"What did I…. what did I just see?" says Emmie, his voice strained.
"That's the Botfly," says Bina. "Probably. Maybe. It could just be a dream it makes to draw in prey. What do you think you saw?"
"I don't… it was so - how do you even try to - I can't -"
"Process later," says Bina. "For now, you just need to focus on staying alive."
"OK…"
"It's working!"
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The portal shrinks, or unbreaks, or stops being continuously broken. Bina considers that one of the biggest problems with time travel is the terminology.
>Elliot or Bina!: Be the one looking over at Gregor and see the damn gun! Get behind something!
"Great!" says Bina. "New trouble! Gregors coming."
"I thought you said he used a shovel!" says Emmie, making an effort to shake off what just happened.
"He did," says Bina.
"Well he has a gun now!" says Emmie. "And he's bringing his friends…"
Gregor: Ah yes, the meddlesome ones. Right on schedule.
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"Mouse girl," says Gregor, stepping through the portal into the darkness. "I know you are there. Come out."
"That's the Botfly," says Bina. "Probably. Maybe. It could just be a dream it makes to draw in prey. What do you think you saw?"
"I don't… it was so - how do you even try to - I can't -"
"Process later," says Bina. "For now, you just need to focus on staying alive."
"OK…"
"It's working!"
![](https://allnightlaundry.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/1138_a.png)
The portal shrinks, or unbreaks, or stops being continuously broken. Bina considers that one of the biggest problems with time travel is the terminology.
>Elliot or Bina!: Be the one looking over at Gregor and see the damn gun! Get behind something!
"Great!" says Bina. "New trouble! Gregors coming."
"I thought you said he used a shovel!" says Emmie, making an effort to shake off what just happened.
"He did," says Bina.
"Well he has a gun now!" says Emmie. "And he's bringing his friends…"
Gregor: Ah yes, the meddlesome ones. Right on schedule.
![](https://allnightlaundry.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/1138_b.png)
"Mouse girl," says Gregor, stepping through the portal into the darkness. "I know you are there. Come out."