thecricketer | TM Topic #170

He tries to explain.

"There are some rules that simply can not be broken."

He breaks rules all the time, they say, bending and twisting to save lives, to make things right.

"Yes, I know, but even I can't...look, Time is very resilliant, it lets you get away with any number of things if you're careful, but..."

They stare at him as he speaks, stricken and uncomprehending.

"Look, I can not interfere with my own Timeline! It would have repercussions that you could not begin to understand!"

They turn their backs on him as he recites ancient principles and quotes platitudes of responsibility, clasping their hands together as they head for their room to grieve in peace.

"I'm sorry," he whispers. They do not hear him.

It is a conversation they will never have, because he knows how it will end. Instead, he argues silently with himself as he pretends to repair the console.