The first Time Authority (TA) sanctioned interview with a Time Traveler goes off the time rails.
- “Keep your 2014 hands to yourself lowly past citizen” or at least that’s how the interviewer felt.
The unfortunate ending to the first interview with a time traveler
The first Time Traveler has been interviewed and enthusiasts of time travel have found the exchange either promising or frustrating depending on their linear perspective. The novelty of an interview with an actual time traveler has been lost on some time travel “haters”. Others have found the exchange between interviewer and traveler spirited and inspiring .
The interviewee claims to have traveled from the far future back to our point in time. The future traveler states he was sent with a message for us back here in the past. Our current representative did as thorough an interview as possible within the parameters that the traveler permitted. Prior to the interview there were numerous “drops” of information to inform the interviewer and Time Authority. These packages were left at pre-arranged locations and as answering machine messages received by the interviewer through time.
Some viewers have noted that the interviewer and the traveler share a distinctness in similarity. These viewers have implied that the interviewer and interviewee might be the same person. Additionally, others have been critical of the traveler’s sense of fashion (or lack of). These meandering and unsubstantiated accusations are at once discouraging and confused. The idea that an institution (even in its fetal phase) as important as The Time Authority wasting time manipulating footage is tedious and ridiculous. It would require complicated green-screening then carefully matching answer footage with footage of the questions. As for fashion, the traveler and crew had long discussions about how he would first present himself. Both traveler and crew were aware that the choice would not go un-criticized.
In the end, the TA stands by this first interview even when the traveler does not — he storms out. Even though the traveler didn’t stay, the messages he began filtering are important:
- Time travel is real.
- Time travel will happen in our lifetime.
- The future holds uncertainties and lessons for us in the past.
If the the time travel enthusiast hasn’t yet encountered this interview, your Time Authority recommends doing so now.