"I hadn't realized we were from such a similar time line. It was 2013 for me." That was somewhat comforting. He figured the chances of them being from the same world were slim, but they must have been very close anyway.

"So, do you think these people will really talk to us, or just patronize us for being a school student and teacher?" Al wasn't sure whether they'd actually talk to them or just give them the dumbed-down version of the information they need.