Transcript For Strip 1527

Panel 1
Two-shot of Alyss and Hugo.
Alyss: What I'd like to know is how you managed to insert that 7.62 – what was the term, 'dechrons'? – into your jump out of the galaxy and back.
Hugo: In our terms, roughly 900 seconds. Yes, a clever trick, if I do say so myself.
Panel 2
Close-up on Hugo.
Hugo: More than a century ago I discovered a transform constant within your Discontinuous Displacement equations which can be altered slightly to permit this.
Hugo: When transiting in space, one can also transit in time any distance up to that which light takes to cover that same distance in space. Or considerably less, as we did.
Hugo: I never shared this with anyone because I didn't see any use for it, until our recent adventure.
Hugo: This effect only works in one direction, mind you – 'Time's Arrow' remains un-molested and backwards time-travel is still beyond our grasp.
Panel 3
Three-shot of Alyss, Hugo, Murphy. Alyss and Hugo smiling, Murphy cocks a Spock-like eyebrow.
Alyss: Well, it's good to know becoming a 'Tin Man' doesn't have to cost one's creativity.
Hugo: I suspect our creativity comes from the random imperfections in our neural patterns which don't get engineered into artificial intelligence.
Murphy: Just my luck, I'm perfect. But, back to our story ...

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