@ everyone

[techmaturgy]

[Viktor’s familiar, hurried script appears once again on its own. Without someone helping to facilitate the post, he is straight to the point, much as he was some months ago, announcing the location of the kidnapped Summoned.]

I’m well aware that most of us are occupied with the hostile creatures descending on various locations across the continent. However:

I’m more concerned with the nature of these phenomena and am currently improving the devices that the Academy will use to take measurements from the rifts. When I’m finished, the data will be more accurate than what the Cadens scientists could gather on their own. If there are similar efforts in the other factions, it is in our best interests to collaborate. I have theories of my own, as well.

[That’s, you know, the hint to pony up some intel.]

In the meantime, for those of you in the Free Cities who might be venturing to the rifts, I will need an escort. I would prefer to collect the readings myself, but I’m willing to part with one of the devices provided you are responsible with it. That may allow us to cover more ground.

As always, if you are in need of equipment or repairs, my workshop is open (unless I’m examining the rifts, in which case I’ll handle inquiries when I return).

- V

[ooc: here is a little bit about what Viktor has going on! for additional plotting/convergence of plots, hit me up on plurk at whitticus or discord at whitticus.]

Comments

[techmaturgy]

Only that it is the logical conclusion of a multiverse. The causes of the divergences matters less, I think, than the fact that they exist at all.

[sleepfan]

I think the causes matter a great deal; they - or it - would reveal a lot about how the timelines are organized and therefore how they could be traversed or related to one another.

[techmaturgy]

I have some ideas about that already. I don't think we can assign physical space to different universes--that is, I don't think certain worlds are "neighbors" to others in a way we might understand.

[sleepfan]

There should be some dimensional relationship between them even if not in one of the first four. Unless you think there's no causality and all timelines are completely time-independent?

[Ow. That even hurts his head.]

[techmaturgy]

Obviously, yes. I meant physical proximity. There's much about this we still don't know.

[sleepfan]

Are people stupid enough to think there's physical proximity in this case?

Never mind. I answered my own question.

[Yes, people are stupid.]

[techmaturgy]