Anonynez
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John used the C204. There was also the C206, which means they were obviously improving the technology. If the C206 was a bigger, better, more accurate machine (due to the use of more accurate Cesium Atomic Clocks), it is conceivable to think that they were constantly working on ways to improve even that machine. Then possibly another. Were they developing a C207? C208? C209? This is just the order of things. Cars are made faster and more fuel efficient each month. Personal computers become smaller, and cheaper, yet more powerful by the day. Smartphones and tablets can now sync to not only each other, but your home and car. At one time these things were not possible. Engineering made them happen.
My point is this: I doubt they stopped at the C206. Why would they? Is it possible that they created other machines that were able to pinpoint the divergence down to 100,000th of a percent? Even more? Its just a question. And if so would they have attempted to retrieve travelers that had potentially gotten lost? Or would they be considered a liability? Was John simply a rat in a maze? His mission would suggest not. What would be the point of the mission if there was no probability of bringing him back? Remember, he needed the 5100 for the UNIX 2038 bug. If the purpose was to avoid some calamity because of that bug, wouldnt they want to retrieve whom they sent traversing into parallel world lines? What if they have the ability to do so, but refused to put that much power into the hands of one soldier that could potentially go rogue. The scenario being: "We'll send you with limited capability to achieve the mission. Once its successful we'll pull you back in." The question then becomes: How would they know the mission was successful? I would assume it could possibly be determined by whether or not the John returned. If he didnt, then maybe they just sent another, then another, then another thus resulting in multiple Johns on multiple worldlines with multiple divergences all trying to succeed at one quest, yet inadvertently running into one another and thwarting missions success.
Round and round we go, right. My thoughts are speculation. This is fun for me. Simple what ifs.
My point is this: I doubt they stopped at the C206. Why would they? Is it possible that they created other machines that were able to pinpoint the divergence down to 100,000th of a percent? Even more? Its just a question. And if so would they have attempted to retrieve travelers that had potentially gotten lost? Or would they be considered a liability? Was John simply a rat in a maze? His mission would suggest not. What would be the point of the mission if there was no probability of bringing him back? Remember, he needed the 5100 for the UNIX 2038 bug. If the purpose was to avoid some calamity because of that bug, wouldnt they want to retrieve whom they sent traversing into parallel world lines? What if they have the ability to do so, but refused to put that much power into the hands of one soldier that could potentially go rogue. The scenario being: "We'll send you with limited capability to achieve the mission. Once its successful we'll pull you back in." The question then becomes: How would they know the mission was successful? I would assume it could possibly be determined by whether or not the John returned. If he didnt, then maybe they just sent another, then another, then another thus resulting in multiple Johns on multiple worldlines with multiple divergences all trying to succeed at one quest, yet inadvertently running into one another and thwarting missions success.
Round and round we go, right. My thoughts are speculation. This is fun for me. Simple what ifs.