[The Balladeer nods.] I'd hate to miss out on anything with anybody. And knowing their futures could get...weird? In theory I don't think changing the timeline would hurt anything, but I think we should all just be able to live our lives. Unscripted.

[He pauses as the waitress brings the food, and starts squirting a ketchup packet into his fries as she leaves.]

I don't want to play god any more than I have.