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“That’s correct,” Lynne says “Once there, ant you to take notes on the technology you find and bring back whatever you can We also want your general i news about the world, in particular related to—”

“Hold up,” Chris says “Can we go back to the part where we’re going into the future? Is this shit for real?”

“Yeah, this ht?” Trent asks

“I promise you, this is very real,” Lynne says “In a few hours you will be in the future A, isn’t it?”

Lynne and the scientists smile like they expect applause Instead, the five of us sit in stunned silence I feel like so in the road, bleeding all over the asphalt

“What about the grandfather paradox?” Adam asks

The what? I want to know if the accelerator is safe and what kind of risks we’ll face in the future and what exactly they want us to do there—and he’s asking questions about grandfathers?

“Ah yes” Dr Walters nods at the question “For those of you who don’t know, the grandfather paradox states that traveling to the past is ie the future The farandfather as a child, you would no longer exist, thus causing a paradox But you won’t need to worry about any of that Since ill be opening the terandfather paradox does not apply You simply have to make sure you return to the location of the aperture at the correct tih it”

“But how do you knoon’t appear in the future in the middle of the ocean or stuck inside a wall?” Adam asks A much better question, I think

“Aether Corporation owns this building,” Lynne says “We’ve already ements so it reet to the future you’ll likely be greeted by Aether eives a tiny laugh “You ht even see a future version ofso fast and it sounds way too easy There has to be so us Ans?

I don’t bother to raise my hand like Adam did “What kind of risks can we expect in the future?”

Dr Kapur speaks for the first tiot here “There should be very few risks We’ve already perfor inanimate objects and small animals to the future They all returned unharmed”

“Yes, it’s perfectly safe,” Lynne says “You’re the first people to visit the future, so we’re not entirely sure what the future will be like, but if you coo, not as y and pharreat advances, but most aspects of our culture remain the sae, and use the sa outside your own house today We’ll also be providing you with supplies and money in the unlikely event that soreet you”

Dr Walters looks like he wants to say so, but Lynne continues “If there are no further questions at this ti to the accelerator and we’ll go over a few ot a question,” Chris says, crossing his aret paid?”

“As soon as you return fro” She smiles and heads toward the door “Now if you’ll all follow me…”

As we stand, I overhear Trent ask Chris, “Dude, do you really thinking we’re going to the future?”

Chris snorts “No way in hell”

I hate to adree with the, this “temporal aperture,” it’s impossible It has to be And if it is possible, there’s no way they’d choose us for it They’d use scientists or people in the military Not foster kids