Blame the so-called deities, I guess? [The word and the thought always leaves a sour taste in her mouth.] It's as likely an explanation as anything else.

[She can vouch for his presence, twice over; but as for his eventual absence... Time means so little here, there's no way to prove he isn't just coming back from the City's future. What an unpleasant thought; but Cameron doesn't entertain it for long, if only because she's convinced that here, forewarned would be forearmed.]

Rudy Miller-- if you remember him? Claims to know when he'll leave, but he won't tell.