Fourth Arrow

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

So, uh... I don't know if you guys remember our adventure down memory lane, but I have to say it wasn't exactly fun. Thanks for dealing with me back then, guys. I know I wasn't exactly the most talkative person around. [being purposefully vague! Observers can note that she's calmly eating lunch in what seems to be a pretty deserted place otherwise. ... Not that Cissie minds; it just gives her more privacy for this transmission.]

Also, while we're at it... Is anyone good at these puzzle games? All the doors I've encountered today are really fond of playing Sphinx with me. I'm okay at them, but I think even I'll have to travel down to the library if I want to get around town like a normal person.

... Not that anything "normal" ever happens around here.

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[bit_impossible]

Einstein, Hawking, so many of them. But that's the problem with theoretical astrophysics; there's a good chance someone will come along and prove you wrong. [and he's been that someone]

But you won't have to worry about it being wrong in your time, I don't think. In fact, if you do get a question about it, you could easily tell the door that E=mc^2, and you'd be golden!

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

But isn't that kind of a good thing? The further people progress in science, the more they know about their world. [Her friend Bart seemed to act like that, anyway! Being from the 31st century did wonders for a science education.]

Oh? That's a relief. ... But does that mean you're from my future, then?

[bit_impossible]

Of course it is! The more humans continue to learn and grow, the sooner they'll go out into space to learn what's out there in the universe!

Ah...[pauses ever so slightly before he speaks] now, you see, I travel around a lot, so I'm not entirely sure.

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

Now that... isn't exactly a positive thing. Intergalactic relations are really complicated. [makes a face] That, and they're thankfully horrible at baseball.

... Oh. So "advanced tech" doesn't mean "future?"

[bit_impossible]

Oh, you're telling me... [he makes a face]

No. It's a matter of perspective, actually. You see, other planets in the universe developed far, far sooner than the people of Earth did. They basically have a headstart.