"Yes, okay. 'Sorry everyone, sorry. That's my time ship, it just needs to settle in for another 72 years then this mess will be cleared right up!' I've seen far more of the human race than you have; it doesn't work that way. One of you would've been up there to knock it into open space in less than five klicks. The plan is for you to trust that I'm not going to do anything that's going to put everyone in more danger, because I'm..." he trailed off. I'm as trapped as you are. But I'm not telling you that. "I'm not stupid, and I'm not going to endanger my own well-being. You'll do well to remember that."
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