"I'm sorry you weren't able to," Roxie said. "And it's tough that we can't go back and change the things we regret most about the past." Though a part of her was glad for that, because the chaos that could ensue with people having access to change the timeline like that would eventually result in a small group of morons trying to reset the universe every five years.

"But the thing is - and I learned this early, Joe - some things simply were meant to be, and no matter how much we want to change the circumstances surrounding the event in question, fate - or the Fates, if you're me - have something else planned, and sometimes, it's not for us to stop them." Which led back to what he said earlier, about people dying even after the heroes had saved them. "We can't save everyone, and unfortunately, that sometimes means the people we care about the most."