[To have her theory rejected so swiftly almost reminds her of home. Fukawa squawks, hot at the ears.]
And t-time travel is?
[How does he figure that? Technological trickery was ten times more likely than getting flung across time and space. And yes, there were a lot of abnormalities to account for, she wasn't forgetting that (like she ever could), but such things could easily be explained if they were hooked up to a virtual reality. Anything could be coded in. It would only take the click of a few keys and voila! A ghost, a time-traveler, an autotranslater in your head!
She'd even believe this was a kooky cult holed up in some secluded sanctuary, dressing the place like it was the good old days and snatching outsiders for indoctrination. Maybe the weirder stuff was just subliminal suggestion? Hypnosis? Straight up brainwashing? Again, all more plausible than the alternative. To jump right to H.G. Wells and skip Philip K. Dick seems downright insane.
Then she realizes the implications of everything else he said. Her skating slows as she bobs her head back, totally agape.]
N-no it's not. [What in the world?] It's 2014! And technology is close enough! Th-there's AI with personalities already!
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And t-time travel is?
[How does he figure that? Technological trickery was ten times more likely than getting flung across time and space. And yes, there were a lot of abnormalities to account for, she wasn't forgetting that (like she ever could), but such things could easily be explained if they were hooked up to a virtual reality. Anything could be coded in. It would only take the click of a few keys and voila! A ghost, a time-traveler, an autotranslater in your head!
She'd even believe this was a kooky cult holed up in some secluded sanctuary, dressing the place like it was the good old days and snatching outsiders for indoctrination. Maybe the weirder stuff was just subliminal suggestion? Hypnosis? Straight up brainwashing? Again, all more plausible than the alternative. To jump right to H.G. Wells and skip Philip K. Dick seems downright insane.
Then she realizes the implications of everything else he said. Her skating slows as she bobs her head back, totally agape.]
N-no it's not. [What in the world?] It's 2014! And technology is close enough! Th-there's AI with personalities already!