"Different world, different times, different realities. We've had people from all kinds of parallell Earths," she answers with a nod.

She sighs heavily when Andrew asks about Romac. "They're trying to establish a dictatorship. At least that's what it feels like. Every rifty they get their hands on is processed and kept an eye on. If they deem you too dangerous or hostile, you get locked up, or disappear. Oh, in some cases it's been justified. But it's a corrupt and prejudiced system, and while I certainly don't think everyone who works for them is evil or anything like that... It's shady business on a grand scale."