missed the point entirely there. the only 'specific means' to them is they somehow adjust to the situation to get a win out of it. saving the world would never involve coop giving up his slushie without a tearful farewell, so obviously that wasn't something he even set up.
but it worked.
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The future must protect the clone's past.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.