As you step out into the open you see two...people talking.

One is a short furry fellow (not unlike yourself) and he is sitting in a dimly lit room conversing with an old man with a tall pointy hat and a flowing white beard.

The old man sees you. "Who is this emerging from your pantry, Bilbo?"

"Who are you my good Hobbit?" The small one asks you. "I don't believe I've seen you in the Shire before and why are you skulking about in my house?"

You try to explain that you don't know how you got here and that you are really not what you appear to be. Gandalf and Bilbo decide you are probably under a wizards spell but offer you a choice of exploring the Shire on your own or going with them on an adventure.