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[mostwanted]

It has been made known that I am from the past! At least, to most of you. Really, the clothing should have tipped me off, you guys have it really... really rough, whatever time it is you're from. Some of the things you wear hurt my eyes.

But, I do have an important question!

I'd love to know of important events-- favorably something closer to my time, but I won't be picky. It's nothing short of earnest curiosity! As someone presented with a rare opportunity, I'd like to take advantage of it. For history and the pursuit of knowledge!

[ And betting on the winning horse. And possibly writing a correct book of predictions to stash somewhere and secure his legacy, not that he's told anyone about that yet. ]

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[soundandfurry]

Eh? Maybe you just don't have much taste for fashion...

[mostwanted]

I'm very well dressed, thanks. Height of fashion back in Corona.

[soundandfurry]

Well, how should we know?

[mostwanted]

By taking a look at me!

... when we're not talking through a book.

[yatagarasu]

OK, define "past". How many years back? Did people really ride woolly mammoths? Did you really chuck whatever's in the toilet out the window instead of flushing?

[mostwanted]

Corona was a bit classier than that, I'd say.

Oh, and... a couple hundred years based on what I've been told. Still a little hard to take in!

[yatagarasu]

Did you celebrate the New Year? What about Christmas? Or your birthdays?

[middleofcalibrations]

[There are waaaaay too many exclamation points there.]

Earnest curiosity? Really? Are you sure this isn't to make a profit when you get back?

[mostwanted]

Pff, noooo. What kind of unscrupulous time traveler do you take me for?

[middleofcalibrations]

Really? Because that's what I would do. Pick up some past winning lottery tickets, find out what companies to invest in. Maybe get the names of a couple of places that get blown up.

[He's lying, of course. That's not what he would do - except maybe for that last one. He's just finding the concept of time travelling criminals... interesting.]

[infinitime_loop]

... no. Do you know what a time paradox is?

[ Granted, she's the last person who should be lecturing people about this kind of thing, but ]

[mostwanted]

Not in the slightest!

[infinitime_loop]

The gist of it is that by learning of things no one of the time should know, and using that information to change important events of the past, you could do irreparable damage to the future.

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[hattrick]

Well, I can't help you if I don't know when in the past.

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[mostwanted]

A couple hundred years ago, give or take. That seems to be the average among people I've asked.

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[hattrick]

Then what about technology? Things changed an awful lot in the last couple of centuries.

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[carptricks]

The past?

Are you looking for winning lottery numbers?

[Did Corona even have a lottery]

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[mostwanted]

It'd be nice, but I can take what I can get. History's full of men with gambling problems and I'm sure I know a few of them personally.

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[carptricks]

[Lets out an amused snort]

I dunno how much I can help you since I've never heard of Corona and you've never heard of Japan. If I tell you too much you might get yourself caught in a time paradox, anyway.

[salesmech]

Sounds like an opportunity if I've ever heard of one! If I knew anything about human history, I'd share. I'm sure you'd use it well.

[As in make tons of money and stash some for your benefactors.]

[mostwanted]

Oh, of course I would-- I'd prepare for the future expertly. And also maybe prepare my wallet.

[salesmech]

I think such an important contribution to history and knowledge deserves a reward! And what kind of businessmech would I be if I looked down on a little profit?

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[aucella]

As much as I would love to give you a run down of what happened I don't know exactly when you are from, much less if we even share the same world of history. Apparently there are several people here from different universes entirely.

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[mostwanted]

If it's just on Earth, then it can't be all that different, can it?

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[aucella]

History can change quite easily - just based on who tells it.

I couldn't know for certain where your world veers off from mine. There's no way I could.

What century do you come from?