The realization that the time machine couldn’t really function as a time machine was a bit of a disappointment. If Niki was honest she would have admitted that she was looking forward to seeing it and maybe even putting in a request to being sent back to her proper time or at least her proper reality. Whether or not the time machine could function like that was a mystery and seeing how it didn’t work there was no point in asking.
Rory seemed intent on listening and Niki wasn’t about to disregard his curiosity. There was really no danger in telling him about herself since nothing from her own world had followed after her. The danger of discussing Linderman or the murders Jessica committed were voided, or at least didn’t matter so much in a world where none of that happened. “Alright, let’s head back inside and I’ll tell you whatever you want to know."