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Melpomene gazes out the window, watching her faint reflection.

"Sometimes I wonder about that. Whether, for example, things could have been better if the library of Alexandria hadn't been burned. But... that's why the idea of a time machine is terrifying. Because we can't know until things are already changed."

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She laughs, briefly. "The world probably isn't ready for that."

And adds: "The thing is... the past is something that rather shaped who I am. So the idea of changing the past... shouldn't that change me? But I'm not sure it would, since the changed me might not have agreed to step into a time machine in the first place. Seems a bit of a paradox."

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She tilts her head, thinking.

"I suppose that would be the best way, if I didn't want to create all these headaches for myself."

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"I'm inclined to agree."

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She frowns in thought.

"I didn't know she didn't have a voice, I don't think. That's not something that's mechanical?"

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She pauses, before answering.

"Where would you find the sort of voice she'd need?"

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"In my experience, most things are just a matter of haggling..."

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"It really does," she says, and leaves it at that.

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"Well, that's true. But... it depends on how urgent the purpose of the quest is, I suppose. She has qualities that could be useful-- she's more devious than I am, I think, for instance."

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"I think she may have a little more fun," though, she says dryly.

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"Sometimes," she agrees.

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"I guess she's the only one who can say that," she says. "I certainly haven't fathomed her depths."

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"Makes sense," she says. "After all, we orchestrated this trip specifically to get away from work."