To be perfectly honest, it was fairly anticlimactic. The threads faded, their broken ends sparking blue with electricity, flashing like little fireflies before they vanished. Josephine’s hands slowly relaxed where they’d gripped the edges of the cot. She took a breath, then another, and then she didn’t. The PLSS gave a pulse, made a sound kind of like dzzzt! and then a little green light on the transducer powered on. “It’s working,” J/O said. He sounded timid, as though he was afraid to break the silence. I saw Jai look at Avery and nod. The Agent of TimeWatch nodded back, then looked down at Josephine’s body. He looked at her for a long moment, then turned and walked out without a word. “Make sure it stays working,” I said. “As soon as we have enough power, give us a jump and get us moving.” J/O looked startled. “I—I’ve never . . .” “You can plug into the main console, can’t you?” “Theoretically, but . . .” “Then do that. It’s not like flying a jet or anything—you’re not gonna flip us.
