[And he realises, then, that he's got a temporary solution. The last thing Annie remembers is Purgatory. And it would make sense, to come here from there, to open a door and end up... somewhere else. If he says that's the last thing he remembers as well, then he can't be responsible for half the things that go on. The Box Tunnel 20, he'll deal with that as it comes. If he finds Cutler before he finds Annie, and does the proper threatening--
This whole train of thought comes quickly, and in the meantime, Mitchell gives another little smile, and a shrug, like George and Nina not being here isn't important. (George is important. Nina, he's not sure about her, she doesn't always like him. Not that he blames her. But George is sure of her, and that's usually good enough.)]
And I don't know that they will come. No one's got any say in who comes here and who leaves, it just happens. But they're all right--I hear they won't even know we're missing, it's some weird time-travely thing.
They're all right, y'know. We were all right, when you-- [He shrugs, looking at the floor.] We just missed havin' you around.
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[And he realises, then, that he's got a temporary solution. The last thing Annie remembers is Purgatory. And it would make sense, to come here from there, to open a door and end up... somewhere else. If he says that's the last thing he remembers as well, then he can't be responsible for half the things that go on. The Box Tunnel 20, he'll deal with that as it comes. If he finds Cutler before he finds Annie, and does the proper threatening--
This whole train of thought comes quickly, and in the meantime, Mitchell gives another little smile, and a shrug, like George and Nina not being here isn't important. (George is important. Nina, he's not sure about her, she doesn't always like him. Not that he blames her. But George is sure of her, and that's usually good enough.)]
And I don't know that they will come. No one's got any say in who comes here and who leaves, it just happens. But they're all right--I hear they won't even know we're missing, it's some weird time-travely thing.
They're all right, y'know. We were all right, when you-- [He shrugs, looking at the floor.] We just missed havin' you around.