To a point, [ he responds, answering both of the other man's questions. ] Prosthetics are advanced at the point I'm from, but not quite this advanced, and there are other things to keep in mind, as well. The particulars of my curse, my unchanging appearance, that sort of thing. Not to mention that the Foundation isn't the only group in my history that's been bent on collecting anomalous items. [ his glance returns to jon's, brows lifting faintly in echo of the younger man's expression. ] .. And humanity rarely survives long past the beginning of the rise of artificial intelligence.

[ usually it manages to kill itself off, but not always. sometimes there are outside actors: items that cause extinction events, gods, things. perhaps like the archivist's own patron. ]

.. How did you become tied to your Watcher? You weren't anomalous before, were you?