She shook her head, "Y'can't time travel. Nothin' goes faster than the speed of light. Not even an Alliance cruiser." She faltered at his smile. "1964?" she asked. "Before Earth-that-Was got all used up?"
Her next words caused her eyes to go round with fear. "Y'can't," she said, backing up 'til she was against the shuttle. "Cap'n'll kill you for nappin' me." She hoped it came out sounding a lot more brave than she felt. She'd heard stories, border planets that had very loose interpretations of the law, lonely men needing wives an' other things.