aardwolves don't exist in that desert world, so you became a dog instead.

Looking back up into the sky of the void, Theo tried in vain to decide which bubble they should try next. Their colors meant nothing to him. They did differ in size, but what the size meant was another mystery.

Do you suppose larger bubbles fit larger worlds, Kevin?

That makes sense, yeah.

I figure—that bubble we just took was...about medium-sized? That one— he pointed to a deep blue bubble mottled with pale green shapes in spots—must be a thousand times larger. Perhaps two thousand times larger.

Is that Cayer place big?

Pinède has a way of sprawling, yes. As good a fit as any other...

A few hops in the lowered gravity of the void later, and Theo was once again on Kevin's back, where the aardwolf had elected to tear a hole to climb into a short distance up the bubble. This one was promising—a grove of pine trees at the top of a mountain was visible through the hole, a lovely view of other mountains miles and miles off into the distance framing it.

Everything seemed more detailed than anticipated, though. More...alive, realistic.

A shrill shriek escaped from the bunny. He was so caught in admiring the view, he hadn't noticed he was no longer holding onto Kevin's jacket—as he wasn't wearing one anymore. In fact, all of Kevin's clothes were gone, and the aardwolf stood on four legs like—well, he never had before. Worse yet, Theo was similarly nude, quadrupedal, and downright tiny compared to Kevin to boot.

Theo tossed himself off Kevin's back, looking for cover. Where are our clothes?! he cried. I mean, not that I know how I'd wear trousers like this, but—

Kevin was more curious than horrified, putting out his now thumbless paw and batting around a bit of grass with it. I think they got left behind!

Well, back through the portal then!

A nasal screech came from the skies. A majestic hawk with feathered wings stretched wide and talons outstretched swooped from overhead, its shadow growing sharper against the ground as it dove to earth. It homed in on Theo's location; on reflex, the bunny sprinted out of the way, screaming hoarsely as he dove through the portal.

With mouth open slightly, Kevin followed the bird with his eyes as it curved back towards the skies, and with all four legs galloping, he too plunged into the portal.