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[ribbonbon]

[Shortly after arriving, Pilouette had learned that when, or rather if, she returned home she would go back to the very moment she left. But as of late, something has been bothering her. While what little knowledge of time travel and the like she possesses comes from films and most likely has very little basis in actual science, she can't stop thinking about it. So, flopping down on her bed, she decides to take to the journals.]

Umm, hey. Like, I have a question.

When you come here, time like, freezes back home right? I don't know a lot about timescience or whatever, but I was wondering...When you leave here, if you go back to the moment you left does that mean that one second into the future at home I'm already back sleeping on the couch? But would that mean I'm here and there at the same time? Or does that not work since that's in the future?

Like I said I'm not like...a "time scientist" or anything, so I've really got like, no idea. So...does anyone know?

Comments

[notshadowfever]

This isn't just about time travel, but the fact that we all hail from different universes altogether! Despite my brilliance, I don't have much knowledge about time travel, although I'd happily present a few theories.

[ribbonbon]

So it's not just time science, it's like...dimension science, huh?

Well, I guess if you have theories, I'd like to hear them, because this whole thing has been seriously bugging me for like, a week.

[notshadowfever]

The Malnosso don't appear to have regular time-travel technology, or else they'd just travel back in time and change things to their own will - or forwards in time if they wanted to travel to a time where the knowledge they seek with these experiments exist!

Everything else depends on whether the Malnosso personally kidnap us from our worlds, or, as they claim, they merely pick us up when we arrive here as a result of some other force!

[ribbonbon]

I guess that kinda makes sense. If they could time travel, they wouldn't need us at all, huh?

...But are they seriously saying that they're only taking us because we just happened to show up here?! As if they have nothing to do with it! Pffft!

[notshadowfever]

That's what I've heard at least. They seem to want us to believe they're doing us a favour by putting us inside this barrier. It does defend us from the random Shifts outside, but it's obviously designed to keep us inside too! If they really worked for the good of all of us they'd be asking a genius such as I for help, not treating me like a lab rat!

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[lunas]

[ There's a looong pause before this girl speaks up. ]

... I don't think I even get it anymore, that sounds way too difficult..

[ voice ]

[ribbonbon]

Like, I know, right?! All this weird time junk...I just don't get it! Even in the movies it always sounded super complicated.

[ voice ]

[lunas]

At least in the movies they explain it in a short way, but I'm sure that if anyone has the answer to this it's just long and complicated..! And in the end, even though they talked for such a long time, I still won't get it!

[ voice ]

[ribbonbon]

Now that you mention it...I didn't even think about that! Wh-what if someone gives me like, a super good explanation but it's too hard for me to understand?! Omigod, they're gonna think I'm so dumb!

[ voice ]

[lunas]

N.. no, you can't give up just yet! If you don't reply to people who reply now, they might think you're rude instead, and being found rude is even worse than people thinking you're dumb, trust me!

[Written]

[tsuntrader]

You go back home to the same moment you left. People can be pulled from different points in time, though.

[Written]

[ribbonbon]

Well, I knew the part about when they send you back, but, people can be pulled from other points in time? So, if someone from back home was pulled from 5 days after I was, then I probably would have been there, right?

[Written]

[tsuntrader]

Yeah. You'll always be present for things in your world's timeline, even if you might miss things in Luceti.

[Written]

[ribbonbon]

So, I was right, then! Even though I'm here there's a "future me" that's already home! Right?

[Written]

[tsuntrader]

[...] Yeah, I guess. You won't suddenly go back home and be replaced or a year older or something, though.

[voice]

[kineticcajun]

Far as I know, they send you right back to exactly when you left. Prob'ly shouldn't stress out about it too much, chere.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Well, I knew that, but...If they send me back to right when they took me, then I'm really only gone for like, one teeny little second, right? So what about after that? Am I already there again in the next second while I'm here?

[voice]

[kineticcajun]

[He's not entirely sure he's following this 100%, but oh well.]

T'ink so, petite. Not really sure how it all works, but I been home and ended up back here an' never noticed a t'ing.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Huh...

S-so when you go home, it's like you were never gone at all, then? As if that missing second was never missing?

[voice]

[kineticcajun]

Jus' like that. I never noticed a t'ing.

[written]

[godbent]

[written] Hope you don't mind...!

[ribbonbon]

I get that part. What I don't get is this:



I guess what I mean is, is there a "future me" that's already back home? I mean, as far as time goes back home, I'm only gone for one tiny second or something, right?

[written] Don't at all

[godbent]

That's right. But the timelines are a lot more "apart" than they are in that diagram. The "you" which is experiencing Luceti is in a a place where "time" from home doesn't matter. So yes, it's entirely possible some version of "you" is experiencing the correct timeline at home. Probable, actually.

[written]

[ribbonbon]

"Some version?" So, it's kind of like another me?

[written]

[godbent]

Obviously. If you assume a person sticks with their memories then it's a given.