( He takes it and holds it up to his ear, listening more closely to its lagging gears. Mm...hm....There. Once he's located the problem, he sets it on the table as well and gets to work. )

The schedule isn't important. Time is a flexible construct, like a flowing river. There's parallels, alternates, even events we cannot foresee happening consecutively adjacent to us.

( His hands move with a dexterous flurry over the tools and watch, prying open its casing with an expert touch. )

What is important, Hank, is the puzzle. The mystery. I like to know how things work. And a watch is a complex piece of machinery. The slightest alteration to the gears, something off kilter, and everything becomes wrong.

( A little more prodding, moving the timepiece's innards around. There's a small adjustment and he closes his eyes, bending close to listen. Smiling with satisfaction, he wraps it back up, and hands it back to the older man. )

There. Now you'll be on time. Or have more freedom to ignore its accuracy.