return

[hok_ton]

Tch. Remind me not to attempt time-travel again, time-dilation aside. A two-week visit is not worth the loss of twenty years of my own time. My children are not pleased.

At least it appears that I only lost three weeks of community time. Has anything interesting happen while I was gone?

Comments

[gh0st_girl]

w0w y0u need t0 w0rk 0n y0ur accuracy

[hok_ton]

Indeed. Navigating some 20,000 years of time is surprisingly difficult.

[gh0st_girl]

i d0nt have that big a pr0blem with it
maybe because i have a r0b0t brain

[hok_ton]

That would make it simpler.

How do you deal with time-dilation and planetary drift?

[gh0st_girl]

0_0
time dilati0n has never been a pr0blem i had t0 face
and i think planetary drift isnt part 0f the game mechanics
s0 i guess they just arent an issue f0r me!

[hok_ton]

You are lucky, then.

But I imagine time-travel is much easier in other worlds, especially if you can avoid the pitfalls that a sentient universe brings.

[gh0st_girl]

is y0ur universe sentient?
what d0es that even mean?

[hok_ton]

It is not immediately obvious? Just as worlds and suns may be alive, so too is the galaxy in which I live.

[gh0st_girl]

0_0
0kay

[hok_ton]

I take it that is uncommon in your universe?

[gh0st_girl]

maybe!
my w0rld is s0rt 0f a vide0 game at the m0ment
but i d0nt kn0w f0r sure if any 0f the w0rlds are alive 0r n0t

[hok_ton]

It is sometimes difficult to tell. If humanity had never discovered the Overcosm we might never have guessed at the galaxies real structure.

[gh0st_girl]

y0u kn0w that makes me w0nder
wh0 the heck wr0te this game in the first place??

whats an 0verc0sm?

[hok_ton]

A good question. It might be one that shouldn't be thought about too much, though.

The Overcosm is an added dimension to my galaxy. In effect, its the dreams the galaxy has of its future. We have another dimension called the tacheon that are its memories of its past as well.

[gh0st_girl]

i d0nt kn0w maybe its imp0rtant

0h i see

[hok_ton]

Perhaps. But creators are often frustrating creatures who prefer enigmas to actual help. I doubt you would find much use from meeting yours.

Is there anything similar in your universe?