"He hasn't killed us yet." Though that was hardly reassuring, at present. "He's ... er - a different timeline entirely, I'm sure you can gather."

He left his shields up. "You do know... you won't get her back, right - if you destroy that - you won't save her, or anyone else - you'll destroy yourself. Her death is why... you became a doctor. Why you don't take no for answer from a university rejection."

"What do you know about it?" It was suddenly too quiet and he felt it snaking through the half-light and put up his wings in defense, and reached out tentacles to grasp at whatever darkness there was.

"More than you know."