"Why didn't you come before?"
Kirk considered it. The dancing lights in the man's eyes, the high-strung sound of his voice were things to make you wary and careful. Kirk closed his fingers the slightest bit. "I didn't know you were here."
Loren's lips thinned. "Liar."
Kirk thought he might try a smile, to reassure Loren that he was telling the truth. He decided against it. "How long have you been here, Harry?"
"How would I know?"
Kirk thought of the endless nights and days when time ran together and there was no more separation of one time from another. Today would be tomorrow and tomorrow would be today. No changes. Endless. "Did you crash, Harry?"
"Did you crash, Harry?" Loren mimicked, and for a moment Kirk felt a chill dancing through him as he watched the sarcastic leer of Loren's mouth.
Kirk kept his tone polite, patronizing. "Was there anyone else?"
Loren laughed, a laugh that bounced over the rocks and through the scrubs and bushes.
"Was there, Harry?"