Escape 016

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[As the video switches on, the Network at large is treated to the sight of a good-looking young man chilling out near the Fountain, surveying the area with a careful, calculating look on his face. As a matter of fact, he looks something like this: ]

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[ms_marycontrary]

[Staaare.]

...Rudy?

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[chessmastering]

[Why hello there, tiny staring lady.]

Ah. Still around, Merry?

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[ms_marycontrary]

Well, yes...it hasn't been a day since I've talked to you last, I think, but now you're like--

[She gestures towards him.]

--this.

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[chessmastering]

It's the wonders of time travel.

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[ms_marycontrary]

[A gusty sigh.]

It's much too confusing for me.

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[chessmastering]

You'll figure it out one day.

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[ms_marycontrary]

I hope I will. I guess I ought to, too. Or else I won't understand what's going on me at all.

Do you have any suggestions?

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[chessmastering]

That depends. What is it that's going on with you?

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[ms_marycontrary]

Well, nothing is going on, really. I just wondered if you had any advice for dealing with time travel and all that.

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[chessmastering]

Don't ask too many questions about your own future. It saves a lot of trouble and makes things more fun in the long run, anyway.

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[ms_marycontrary]

[Dubiously.]

Fun?

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[chessmastering]

Having free will, and the freedom to make your own choices.

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[ms_marycontrary]

...oh. And not being bound to the future, or a set of choices...I see. I'll take that to heart.

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[chessmastering]

Exactly. It's one of the first rules of time travel--don't create a paradox.

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[ms_marycontrary]

[...she's going to have to go look up that word in the dictionary, darn it.]

Alright, I won't. Thank you for the advice, Rudy.

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[chessmastering]

You're welcome for the advice. Just do me one favor and tell your brother I gave it to you.