He stopped in his tracks to consider what might be Actually Occurring, as opposed to Apparently Occurring. - Paul Jenkins

Wil allowed his voice to trail off. The chances of a rational explanation at this point were in exact proportion to the chances of Lucy believing it.

The Quantum Needle was theoretically used to repair any tears in the fabric of the space-time continuum, though how it actually worked in the field was a matter of some debate. When Wil had pressed the question, Mr. Dinsdale had simply mumbled, “quantum physics,” which seemed to be his standard response to any question he didn’t know the answer to.

Wil had always been a hopeless romantic, with “hopeless” being the operative word.