Daryl invented the ‘Inspector,’ an anti-paradox time travel device. His consciousness transferred into a host’s body to share the same experience, non-interactively.
Daryl’s first goal was to find who discovered fire.
Stolen novel; please report.
He unraveled millions of years of historical links in the chain of causality.
A group of early humans huddled in a cave for warmth; then lightning caught a tree on fire.
Daryl’s caveman grabbed a scorchingly hot burning stick, sprinted to a lake, and soaked his hands. But then he saw a reflection of Daryl and attacked the lake.
“Wait, I know how to swim!” said Daryl while drowning.