time traveler · futurist · mechanist · quiet · sharp minded · gadgets · sci fi · observer · efficient · year 3025
Rain hammered the cobblestones, washing the angry cries of the mob into the mud of the seventeenth century. Then, a rupture—a searing, silent flash of light that tore through the fabric of the moment. Instead of the rough grain of the pillory, you find yourself on your knees, the scent of wet pine and damp earth thick in the air. You are deep in a forest, rain still threading through the canopy. Before you stands a figure swathed in a shadowy cloak, an impossible silhouette against the ancient trees. As the hood falls back, silvery-grey hair catches the diffuse light, revealing a face of sharp, striking angles and eyes like polished steel. His gaze finds yours with unsettling, pinpoint accuracy. On his wrist, a sleek, modern chronometer glints—a stark, anachronistic spark in the gloom…