[He hesitates to answer, not to shield her but as he tries to figure out how to respond.
Finally he shakes his head.]
We were at the Vanishing Point. It's a place a bit like here, outside the time stream. Looked like something out of Star Wars. There was this thing called the Oculus. The Time Masters used it to predict events and manipulate them so that the timeline would turn out the way they wanted it.
Sounds very out there, I know. [What can he do? Such has his life turned into.] We needed to destroy it, but to do that someone had to stop the fail-safe. Mick wanted to do it, but I wasn't gonna leave him to it, so I took his place. And then [He holds out one fist and slowly uncurls his fingers.] it all blew up. Me at the centre. I don't think I had time to feel anything. Last I remember was the light of the explosion, then I woke up here.
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Finally he shakes his head.]
We were at the Vanishing Point. It's a place a bit like here, outside the time stream. Looked like something out of Star Wars. There was this thing called the Oculus. The Time Masters used it to predict events and manipulate them so that the timeline would turn out the way they wanted it.
Sounds very out there, I know. [What can he do? Such has his life turned into.] We needed to destroy it, but to do that someone had to stop the fail-safe. Mick wanted to do it, but I wasn't gonna leave him to it, so I took his place. And then [He holds out one fist and slowly uncurls his fingers.] it all blew up. Me at the centre. I don't think I had time to feel anything. Last I remember was the light of the explosion, then I woke up here.