“That must have been your ... our most important discovery,” said Trudi.

More importantly, she saw us. In spite of being captured by her, I enjoyed having your company every day during those two years. The situation was a bit of a blessing in disguise ... right up until the day she said she was going to eat us. And when I saw her eating you ... That was horrible,” said Murray.

“I can see why you brought me here, and I’ll give you points for trying, but it’s not going to work. I’ve known since late in the afternoon of our first meeting (which was the same on both the second and third timelines), all about what you and my alternate future self went through here. I know what you saved me from, but you did it a way that has negated any need I’ll ever have to be saved from anything in the first place. You won’t have any success in using this as a visual influence on my emotions concerning your own fate in this new timeline. Since you shrank to tiny size, you’ve been the only one at risk in the new timelines, and I’ve turned that risk into a certainty in the last twenty-four hours. I appreciate this outing. It’s been very educational, but it won’t help you out of your upcoming appointment with my my mouth,” said Trudi.

“It was worth a try,” said Murray.

“I can appreciate your motivation, but believe me once and for all, when I say that nothing you try will do you any good,” said Trudi, “And think how much things have changed in the last two days. For months we were going frantic with unfulfilled romantic and culinary desires, which are now all coming to fruition. You’re getting two weeks of what you’ve been longing for for months, and then I’ll have the final pleasure and satisfaction of gobbling you all up, just as I’ve been longing to do all this time. It’s a win / win situation for both us.”

“Except that I stand to lose a lot, when you collect your final winnings,” said Murray.

“That’s just the way it is,” said Trudi, holding him right in front of her face, “I’ll be making the most of your last two weeks. The least you can do is to make the same effort.”

“You’re right, of course, and for what it’s worth, you look better now than you ever did in the show,” said Murray, and leaned in a little and kissed her conveniently positioned lower lip.

They heard huge footsteps nearby, and then the sound of two giantesses talking to eachother.

“We’d better go,” said Trudi, and slipped back through the portal to the Irish forest with him.

“That was close,” said Murray.

“If they’d caught me, they wouldn’t even be able to see you.”

“I suppose, if they had you caged long term, and weren’t aware of miniscule me, then you’d still have eventually eaten me while you were there,” said Murray.