Jack wasn't sure what to make of the possessive clarification, but he filed that away in the back of his mind for the moment. "Okay."
In the background, the kedan was roped and led away, and the alleyway became infinitely quieter. Jack left the ice barriers standing for the moment, sensing that this girl might need a few more minutes of privacy, or at least peace and quiet.
"The natives here are called kedan," he explained. "As for not going home, that's a little more complicated. We can't control when we leave, anymore than you could that we arrive. But time, it's completely frozen in our world's while we're here. We go back to the exact moment we left, so... nothing's happening without you, all right?"
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In the background, the kedan was roped and led away, and the alleyway became infinitely quieter. Jack left the ice barriers standing for the moment, sensing that this girl might need a few more minutes of privacy, or at least peace and quiet.
"The natives here are called kedan," he explained. "As for not going home, that's a little more complicated. We can't control when we leave, anymore than you could that we arrive. But time, it's completely frozen in our world's while we're here. We go back to the exact moment we left, so... nothing's happening without you, all right?"