11. The grandfather paradox

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"Forgiveness requires more strength than anger"

"Forgiveness requires more strength than anger"

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Realising that the bar was a bad idea to talk with the others while strangers was around them. So you and Five deiced to lead the others upstairs so you all can have the conversation there.

When you were all around the pool tables, you and Five started telling them about the grandfather paradox.

"Paradox Protocols. The Complete Commission Guide to Temportal Anomalies Chapter 68 'The Grandfather Paradox' It's New Jersey, 1953, and Elmer Tatelman hates his grandfather. Elmer blames everything on his grandfather. His mother's pain, his father's dead, and his own sad life. This could have been just another sad tale about soup, except for one thing. Elmer is about to invent...time travel. You see, Elmer has decided the key to his future happiness is to go back in time and kill his grandfather. Elmer completed his mission, but he's made one crucial mistake. He went too far back in time. You see murdering his grandfather in 1905 meant that Elmer's mother didn't exist to meet his father in 1925. Which made certain that Elmer himself was never born. Elmer killed his grandfather so his mother was never born. But if his mother was never born, Elmer no longer exists. But if Elmer no longer exists, how could he possibly kill his grandfather? And around and around we go. Elmer has created a paradox, the grandfather paradox. The most pernicious problem in The Commission Handbook of Paradox Protocols. This story is not true. But if it were, Elmer would have placed, time, space, and every living thing in grave peril. Don't be an Elmer! We've been lucky so far. With your help, constant vigilance, and a little strategic violence, the Commission will make certain nothing like this ever happens. Or God help us all' Well, that is what we learned in The Commission" you and Five explained as the two of you were telling the others about the Paradox while you were all around by the pool ball table on the second floor in the hotel.

You were sitting on a small couch, eating a peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich that Five have made for you, using your baby bump as a table for your plate.

You had being looking through the book, and you have found out that Luther was born in Stockholm in Sweden to a woman name Monica. Diego was born in northern Mexico to a woman name Elena. Allison was born in Capetown in South Africa to a woman name Victoria. Klaus was born in Pennsylvania to an Amish woman who name was Rachel. Five was born in Dublin Ireland to a woman name Efa who was a butcher and Viktor was born in Moscow Russia to a woman name Tatiana. 

"I'm so confused" Diego said "Shocking" Allison muttered causing Diego to glance at her "Well, someone killed our mothers, so we shouldn't exist" Viktor said while Klaus was laying on the floor, repeatedly hitting himself in the face with the book while Stan let out a grunt as he was doing some ninja move while swinging a pool ball stick.

"But clearly, we do exist and the universe can't handle it, which is a problem" Viktor said "The timelines, universe or whatever you call it is big on balance. We all aren't supposed to exist, but we do. The timeline can't handle that" you said "So all this is a problem" Viktor said "Big problems" you said and Five let out a sigh as he was holding a mug of coffee before taking a sip.

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