[He nods.] I've been thinking that that's the case, too. Which means that the past of those from the future can be changed.

[Is that hope in his words? Maybe.]

And I did! I thought you might be him at first, actually! [He laughs awkwardly.] I fear I owe him an apology for how I reacted after he told me about Heartland's destruction. It caught me on the wrong foot and I got a bit mean.