Mark stared at Armand a moment. If that were true, it sounded absolutely... insane. Though the label in this situation was wince-worthy. What could possibly be the point in kidnapping people only to have them attacked in the night? True, he had no way of knowing if Armand was sane himself, which would add a nice layer of irony to Armand's earlier insistence that Mark seemed as sane as Armand was, but there was nothing about the tale that seemed impossible. Easy enough with a few genetic horrors cooked up on Jackson's Whole, or simply natural 'monsters' taken from their home worlds. It just didn't make sense.

Which was less important than the other key words Armand had dropped. "Time change? What do you mean, time change?" Surely that was just a trick played with the old-fashioned furniture and odd clothing...