[ He shakes his head, walking over to Chang Geng. ]

Not that I've found. I fell into one yesterday. It led to a time in the distant past. The world was...

[ He looks up. The morning sun is shining, and fluffy white clouds drift lazily through clear sky. Birdsong fills the pristine air. Everything seems to glitter. ]

...very different.

[ He hesitates, deliberating whether to explain the planet's devastation, when voices cut him off... ]