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[trample]

With our mission in Paris just about at its limit, I have a few questions to posit to you all. This isn't quite my thing, and I don't mean to sound high and mighty, but you have all piqued my interest.

Firstly, the ideas of liberty and self-government were, indeed, revolutionary at this point in time. They're run of the mill for some, and to others they are representative of an ideal rarely achieved in their own world. I speak this of course to all of us, members of this response team. Do you agree with this revolution? Which is more right, the government of a king, or of a nation's people?

Second, to those whose plans have been a part of the mission, what went through your minds during the planning process? Or during its execution. [ He does not...see the irony behind this phrasing. ] Having failed the mission directives, do you feel in part responsible for whatever consequences arise? I say this both to those that were successful, and those that were not.

And lastly, given the state of affairs, this hardly matters much. It's more of a personal question. Do you think you are free?

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[trample]

You seem rather hardboiled.
You wouldn't happen to be the same man I played ball with before Valmy?
The very same seventy-six?
Regardless, you're quite right. Though it confuses me how the slightest change of a date could cause any lasting difference, I do believe in following orders to the letter.
In which case, I'd say it's well worth the risk.

[mylawn]

Yeah, that's me.

I'm from here. Different country, couple hundred years in the future. Learned about this in school. Maybe that's what had me take an approach I figured would cause as few ripples as possible. I don't know much about how this works, but I think there are always going to be more variables than we can account for.

Could be worse. They're still gonna kill him.

[trample]

[ Eren thinks it would be trite to go over his own name given that it's his ID, so he skips that part. ]

So unlike me, you're not new to this. Not new at all. I'll have to keep that in mind for what's next. I'll be relying on you for tips once we start jumping through time again. Hope you don't mind.

Either way. Some would say the only good king is a dead king. I guess you're right. What's the difference of a few weeks, anyway? We'll just have to wait and see. Makes me wonder what other effects we've had,
working throughout Paris.

Now I'm curious. What was your plan?

[mylawn]

That's not what I said. If a few weeks of displacement doesn't matter, we wouldn't have been given a mission to fix it. We would've been told to leave it alone.

Sat down and talked to him. Thought we had him convinced, but free will, right?

[trample]

Free will indeed. No matter how certain you are of your convictions one day, sleep it off and you might awaken to new horizons. Both a blessing and a curse. If only we had been so fortunate that Robespierre had lived up to his word.

[mylawn]

He gets his eventually. Don't think his refusal to delay the execution will change that.

[trample]

This is no news to you. So you've got quite the advantage when it comes to anything before your time.
I hope you don't mind me relying on you when it comes to these historical escapades, then.

[mylawn]

I'm no historian. Just broad strokes.

[trample]

I'm a living history book, but that only goes as far as my own world. This earth is foreign to me. Even "broad strokes" would be welcome.

[mylawn]

I can try. No promises.

[trample]

Trying's enough, wouldn't you agree?

[mylawn]

Not always.

[trample]

And when's that?

[mylawn]

I'd say we tried pretty hard to get the trial delayed.

[And LOOK WHAT HAPPENED]

[trample]

[ Yeah, a dumbass and a shorter dumbass beat a guy up in his own house and somehow got him on their side. Lady Luck loves me ]

You're not wrong. But we'd still be short a few votes if no one tried. The effort was there. I think that's enough.

[mylawn]

I think you're speaking a little too soon. It's going to be a while before we know how far-reaching these consequences are.

[trample]

You worry quite a bit. It's justified, though. Were you French in your own time?

[mylawn]

No, I'm American. Saw my fair share of global conflict, though.

[trample]

American. That's across the ocean, correct? You must be a man of the world to have seen it all.

[mylawn]

Let's just say this isn't my first rodeo.

[trample]

Oh, I'm sure. I've gone global, but for most of my life I never even knew what a beach was. Humans can live quite full lives even without travelling.

[mylawn]

You ever get to the beach?

[trample]

I did. It was trite. There wasn't anything to enjoy there.

[mylawn]

You'd think missing out on it would give you a greater appreciation.

[trample]

When all it represents is a greater enemy than the horrors you've faced your whole life, it's hard to appreciate anything.