[he hums, then after a beat:] I don't suppose the name 'Blume' means anything to you?
[almost a hundred years in the future, maybe Blume doesn't exist anymore, but even if it doesn't, even if they're not at the forefront of technological advances because of him, surely they're in a history book, somewhere? surely, if she is somehow from his version of Chicago, she'll recognize the company name]
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[almost a hundred years in the future, maybe Blume doesn't exist anymore, but even if it doesn't, even if they're not at the forefront of technological advances because of him, surely they're in a history book, somewhere? surely, if she is somehow from his version of Chicago, she'll recognize the company name]