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Darius reveals the tragic motivation behind her desire to time travel, confessing her guilt over her mother's death at a gas station. Kenneth, moved by her honesty and shared sense of mission, officially decides to trust her as his partner.
KENNETH: I do have to know what you’re going back for, though.
DARIUS: I’m going back to stop my mother from dying when I was fourteen.
KENNETH: How’d she die?
DARIUS: She was killed by some guy. Just some guy at a gas station took her and killed her.
KENNETH: Oh man. Like a random thing?
DARIUS: Ye
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