[Welp, Tom's not the best person to explain. He laughs, staring at the sheet.] Well, uh... if you insist.

Short version is, you're stuck here. The Time Compression brought you here randomly and it's gonna take you home randomly. Better people than you've tried to leave and they failed.

You can leave campus if you want, but I've no effing idea why you would. Room and board's free here. Class sucks sometimes, but it's usually worth it. Garden's the only place that'll take on off-worlders like us.