"Yeah, I kind of got that sense. Which is good, because I always need things explained to me. I mean, I've never really been good at learning from written down instructions or anything. I have to either make my own mistakes, or have people painstakingly walk me through things. Like how to use modern technology. By which I mean futuristic technology, of course."
As far as he's concerned, 2008 is pretty much as far in the future as he can possibly imagine. It's odd to think that, with any luck, he'll still be alive then, albeit as an old man (being in his sixties seems very, very old to him at the moment.) He wonders what he'll be doing at that age. He wonders if there's a chance he could run into his future self around here somewhere, and then dismisses the thought. That's just asking for trouble, playing with timelines like that. Instead, he follows along with her obediently.
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As far as he's concerned, 2008 is pretty much as far in the future as he can possibly imagine. It's odd to think that, with any luck, he'll still be alive then, albeit as an old man (being in his sixties seems very, very old to him at the moment.) He wonders what he'll be doing at that age. He wonders if there's a chance he could run into his future self around here somewhere, and then dismisses the thought. That's just asking for trouble, playing with timelines like that. Instead, he follows along with her obediently.