"Okay, now tell me if you think this sounds dumb," Fred says, and she takes the spot right next to him on the couch, folding her legs so that she can sit on them.

"But I've been trying to work out what I'm supposed to be doing here. You know, besides being petty unsuccessful at figuring out how to get home. So I had this thought. Back home, I used to help people, and I figure, there's people here who need helping too, right? I figure, people are showing up here from all over: ancient times, future times, some who speak the language and some who don't, and they could use a hand figuring this place... it's ridiculous, right? I sound like a nut."