"Forever?" she echoed, as she adjusted her position in the seat and she watched Jeffrey regard the controls. He altered them accordingly and she leant back in the chair and closed her eyes, allowing herself to savour the moment. She could feel victory dancing within reach.

And then, it happened.

Time travelling - if that, indeed, was what it was - was like nothing she had ever experienced before. It felt like falling, leaping, slowing, stopping and accelerating all at once and in every conceivable direction. Their immediate surrounding blurred into mere colours, as though someone was flicking through a book of reality at lightening speed. She marvelled at the sensation and clutched at Jeffrey's arm, to reassure herself that there was something still corporeal in the world. 

It was only when Jeffrey asked her when they should stop that she thought to glance across at the dials, currently flickering past the 3000s. The 3000s! She felt a laugh bubbled up in her chest and release in a breathless chuckle, which was snatched away in the carcophony of years' worth of noise compressed into mere seconds.

"Now!" she yelled, hoping he would hear her over the whirring of time, and tearing her gaze from the electronic display. She wanted their destination to be a mystery to her.