Bad Machinery by John Allison for July 14, 2018

That look on Lottie’s face…that’s a look that says ‘speak for yourself, Haversham.’

Bzart! Zart! Zart!

There is an art

To going back in time.

Have a care

If ye do dare

Please don’t commit a crime.

Teeth feel hot

Time travel not

A thing to tit about.

Bloomers dry

A relieved sigh

Don’t whimper, cry or shout.

It’s just a ZART to the left, then a BZART to the right,

Put your hands on your hot teeth, and try not to bite!

But it’s the celebratory lie-down, that really drives you in-sa-a-a-a-a-ane!

Let’s do the Time Hole again!!! Let’s do the Time Hole again!!!

I love that last line.

Well, Gramps did say that changing history was extremely hard to do, so maybe the bzarts and zarts are a manifestation of the Novikov self-consistency principle at work? Or maybe it’s because they successfully changed history, and this is time’s way of reacting badly to it (hence the pinkish smog floating off of them).

I’m just spitballing here.

Since the girls have been here for hours, walking up and down the tracks, and since the boys got here (after they went back for “supplies”) only shortly before the train wreck, maybe the out-of-time purple trails behind the girls has worn off by now but the boys still have theirs?

It’s always a gooder day if you don’t wet yourself, n’est-ce pas?

I am really lost here, just like the girls.

Shauna’s glasses !! What effect is that going to have? Her glasses being left behind?

And that “flounce” that girls and women do so well.