[ WP ] After reading hundreds , maybe thousands , of stories of people creating Time Machines and failing . You guess why , and decide to be the first to create the `` Arrival '' port of a Time Machine .

I entered the chamber. Finally the years of research had culminated to the ultimate climax, the reversal of the evil that could not be forgotten. All I had to do was enter the date and location on the screen. 1889 Austria. I was n't exactly sure where this would deposit me, but it would have to do. I had debated over the ethics of my actions for too long. Now there was no turning back. I activated the machine, and went forward on my journey to snuff out the flame of true evil. 
 
 I stood confused. I was n't sure anything had happened, but I was suddenly in an entirely different pod. I guess I was expecting sparks to fly, maybe some lights to go off or something. Maybe I just watched too many movies. I expected the perversion of time and space to be a little more climactic, I suppose. I did n't know how the pod I was in had been built. I did n't remember designing it to do that. I found the latch to open the door, and was surprised by the modernness of my surroundings. A pristine room with no furnishings and a tile floor was completely empty, with only a door immediately facing him. 
 
 `` *Austria looks a lot better than I was expecting*'' I thought, stupidly. The door opened. A man dressed far too well entered. 
 
 `` Hello. It is my job to inform you that your time machine idea was perfect, except for one detail. There needs to be a receptacle time machine waiting for you. I do not know why you chose to go back in time, but unless it is something that can still happen after 2035 AD, I am tasked with finding out if you have any loved ones that might wish to see you again.'' The man was reading from a script, and seemed almost bored. 
 
 *'' Wow, what luck, someone who speaks the Queen's English'' *, I thought. *'' A shame that he's stark raving mad, though. `` * 
 
 `` If you will please remove yourself from the pod, we have a form that you can fill out in the main office'' 
 
 I exited the pod, electing to go along with this loony's tomfoolery, as long as I could escape to my true mission at my soonest convenience. As soon as I stepped out of the pod, though, I heard a whoosh, saw a flash, and turned around to see a man dressed much like me pop into existence. 
 
 I looked at the man who had spoken to me, who did n't look very surprised, then looked back at the man who had entered. 
 
 `` You must tell me how you got those special effects.'' I said.
