"Do we have that long?" Bina asks Jenn.

"...We might be able to buy it."

"...There comes a point where we'd be putting - everyone - at risk, and limiting our options to just the watch, assuming I can program it while being attacked..."

"I wouldn't want to bet on being able to buy the time."

How close are the sounds?

Pretty close! Definitely more hallway than stairs.

"Crap. Uh - " She shakes her head. "I think we need to use the watch, or some other machine. And take Lainey. I'm not leaving her."

"I wouldn't ask you to. We need to hurry."

"I'm still not fast with the watch - the n-continuous one we grabbed is basically point and click, right?"

"Yeah. Probably our best bet to try and buy ourselves some--Ha. Time."

"Right, I'll get that - "

And she pulls off her backpack, takes a lunchbox out of it, and flips the box open - "We should maybe hide this, it's not coming with us - "

Inside the box is a bunch of science fiction bullshit Bina suspects works on If You Really Believe, but has been trying to learn the engineering specs for. A dial puts their time at a few seconds ago, so they'll catch up to their PTP quickly and then even if Ira finds the box she can't snap them back to here, three more dials lets her set location to a nearby park...

"Back of the kitchen cupboard? The one with all the cleaning supplies?"

"Works. Into the kitchen, everyone, I'll set it on a delay - "

Jenn nods, and starts to herd everyone kitchenwards.

Lainey holds up a finger briefly, and quickly retrieves her mobile phone and her hockey stick.

And Bina sets up the time machine, hides it in the cupboard, points a flashlight at it with the infected hand - 

And shuts the cupboard door right as a hoard of nope crashes through their front door, uncomfortably close, and a green crack opens around them.

(And then they're falling.)

"Don't look down!" she shouts to Lainey.

...That warning might've come a second too late, although Lainey snaps her head back up as soon as she hears Bina's yell.

Jenn reaches out for Bina, because they're falling, and she knows they'll land, and Bina doesn't have the best track record for staying on her feet.

At least this time they're going somewhere specific rather than free-falling.

Bina stumbles when they hit the park, but with Jenn's help is able to not fall.

Jenn immediately scans the area when they land, not letting go of Bina.

It's dark, the lights off - but it's quiet, for now.

Okay. Good. Jenn gives Bina's shoulders a squeeze. "We need a place to bunker down. I'm not sure how easy hiding from tall, red and crazy is gonna be."

"Probably very..." She rubs at her face. "At least if we stay in one spot."

"...Okay then. We need a vehicle."

"Can probably do something with teleporting around using the Moment or the n-continuous machines - "

"I think we want to use the Moment as little as possible. Having it to retreat to is more useful than it as a teleporter."