Watch Bob-e61b -

Elias's fingers brushed the silver. The world around him began to peel away like wet wallpaper, revealing a sky made of violet lightning. He gripped the locket. "Bob, initiate 'Snap-Back.' Now!"

"Warning," Bob said. "Proximity to localized paradox. E61B battery at 3%. If the anchor fails, you will become part of the background radiation." Watch bob-E61B

He opened his hand. The locket was there. He had brought a piece of a lost world back to the real one, but he’d lost the only friend who knew the way. Elias's fingers brushed the silver

"Searching for home-signal," a flat, synthesized voice replied from the watch. "Current stability: 14%. Recommendation: Do not move." initiate 'Snap-Back.' Now!" "Warning