[Tails' eyes cross for a second as he gets... booped. Okay. That was... different. But still better than the OH MY GOD A TALKING FOX reaction he got out of most humans. Not having to cut into the initial panic on that one really saved them both some time.]

[He looks over at the gate she's pointing to.]

Oh! Yeah, you jus' came through that gate, right? You're in a place called Nautilus. It's... kind of a city between worlds. But don't worry! Wherever you came from, it's... kinda frozen in time, now. That means that any time you do go back, it'll be like you never left.