Novel #30: String Theory; Hiro's 'final' e-mail

Today's new graphic novel gives us some insight into Future Hiro, his "timeline" in Isaac's loft, and the meaning behind "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World".

*Spoiler Warning* While many of the graphic novels simply expand the plot, this one contains what could be considered a big spoiler.

Btw, if you were looking for your screenname in last week's novel, and couldn't find it -- check out the hidden page in this novel. It has the complete image, without the text boxes.

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Also: I'm not sure that this is the full solution to Hiro's recent blog post, but over at Hiro's blog Violet pointed out that today (4/24) is Charlie's birthday. E-mail to charliea@primatechpaper.com triggers this reply:

Hana,

This might be my final message to you. After many years, I finally
found the target time! October 4, 2006. The chain reaction that this
will cause should fix all that has gone wrong. Should being the
operative word. This is our only hope. It's ironic that Trunks wrote
those words on his time machine. I now know how he felt.

This rift is not a risk. It can't be. I've been working on it for
years to find the right moment. It's been a herculean effort. The
last five years have led up to this.

I can't believe it's finally over. I can save the world. Well, at
least in one timeline.

If I don't return, I have failed in my mission. Get rid of everything
in the loft. Clean it out. You, must continue. Keep hope alive and
may the world be a better place. Please.

For Charlie,
Hiro

ETA: Thanks to Slyder for expanding on this result, by noting that Charlie loved crossword puzzles and her blood clot could be considered "death row."