As Schiller and Stark tugged back and forth, the situation was this: both Schiller and Stark had traveled back in time, but neither wanted the other to know it, while both still wanted to achieve their own goals.
For example, Schiller did not want Stark to know that he was the future Schiller who knew him, so he had to pretend not to know Stark. But he also did not want Stark to see him, because if they met, their later first meeting would no longer hold up.
Stark also did not want Schiller to know that he had come back from the future, but he wanted Schiller to know him at this point so he could reverse the tragedy of the past. So he desperately wanted to meet Schiller.
But now, Schiller knew Stark had traveled back in time. It had not been difficult at all. When Stark saw him, it was as if the answer had been written all over his face. Even if Schiller had not been a psychologist, he could have seen at a glance that Stark was hiding something.
But Stark did not know Schiller had traveled back in time. He still thought this Schiller was the child version of Schiller—not exactly easy to fool, but at least a little easier to deal with than the adult version.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
Stark thought, He's just a kid. How far can he run? The Hamilton couple spent every day in the lab, busy with their research. He would have plenty of chances to get close to Schiller in private.
At first, he tried to get on the Hamilton couple's good side. Once he had established a relationship with them, they could invite him to their home, and then he would be able