He frowned. "Maybe it's just a matter of finding the right common ground." Electronic communications were difficult if you didn't have the right decryption protocols, for instance. And someone from, say, an earlier point in the timeline might not be able to understand you at all.

"But that's why we have to consider it," Atom pressed. "Because it's hard and because not everyone wants to. It's never going to happen if we give up on it."