The year was 2027 and the time traveller had arrived long before anyone ever suspected. This was the year they had intended to return to, but now they were stuck here. Gazing around in amazement, the traveller realised how vastly different the world around them was.

The technology had grown unimaginably in this 12-year stretch, with great leaps forward pushing the bounds of what seemed possible. Hover cars glided through the sky, their neon lights almost blinding on their night flights. Homes were towering buildings, reaching ever...