“Where is the signal from?” “Don't
you mean when?”
That was the problem with the
chrono-lab. You always had to ask both, and running into
yesterday's, or tomorrow's, experiment was always a issue.
It was found that it was advantageous
to move the equipment on a regular basis, so both questions could be
answered at the same time. Every experiment the source signal was
moved, every day the secondary equipment was shifted, every week the
power supply was hauled around, every month the room was changed,
every year the building was changed.
All related experiments were catalogued
and set to non interference values. Future experiments were doled
out like website addresses once were, just so things could stay
relatively organized.
Every breakthrough lead to a complete
overhaul of the system, and lower level paradoxes were allowed to be
dissected at less secure facilities. The energy levels required were
astronomical, so the fear of changes to the history books was out of
the question.
Still, it seemed that someone further
along in the time-line had been shaping things in a certain direction.
Subtle effects could be seen in certain writings, as more powerful
tools were skipped back along the time-line.
Blueprints were leaked from the future
as procedures were applied to the past. As certain hypothesis and
standards were made public, time-lines became more flexible as it was
shown that all 'versions' of a persons work were shown to be
respected.
While it was the future that had
control of the equipment, it was the past that was in charge of the
pace. Subjects had to demonstrate an aptitude for the theories
before various insertions were made, lest any macro disturbance
detract from what their perceived contribution was made.
Once it was shown that low level
activity produced the desired effect, and influenced writings were
'fixed' in the development, more ambitious experiments were cleared.
It was shown that the past was just as
fluid as the present, and that non-linear time meant that all
contributions were equally valid. An experiment in 2050 could be
suggested by someone in 2014 and the results would change what
happened in 2030.
It seemed that a balance had been
struck between the various parties, and that progress was only to be
made by keeping all groups in the loop.
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