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That was the case a long time ago, yes. I started as a human of another dimension after all. Our earths were pretty different, though.

Differences like what?

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Why are yours so small?

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*Looks up at the time*
You should explain it to me later please.

*shrugs*
That’s how they eventually evolved to be.

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*shrugs*
That’s how they eventually evolved to be.

Is the sculpture done?

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Is the sculpture done?

*hands you the hedgehog*
Here it is.

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*hands you the hedgehog*
Here it is.

*Runs my hand along the surface, internalizing the intricacies*
Wow... what a cool animal! It's so cute, and would be an amazing pet.

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*Runs my hand along the surface, internalizing the intricacies*
Wow... what a cool animal! It's so cute, and would be an amazing pet.

They are great pets.
*makes a crude sculpture of a parakeet*

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Differences like what?

Mostly the actions of her former employer. His being in the world at all, the various ways he changed his world. Stuff like that.

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They are great pets.
*makes a crude sculpture of a parakeet*

*Holds my hands on the table*
Is that a new one?

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Mostly the actions of her former employer. His being in the world at all, the various ways he changed his world. Stuff like that.

Oh... Was he a bad man? Or would you think of him like one?

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*Holds my hands on the table*
Is that a new one?

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Oh... Was he a bad man? Or would you think of him like one?

Not especially. We had to fight a few times, but disagreements don't make the other person bad, in and of themselves.

*Pauses a moment*

He was just... very prolific in the things he did in his world. Whereas I left mine almost as soon as I could. He wanted to keep his world safe by staying around to do so, I wanted to keep mine safe by leaving so there was no reason to target it. Though that's not the reason we had our fights.

*Rubs my head*

I can't really remember the exact reasoning for them, so the previous version of me must not have felt they were important enough to push forward into the current me. A lot of my opinions on him have come from watching the overall progression of the world he and Zinnia lived in, rather than past interactions.

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Not especially. We had to fight a few times, but disagreements don't make the other person bad, in and of themselves.

*Pauses a moment*

He was just... very prolific in the things he did in his world. Whereas I left mine almost as soon as I could. He wanted to keep his world safe by staying around to do so, I wanted to keep mine safe by leaving so there was no reason to target it. Though that's not the reason we had our fights.

*Rubs my head*

I can't really remember the exact reasoning for them, so the previous version of me must not have felt they were important enough to push forward into the current me. A lot of my opinions on him have come from watching the overall progression of the world he and Zinnia lived in, rather than past interactions.

*Rests my chin on my hands*
Do you think the previous you would be happy or sad that he's dead now? Or would you care?

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*Rests my chin on my hands*
Do you think the previous you would be happy or sad that he's dead now? Or would you care?

*Shrugs*

It's irrelevant. People change, die, and are reborn every day. That my previous self's was more complete than most just adds further reason why his opinion wouldn't matter. Besides, I can't speak one-hundred percent accurately for him, anyway.

*Smiles*

But since my wonderful daughter is asking a question, I should do my best to answer it. Assuming I'm not missing any other memories critical to the answer, I think he'd be more angry than happy, and maybe a little sad.

I think he'd probably try to bring him back, both because of the minor rivalry between them and to quell any ill feelings between my previous self and Dynamo's partner. Though I don't have any memories of tension with her, I can't really assume there were none either.

*Closes my eyes*

I think it's the sort of thing were past me would say, 'you're not allowed to die unless I kill you or it's natural,' since the guy was able to put up close fights instead of the usual complete overwhelming. Plus, he had some interesting additional factors that I still would like to learn more about, so I have to think that remembering wanting to do so back then means the previous me would as well.

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*Shrugs*

It's irrelevant. People change, die, and are reborn every day. That my previous self's was more complete than most just adds further reason why his opinion wouldn't matter. Besides, I can't speak one-hundred percent accurately for him, anyway.

*Smiles*

But since my wonderful daughter is asking a question, I should do my best to answer it. Assuming I'm not missing any other memories critical to the answer, I think he'd be more angry than happy, and maybe a little sad.

I think he'd probably try to bring him back, both because of the minor rivalry between them and to quell any ill feelings between my previous self and Dynamo's partner. Though I don't have any memories of tension with her, I can't really assume there were none either.

*Closes my eyes*

I think it's the sort of thing were past me would say, 'you're not allowed to die unless I kill you or it's natural,' since the guy was able to put up close fights instead of the usual complete overwhelming. Plus, he had some interesting additional factors that I still would like to learn more about, so I have to think that remembering wanting to do so back then means the previous me would as well.

*Smiles at the comment about me*
I think that makes a lot of sense. But you don't have to do the things your previous you would have wanted, right? You do whatever you want now?

*Hastily solders a small set of daughterboards together*
Are you not planning to attend the Holy Briefing? Everyone else in the city is raving about it this year.

*Hastily solders a small set of daughterboards together*
Are you not planning to attend the Holy Briefing? Everyone else in the city is raving about it this year.

Everyone raves about everything, it seems. I don't mind being late anyway.

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Everyone raves about everything, it seems. I don't mind being late anyway.

*Waves the soldering gun in a circle in the air*
Ah, but you do plan to attend?

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*Waves the soldering gun in a circle in the air*
Ah, but you do plan to attend?

It'd make a bad impression if I didn't. What about you?

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It'd make a bad impression if I didn't. What about you?

I'm far beyond matters of impression, my boy. Besides, today is a grand day for much more important reasons.

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I'm far beyond matters of impression, my boy. Besides, today is a grand day for much more important reasons.

My being older than you aside, how much longer do you expect this to take?

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My being older than you aside, how much longer do you expect this to take?

Long enough to skip the briefing. Besides, it's the same year in and year out: "Yes, we're looking for energy, no the status quo has not changed, and yes, you are all still stuck on this forsaken planet."

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Long enough to skip the briefing. Besides, it's the same year in and year out: "Yes, we're looking for energy, no the status quo has not changed, and yes, you are all still stuck on this forsaken planet."

And yet a short while from now, the second part will have changed.