"Yeah, pocket universe is a pretty good summary," Nova says. "As far as I know, there's no ritual, no magic, no science, no nothing that works."

Fishing out his keys, Nova unlocks his apartment and gestures for her to go in, following shortly after. "Clothes first or coffee first?" Glancing around, he finds a pair of sweatpants on top of a pile of laundry that he cleaned and never put away, over a week ago.