[ he flexes into her palm, loosening her grip and, although he could ask her to let off or go, seems disinclined. the pressure she applies tells him it’s not for his sake, suggests who the show of insistency is really made to allay. ]
If they brought us here, they can take us back. Maybe when they’ve decided who else to use from our world, it’s as simple as going along for the ride.
[ the station has been toying with different timelines as if beholden to the imagination of a particularly unhinged metaphysicist. could they choose where and when to return to, like picking a meal off a menu? would he choose something tried but true, or dare to attempt previously unexplored territory? how far back or forward could they take him? how much would change? ]
Don’t tell me I’m the first one to come up with that. [ more terrifying, don’t tell me you’ve never thought about that before, and of course it’s the more terrifying he means. ]
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[ he flexes into her palm, loosening her grip and, although he could ask her to let off or go, seems disinclined. the pressure she applies tells him it’s not for his sake, suggests who the show of insistency is really made to allay. ]
If they brought us here, they can take us back. Maybe when they’ve decided who else to use from our world, it’s as simple as going along for the ride.
[ the station has been toying with different timelines as if beholden to the imagination of a particularly unhinged metaphysicist. could they choose where and when to return to, like picking a meal off a menu? would he choose something tried but true, or dare to attempt previously unexplored territory? how far back or forward could they take him? how much would change? ]
Don’t tell me I’m the first one to come up with that. [ more terrifying, don’t tell me you’ve never thought about that before, and of course it’s the more terrifying he means. ]