"That's one theory." Or more likely, the only theory. Somehow people were showing up ahead or behind others from the same place and in the case of those that appeared a few years ahead, the person there longer was somehow still there. He'd never given it much thought, with the little understanding he had of the concept in the first place, until Parker had shown up and told him he'd nearly been killed off. Eliot closed his eyes and ran a hand over his face. The longer he was in this place, the less sense it made.
He opened his eyes and glanced at Parker in surprise. "So she betrayed us?" He'd had his doubts about the grifter, even with the recommendation from Sophie. She'd conned them first, introduced herself second. For someone like Eliot, who had a hard time trusting people in the first place, that didn't make him want to put much confidence in her. If Parker was almost throwing people off of roofs, she had to have done something to him.
At least, he hoped.
"You're not being clingy, Parker." Suddenly in a different world - dimension, whatever they were calling it - his first instinct would have been to stick with someone he knew, someone he trusted too. Only he'd shown up alone. Still, there were a few people in the complex that had earned his trust and respect. "I'm up in 206."
While he knew she was capable of taking care of herself, just because they were in another place completely didn't mean he was going to stop doing what he always did for them - make sure they stayed safe. Place like this, he felt like it was going to be a hell of a challenge.