This was wholly and completely ridiculous, had to be a side-effect of the cryonic stasis, because Julian refused to believe he'd been drawn through worlds for the sole purpose of saving this one via something as ridiculous as physical contact.

It was wonderful to feel the sun, though, after resigning oneself to being frozen near solid for at least a hundred years. If he was dreaming, he supposed it could be worse.

The holographic sign catches his attention moreso than the busy city around him--it's an illusion he's not familiar with, and is curious about. The fact that it's offering something as banal as 'free hugs' is ignored.

"What sort of technology is that?"