She said he didn't give her a reason, not to her at any rate. He obviously had a choice about something, it doesn't make any sense. Even if he had fulfilled his quota and got his wish, altered his own reality back home, Tommy would have told Billy where he was going. He punched me in the face and threatened me on his behalf when we first met, there's no way that man would have strolled off and left his twin behind.

[ The taco is fiddled with, tossed with accuracy into a passing bin. With an arm around Verity, his free hand seeks out hers to hold as they walk, tracing inconstant designs in endless swirls, a mirror to his thoughts. ]

I think I've been saying from day one that anyone who promises you the world wants a piece of it for themselves, and I still believe that. [ A frustrated noise banks in his throat. ] I need to find a reality warper who isn't Billy, or a transdimensional traveller to discuss the possibilities with.