Yikes! What happened? What do I do now?

You've been temporarily thrown out of the bubble while the time fob charges.

Use your time here wisely.

First, look around.

With aliens everywhere, there's only so many places you can visit.

See a LADY beckoning from the house that will later be the Inn? (She will appear after you've explored some.)

Let's pay her a visit.

Come back after your visit is finished.

There's one more thing you need to do here, where time still passes naturally.

If you don't have a tree already, go into the clock tower and grab one.

Then use the KEY the landlady gave you to enter the Post Office.

If you don't already have it, grab the SHOVEL from the open crate nearest to the yard door. (You might want to grab the TRIMMERS too for later.)

Out on the yard, use the shovel on the ground next to the Clock Tower.

Plant your TREE in the hole, and hope it grows tall and sturdy.

Return to the fountain to find the time fob has charged and a PORTAL has now opened.

Step through it. Your job here is done.