[ She pauses, frowns, considers, and realizes that she can't explain how her machine works, at all. Fuel goes in, propulsion comes out -- but does it even need fuel? And how does it regenerate parts? And why could a world-hopping, apocalypse-inducing machine be stopped by shoving underwear in the engine, anyway? ]
It runs on super-symmetric particles.
[ Okay, that might as well be magic. She runs a hand through her hair, annoyed, and takes a deep breath to work up back to her usual confidence. ]
But it means they're not the only ones who can jump between worlds. Humans can do it, too, with the right tools.
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[ She pauses, frowns, considers, and realizes that she can't explain how her machine works, at all. Fuel goes in, propulsion comes out -- but does it even need fuel? And how does it regenerate parts? And why could a world-hopping, apocalypse-inducing machine be stopped by shoving underwear in the engine, anyway? ]
It runs on super-symmetric particles.
[ Okay, that might as well be magic. She runs a hand through her hair, annoyed, and takes a deep breath to work up back to her usual confidence. ]
But it means they're not the only ones who can jump between worlds. Humans can do it, too, with the right tools.