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[awarlock]

My name is Adam Warlock. I'm usually an expert on temporal phenomenon, but in the last two missions I've seen timelines being altered with apparently none of the consequences. Though there are many variable that could be considered a 'consequence', it's still not what I was expecting.

It's distressing to know that what I thought I knew does not apply here, or that the laws here are different. But seeing as my meta-talents are working more or less the same, I think it's the former.

I'm looking to understand how the Initiative works with timelines. If anyone has any information, it is much appreciated.

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[gamora]

[ audio is pointless since he'll know who's on the other end anyway, but details. ]

You would find this to be the most interesting part of the entire 'sucked into another universe' thing. [ a beat ] What are the chances of us not remembering the way things used to be?

[ dual sets of memories are a bitch, she's just saying. ]

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[awarlock]

There's a legitimate concern and reason for that.

[Seriously, get off his back, Gamora. He's not doing anything bad, stop putting him on house arrest/stupidity watch.]

I'm not sure. I'm assuming each of us is interfering with two timelines, or realities. I would guess it would not affect our own memories because we exist in a third.

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[gamora]

Yeah, I can name a few myself.

[ She's just saying. And no, she's not going to - he has an annoying habit of being stupid. ]

Great. Because we all needed more problems with timelines and flarking around with them.

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[toldyouso]

If Kang rolls in, I am leaving.

[He's being flippant on the surface, but you all remember what happened the last time the timelines started to fragment, right?]

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[totallytrustworthy]

Was sort of wondering about all that, myself.

Seems a bit reckless, doesn't it?

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[awarlock]

I would say very reckless, but I'm not familiar with the technology they're using to get us around. They're not very forth coming with the information either.

Bottom line, we don't know what we're changing, and how we could change as a result of that. I would rest easier knowing how they're doing this.

[totallytrustworthy]

Same, for sure. Doubt they'll be all that keen on sharing, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

So you manage this sort of thing day in and day out? Sounds taxing.

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[sacrificar]

What consequences were you expecting?

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[awarlock]

Disruption of cosmic harmony. To the best of my knowledge, altering history makes for an unstable universe. We could be a catalyst away from a massive rip in space-time.

[sacrificar]

What would be needed of the catalyst?

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[falsehoods]

Perhaps we have changed naught, and have merely ensured that events played out as the Intitiative has already written.

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[awarlock]

Interesting. It is possible, but changing history is a big risk for ensuring events that has already been written.

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[falsehoods]

If that is what is happening, I very much doubt they know they are doing it.

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[strategic_guile]

What kind of consequences are their supposed to be? According to what you were thinking it should be.

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[awarlock]

If we're following the laws of my universe, I would expect something along the lines of spatial rips or temporal dislocations for the Transports on these missions. It could be any anomaly. Seeing as I'm still here and relatively sane, I would say that that's not happening.

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[strategic_guile]

That sounds good for us, but... is that not happening a good or a bad thing?

[a_million_blossoms]

You are familiar with time travel, then.

[awarlock]

Unfortunately. And you?

[a_million_blossoms]

It is not completely unheard of where I am from, but it is forbidden for reasons that should be obvious.

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[bratworth]

What other consequences were you expecting?

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[awarlock]

With how quiet it seems, I'm expecting anything. A slight rip in time would be more indicative of the health of this universe than nothing at all.

[bratworth]

Could a lack of symptoms indicate anything else other than perfect health?

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[trustycrowbar]

You and me both.

I'm a transport, but I'm also a research associate in the Hold. I took up the job for that very reason; to get a better understanding of just what the hell they were doing to causality as I knew it.

So far... it's given me only theories, but some are more sound than others.

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[awarlock]

Is your work towards this, or is it so you have more access to the Hold's information?

[See, he tried this thing to get more information and they threw him and his teammates in jail. To have inside access would be something else right now.]

You sound like you've been here for a while. I have theories of my own. I'd like to hear about yours.

[trustycrowbar]

I'm a Physicist. Causality is something I think about all the time. In working for the Initiative I get both the lab space and resources I need, and access to the technical data they have. They're not as opaque as everyone seems to believe.

The thing is... they're not entirely sure how it works, either.

In my recent work I came across the loophole that Transports, being from other worlds, don't have a past here with which to incur paradox in the first place. That makes them ideal for these missions; we're probably the only ones who can do them.