It's not the future, not yet, though it is surely on its way. History continues to repeat itself again and again. But everything changes eventually, and events are set in motion that will change the fate of an entire species.

This is my attempt at a conversion bureau story. It does not adhere to any canon that exists beyond my head. (Unless someone already did it first, in which case similarities are purely accidental?) I'm hoping that this detail will help people give it a second chance.