"Let's find our van" He cheerfully corrected her. "Needless to say I was warned about the quantity of luggage and opted for something with a little more room on the inside. But don't worry, it's not a full-size van, it's one of the miniature variety and it ought to be waiting right about now." He pushed up the sleeve of his jacket to check the watch that rested there upon his wrist—right on time.
"A doctor of anthropology, my dear Emma—the study of human beings. And quite nearly a doctor of History as well. I really should turn in that dissertation one day. Wrote it on ancient Mayan civilizations, then this whole twenty-twelve thing came about and right soured me on the idea. The timing's all off."