Honestly, he has very little idea what she's talking about but he's running on so little sleep himself that he simply nods in acknowledgment. Some sort of time-traveler, if she's talking about ruining a timeline, he supposes, and of all the troubles he's had, being in two places at once has never been one of them.

No, he's more than enough trouble only being in one place at a time.

"Hello, Alba DeTamble. Personally, I'm all in favor of ideas. The more the merrier, and the more convoluted, the better. Some of my favorite trouble in life has come from one idea too many. I highly recommend them."

He will never tell anybody to stop thinking creatively. It would be the death of them all, and he has absolutely no intention of dying. He promised Sophie he wouldn't, right after she threatened to kill him.