“Ah,” came Kim’s voice after another few seconds. “Gotcha.”
Despite himself, Aidan tensed. Just because the first reaction hadn’t affected him or his buddies, didn’t mean that if another reaction happened, they’d be so lucky.
He jumped and gasped as something blinked into being at the edge of their combined torch light. Or should that be blinked into visibility—because she’d never been gone, only invisible. “K-kim,” he said, gaping as exclamations rang out from the others. “You’re… you’re back.”
“What?” Her eyes widened almost comically, and she snapped her head down to look at herself. “Bloody hell—so I am! Hello, body! Hello, backpack!” She used her free hand to wave at her newly-reappeared form and the bag sitting between her legs—a bizarre and nutty act that Aidan could easily forgi
