My whiny voice shouts "I don't wanna!"

Tali says "We've been everywhere else dozens of times. Time to do something new. You said it was my pick. Besides, don't you want to go back and fix things?"

"NO! Why don't we go back to the Tron universe? You love the light cycles, and motorcycle mommy Tali looked so ridiculously hot with the purple suit."

Tali hides her smile "maybe next time."

I suggest "Bakugan universe? Please? You know how much I love that place."

Tali asks "I always wondered, if you love it there so much, why didn't you have kids there?"

I'm not above criticizing one of my favorite shows "Because parents were too uninvolved in their kid's lives there."

Tali asks "You are trying to change the subject again. How come you don't want to go back? Don't you want to change what happened?"

I explained to her "I can't. Time travel is mostly shifting realities anyway. What's done is done."

Tali asks "Well what if we go to a very similar universe and tell them the truth?"

I explain to my naive dear "Tali… There is a saying. If you hide the truth, people will dig down deep. If you put it in their faces they'll laugh at you. Besides, people are more likely to remember stories than memorize the truth."

Tali comes up with an idea "what if we put the knowledge of vibrations in a kids show? Hopefully one of them will realize it's real."

I tell Tali "There is no way in hell those Hollyweirdos funded by project mockingbird will ever allow me to produce that show."

Tali persists "Ok. A comic book?"

"I can't draw. My stick figures look ugly. Can you?"

Tali shakes her head "No. What if you write it down in a novel?""

I whine "Really!?"

Tali asks "Why not?"

I answer "Because it will take forever, and… I'm not a good writer."

Tali says "That can't be true. You are creative and hilarious; people will love it."

"Yeah, I'm fucking humerous as hell. New York Times best seller tier quality. Everyone who reads it will love it. And I can make myself funnier than I actually am. The problem is… I feel like I never explain the details of the scene well enough, it's been so long since those days, and my grammar could use improvement. The grammar nazis keep changing the rules depending which era we are in. Other times I tried writing, I felt like I used the word 'and' way too much. Also, I forget when to use present or past tense words correctly. Trying to witness nonlinear time does that to a man."

Tali says "I think you are just making up an excuse. Won't an editor fix that for you?"

"I highly doubt a publisher would try to sell whatever I write, besides, not like we need the money. I guess I could put it online somewhere. Find a time period where it's getting crazy, but not something so normal where my predictions seem outlandish. I'm assuming whoever finds it they'll have to take notes and reread it to fully absorb all the hints assuming if they are crazy enough to actually try the vibration altering techniques, I scatter… it would be fun to imagine their reactions... Tali, I really don't want to do this."

Tali asks "why not?"

I reply "because most people are lazy as hell. Some of them won't even flush the urinals after they finish peeing."

Tali says "the flush automatically."

I inform her "not there."

Tali gasps "oh. OH That's gross! We're getting off track. They should know."

I argue "we're immortal focal points of consciousness. They'll learn it eventually without my help."

Tali says "who knows how long that will be or how much pain they will go through. I know the chances are slim, but even if one soul is saved, wouldn't it be worth it?"

I ask "you're not going to let this go are you?"

Tali says "you know me so well. How about this? For every week you write, the other week for our nightly activities, I'll transform into any woman you want."

…

"Any woman?"

Tali affirms "no questions asked."

…

"... this feels wrong."

Tali asks "why? I changed my form to blend into all the universes you took me to."

"That's different. I didn't ask and even then, you look similar to your original body, except when we went Navi on Pandora."

Tali reminds me "On my birthday you changed into whoever I want and didn't complain."

"I'm a man. Women don't love us for our looks. Usually, it's for our height when standing on top of our wallets."

Tali asks "what about the times when you transformed into a celebrity female for me?"

"... I thought we agreed not to speak of that."

Tali says "No I said I would drop it. Besides, I know you liked it. The faces you made were so hot!"

"I only did that because I was curious at first, then all the times after, you had this begging look in your eyes, and I couldn't let you down."

Tali says "It was exhilarating hearing your moans when I went down on you. Come on my cherished. Please? Do it for your sweetheart. It will make me happy."

I ask "You promise you won't get upset with me?"

Tali asks "why would I? I love you for the real you. I know you do too. I promise."

"I have to ask one more time, for me, are you sure you would be ok with this?"

Tali says "what if I sweeten the deal and wear whatever you ask, any position you want? Hmm?"

"DEAL! No way I am turning that down. Wait, what happens afterwards?"

"I'll see how good of a job you do and then decide. Here, I'll give you a freebie now and let you take any pick."

"I want 18-year-old you, wearing an egg white cable sweater and those yoga pants I love. Underneath, that amazing teal lingerie… OOH! Remember those times you wore glasses? Add that too."

Tali giggles "why do you like that outfit so much?"

"Because first you look adorable in your sweater, then when you take it off, you become hella sexy. The mental shift to aww I want to snuggle with her to hottathah I need to be inside you, enhances the whole experience! Then when you lay on your back and smile, the glasses fall off and it hits something inside me."

Tali throws her head back laughing "This is why I stayed with you all these years."

"Oh sweetie we are just now getting started. This is going to be totally worth it!"

Spoilers.

It was.