"The Commission maintains the timeline, ensuring the correct progression of history via strategic eliminations of disruptive activity. Or via assassination, whichever phrasing you prefer." He preferred assassination. Why be coy about it? Five stuck his hands in his pockets. "A place like this isn't in line with the Commission I know, but it's not entirely unbelievable that certain people might need to stay alive in some absolute sense while also being too dangerous to be allowed to roam free."