bureaucratic-constraints

In this chapter set in Oxford, April 2060, Michael discovers that his time-travel assignments have been rescheduled without his consent, forcing him to go to Dunkirk instead of Pearl Harbor. He confronts Badri about the changes, revealing the complexities and bureaucratic challenges of coordinating multiple historians' missions, including issues with accent implants and preparation time. Meanwhile, another historian, Phipps, undergoes a reconnaissance drop to 1536 London, highlighting the precision and risks involved in temporal research.