No regrets – take 2
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, but belong to Impossible Pictures™.
"So, Nick, I see that you and Jenny are making an effort to get along with," Connor Temple spoke one fine day. "I guess having this talk between the two of you has cleared the air?"
"Yes, Connor, I have had a lot of practice dealing with women that make me uncomfortable – well, make it a woman, really, my ex-wife, to be precise," Nick said curtly. "Now, if you excuse me, I got a job to do – namely, figuring out a way as to how we're to get to the time anomaly that is located under this pier-"
Nick trailed off. Unknown to him, deep in the Carboniferous, his ex-wife Helen had unintentionally (or not) stepped on a particular ancestral plant, and that caused a chain reaction of over 300 million years in length...
What Nick did know, however, that abruptly the reality had blurred around him, and he suddenly found himself in a small and quaint cafe on a non-date with Jenny. Considering, that she was still a reptilian humanoid, this was less exciting than he once thought it would be.
"Why, professor Cutter," Jenny said in her 'newly-acquired' accent. "I am very pleased that you have agreed to go out with me to repay my debt. Please, have some of this salad."
Nick looked down at his dish – and it did look like a salad, albeit one that seemed to be composed of giant plants and insect parts, and took the first bite, wishing intently for Helen to be here, so that he could kill her.
...To his surprise, the salad was surprisingly good, as was the rest of the meal, but that is another story.
End