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[stilldontgotit]

Heh. The end of the year. Time sure flies, huh? This marks the third winter I've spent holed up in this place. Now, I could get all nostalgic about how things changed, but frankly? I'm sure you guys are tired of that by now.

There's... something else on my mind, though. Something I've thought about for a while, about the way this place works.

[He pauses for a few seconds, mulling over how to properly phrase this...]

Anyway, I'm sure most of you guys are familiar with the way people vanish out of the blue just like I'm sure you're used to people showing up without a single memory of their time before. Assuming they'd been here, anyway. But sometimes people come back with memories fully intact or those memories return after a quick reminder. I've even seen a few cases of somebody coming back as a blank slate and showing up again later with memories from a visit before the last.

Maybe I'm over thinking it, but have you guys ever thought that maybe the people who show up without memories might be different versions of someone rather than the same person with those memories wiped out? Now, I'm not saying people actually remember this place back home; I've gone back twice and I sure didn't. And, sure, timelines probably factor into it, but who's to say there can't be, say... twin versions of the same world?

Just some food for thought, I guess.

[Okay, and with that silliness out of the way, Riku can be seen in a few different places. First, there's the Community Housing 1 building, where he can be found feeding a big ol' chocolate cake and some colorful ice cream to his Dream Eater. Upon eating the goods, his bat sparkles and glows. Feel free to boggle at this.

Outside, he can be found strolling along in the snow for a bit. Aftr a while, however, he gives into some silly urges. What kind of silly urges, you ask? Snowballs, of course. He won't be outright malicious, but if he sees any familiar faces he miiight just toss a little snow their way. After all, it's been far too long since he's done something silly like that.

Otherwise, he can be seen practicing some magic out by the forest. And by magic I of course mean summoning gigantic, colorful balloons that explode. What's all that about?]

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[Voice]

[magicalesbian]

Huh. I can't say I know much about the way this place works, but twin versions of the same world? Totally a thing.

[She's just gonna go ahead and talk like she's some kind of professional here.]

Though all things considered, it'd be a pretty big coincidence for two versions of the same world to attract the same person here twice.

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

I take it you've got personal experience.

[Not that he doesn't. The twin versions of worlds in the Realm of Sleep sort of fit the bill, even if they weren't exactly parallel.]

And it might be a coincidence, but I'm sure it's happened at least a few times. Plus, I've seen cases of alternate versions of people from different worlds.

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[savarin]

[After the huge storm yesterday, the village is pretty snowed in. Red's taken it upon himself to help clear a path, so he's using his mech to fling aside as much snow as he can. The sound of an explosion startles him, though, and he decides to head towards the source. It's... some guy making balloons?]

Hey, what're you doin'?! Is this how you're bringin' in the new year?

[...says the sub-5-feet dog-man in the large robot, trying to sound intimidating.]

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[stilldontgotit]

[You know what? Dog men totally don't phase Riku. Not when he's well-accustomed to Goofy. The giant robot does get a brief eyebrow raise, though, before Riku lets out a laugh.]

More like I'm training, but if that's how you wanna look at it, I won't complain.

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

[Guess who's always interested in overthinking?]

The chances of what you suggest seem as if they would be very high. If we accept the theory that the worlds we know are the result some of the highest probable combinations of events, then it stands to reason other worlds would follow it very closely as well - perhaps even perfectly. Two worlds could be almost identical.

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

I think that's a pretty sound theory, anyway. Heck, I still remember that one experiment that turned me into a completely different version of myself with a different history altogether.

If different universes exist for every possible path out there, then there could be a split based on something really basic like sleeping in an hour later or having water instead of milk.

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[floralogy]

[Ino's currently chilling in her room right now, dressed in clothes that will keep her warm. Of course, they're purple in color.]

That'd be really sad, won't it? I don't want a twin version of anyone close to me to return or something.

[A beat.] Where are you, by the way?

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[stilldontgotit]

Yeah, it does have some pretty harsh implications. Assuming it's true, anyway. For all I know, I could be way off the mark.

