If we have to fight, you're not dead weight. You're mobile, and you can concentrate on dodging and decoying.

[ Tim is being both reasonable and rational about this. He's already lost track of Bart, and the handcuffs are the only thing he has that might interfere with the separation-by-teleportation process. ]

And if it gets bad, I'll uncuff you, but whoever this is? He or she is actively avoiding a fight. I haven't felt anybody grab me. I think they're opening portals where we stand.

[ As he says it, he becomes more convinced he's on the right track. ]

If we're stuck together, then the weight of one pulls the other through. It's better to stick together until we know what we're dealing with.