Panel 1
LUKE: TIME MOVES DIFFERENTLY THESE DAYS. THERE’S A THREE-MINUTE DELAY BETWEEN HERE AND THE SUFFOLK COAST, SINCE THE CRASH.
LUKE: MUCH MORE INTERESTING, REALLY.

Panel 2
LUKE: OF COURSE, EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT NAME FOR IT. THE CRASH, THE BIG CRASH. THE SMARTARSES ON THE DOCKLANDS ISLANDS CALL IT THE BIG SPLASH, EVEN.

Panel 3
LUKE: THE VIOLENT UNKNOWN EVENT. THE ESCHATON. THE SINGULARITY. THE COLLAPSE. LOL/DIES.
LUKE: AND YET, WHATEVER CAUSED IT SAVED US FROM A WORLD WHERE ALL FUTURE TIME WAS PREDETERMINED AND FREE WILL MEANT NOTHING.

Panel 4
LUKE: IMAGINE: IT TOOK THE END OF THE WORLD TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE HUMAN RACE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO TIME ON THEIR OWN TERMS.