Bob travels from the future to save skydiver Harvey, whose chute is fated to not open.
Okay, Bob, why won’t my parachute work? And does everyone in the future dress like a cucumber?

Variants

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  1. “The Sanctimonious Time Traveler Trap” by Larry Hodges, in Quantum Muse, May 2012.
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Larry Hodges