Chapter Two: A Whole Old World

[aipsylon]

"We didn't go back to the same time as the Arc, it went back further. We are in the period of fallout from it. Things are different here. I don't know if this was the plan, but it is not what happened. Come out clean with us Alice. Lack of information can be a killer, some of us know history and an error in saying what it is about could have serious consequences for us. Alice, I am not trying to put you out, but our success here and now depends on us knowing what we need to know." He stayed where he was standing, leaning against one of the consoles, eyes still fixed on Alice.