[ Being transported across time. A -- a theoretical possibility, very theoretical, discussed with some amount of seriousness in some circles but still mostly regarded is idle fantasy, but if this person was from Earth some two hundred years ago. Another possiblity is of course that perhaps they'd been out for even longer than either of them could have expected, that they were just kept somewhere for centuries until now, but.

Either possibility is a lot to weigh. Wash tries not to let that cross his expression too much, but it does anyway, his brows knitting, looking back up at the incredulous tone in Egil's voice. ]

I just don't think we really showed up here by accident, and if they brought us here for a reason, it probably isn't a good one. [ He'll be happy to admit his wrongdoings if it somehow turns out they've been brought here to cure galactic poverty or something. ]

Plenty of people still alive where I'm from. [ Though the Covenant had dealt blows that were far from insignificant. ] Even as far as Earth.