[He shrugs, getting up from his bed.]

Anyway, I'm just hanging in my room. Want me to go over there?

[He can't really object to more time with her, after all.]

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[repudiate]

I'm pretty sure that's it. [ She doesn't even have to think about it, she just easily agrees like that.. ]

Back in my world I've seen that sort of thing plenty of times, so I wouldn't be surprised if it worked the same way here. It's a much more logical explanation.

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[stilldontgotit]

Causes fewer headaches, too. Plus, it just seems like an easier way to handle a close friend returning as a blank slate. Shoving all those past experiences at them can be a lot to handle at once.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Sooo, what you're saying is that I've got another shot with Kairi-chan, right?

[Okay he said he would stop after the New Year passed. He promises to himself this'll be the last one]

[voice]

[stilldontgotit]

Pick a number and get in line. You'd have to compete with Sora first.

[But, to be fair, Riku's tone lacks any bite. He knows it's just Masaomi being himself.]

Re: [voice] THREADJACK OF JUSTICE

[heartisabattleground]

[ADAKSLAKLA, WAIT WHAT?!]

W-WHAT'S THAT MEAN?! [Because from the sounds of it, this is the Kairi he knows and not someone else with the same name.]

Voice

[heartisabattleground]

[Sora does not like these thoughts, Riku. If only because what if that means that this isn't the Riku he's friends with.]

You don't think that's true, do you?

Voice

[stilldontgotit]

Hard to say. But I will say that even if it were true, it wouldn't stop you from being my best friend.

[Sora is Sora. Nothing's gonna change that.]

[voice]

[neverplaysfair]

To be honest, that's been my theory for a while now.

[voice]

[stilldontgotit]

You wouldn't be the first to say that. Makes me wonder how many others came to the same conclusion...

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[personafalsify]

[ ... Is that a sparkling bat. Guess who is going to go investigate this nonsense? ]

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[stilldontgotit]

[Oooh! Ooh, it's a Riku-like person!

Needless to say, Riku's bat scurries Kohan's way, leaving Riku trailing behind him. Silly Dream Eater.]

Look out, Kohan. I think he's got his eye on you...

[In fact, Sonar's going to perch right on his shoulder. 'sup?]

[universal_charm]

Considering what I know of time fractures, yeah, I totally believe it. I actually fall into the 'has no memory of time here' category, and people seem to know all about this other version of me.

_{[He knows something about it too, thanks to Old!Spock, but that was another headache.]}

[stilldontgotit]

Sheesh, that can't make things easy. But are you saying you've had to deal with it even before you came here?

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[slightoverkill]

Are you talking about different timelines or alternate universes? Because those are entirely different things, I believe.

[This is the most serious question in the history of ever. He's so bored it hurts, I'm so sorry for whatever comes from this.]

[audio]

[stilldontgotit]

Bit of both, I guess. There's bound to be at least some overlap, but I'd say it's closer to alternate timelines in most cases.

voice

[weaponry]

Never really thought of that. I just thought sometimes they forget about the place entirely. Luceti has shown to deprive people of memories here and there, so I figure sometimes they get an honorable discharge where they send a person home and keep their memories of Luceti, or they get a dishonorable discharge where they forget. Of course, this is assuming they're lying about our origins and really decide who to send home when. If not, then, it's just slips in the system so whose to say that memory isn't entirely randomized upon leaving? [ She doesn't know enough to say either way, but it does spark her thinking. ]

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[stilldontgotit]

Well, it's when you get cases of people returning with memories from a visit prior to the last version of them that it gets confusing as heck. I know that happened with Rena at least once. That's why a part of me thinks there might be a kind of... split, I guess, when a person comes here.

But it is pretty randomized. Usually people come back with no memories, sometimes they remember it all. Throw in timelines, and you get one convoluted mess.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

You mean like different universes, like the kind they talk about in books sometimes?

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

Exactly. I mean, this place is pretty much proof that they exist in some form.