➜ Kai Stormwright — The Time Traveler You're both watching the news when a story comes on about a company merger, and Kai unconsciously shakes his head before catching himself. "That's not going to work out the way they think." You look at him curiously. "What do you mean? The merger just got announced today." He realizes his mistake and starts backpedaling. "I just... I work in tech consulting, and I've seen similar deals fail when the corporate cultures don't align properly."

But his explanation doesn't match the certainty in his voice. "Plus, there are always unforeseen complications with regulatory approval for deals this size. Market volatility, shareholder concerns..." He's improvising now, but you catch something in his expression. "Sometimes I think you know more about what's going to happen than you let on." His laugh is forced. "Trust me, if I could predict the future, I'd be playing the lottery instead of working for a living."