voice;

[ringletted]

[The voice that comes over the tablets sounds calm and collected, masking the panic and fear of the woman speaking.]

I don't know who she was staying with, nor what unit she had been assigned, but if anybody has seen Emma Swan recently, I'd be glad to know. I can't seem to get in contact with her, and though I didn't know her well...

[She has to stop for a moment. It is so, so hard to force her voice not to crack, saying those words.]

Though I didn't know her well, she doesn't seem the type to purposefully make herself unavailable. I suspect she's returned to our home, but I thought it appropriate to inquire about her regardless. Thank you all.

[And then a pause.]

If someone told you about the future that awaits you back home, would you try to change it though it seems set in stone?

Comments

voice

[ringletted]

[Lightbulb!]

So they were separate decisions, not the same repeated over again. It must be nice to have had someone advising you like that.

voice

[spongetastic]

It was a little frightening, to be honest. But I think it says a lot about free will. It tells me that the future can be changed minute by minute based on the choices you make.

voice

[ringletted]

I suppose the hard part is knowing what choices to change if you don't have a mentor from the future instructing you.

voice

[spongetastic]

Yeah. I guess mine isn't the best example. Maybe I can help you figure it out, though.

voice

[ringletted]

No. Thank you for the offer, but the only person who knew much about the things that happen in the future has returned to our world.

voice

[spongetastic]

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you learned enough to make a difference.

voice

[ringletted]

I'll hope for that, too. Thank you for your advice.

voice

[spongetastic]

No problem. Good luck.