Yes.
TVA.
The Time Variance Authority.
Stark Tower was still there, but it looked like it had been pushed into the background in terms of scale; both its height and its visibility had been completely outclassed by the TVA Headquarters.
This building, a symbol of absolute authority over time, stood openly in the heart of New York, as if it had always been there, a natural part of the Cities: Skylines.
The entire structure seemed to be made of some kind of matte silver-gray alloy. Its design was intensely futuristic, its lines cold, hard, and clean, carrying an unquestionable sense of authority and order.
It was at least a third taller than every skyscraper around it. Its top was not a spire or a platform, but a massive, slowly rotating complex mechanism made up of countless halos and gear-like structures, radiating a soft blue light. Huge holographic letters kept flashing across the building's surface.
The people on the street hurried along, seemingly long used to the colossal thing overhead. No one gave it more than a glance, and no one showed any surprise or unease.
It was as if the existence of the TVA, like a police station or city hall, was a natural part of how this society functioned.
"Uh, this—"
Ian blinked, a little dazed. The "Time Variance Authority" had stepped out from behind the scenes and even built such a magnificent headquarters directly in the physical world?
What did that imply?
Ian stood on the bustling streets of New York, looking up at the TVA building that towered far too naturally in the city center, and the question marks in his head were almost about to materialize and jump out.
The Time Variance Authority—wasn't this thing supposed to be hiding in some secret dimension beyond time, quietly