Primum

I took the watch.

"This??" I said with incredulity. "This is a time machine?"

The Doctor frowned. "What were you expecting? A sports car that drives really fast and hurls you into the mists of time?"

Sounded feasible to me. "No, I just didn't expect it to be housed in a piece of 16th Century technology, that's all."

I went through extensive briefings on how to use the "time machine" and what to do if things went wrong.

The General said, "Well, my boy. You get to make the first choice. Anything you'd like to see first?"

Yes, there was...