Spiritblitz

Myriad Reality

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It gets even trickier when you have obstacles in the past to work around.

@Techspert

I feel like I am getting confused.

Myriad Reality

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You could. You run a risk though—
*Aims at two points on the circle that are aligned vertically*
You’re in two places at once, doubling your exposure. You also don’t want to accidentally shoot yourself in the past.

@Techspert

Yes, those two points are close combat as they have the highest exposure.

Myriad Reality

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It is. But if you just think of time like another direction, it should help.
*Marks out a graph in the sand and a dot toward the bottom*
Consider someone standing still as they move through time.
*Draws a line vertically from that dot*
You really only need to hit them somewhere along this line, right? It doesn’t matter where.

@Techspert

So if we are going for physical attacks, I could…
*draws lines through the main line*
I can go in like this, but…
*draws a circle around the line*
If I had a gun, I could attack at any point in this circle while still being on my path without the need to stray.

Myriad Reality

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Exactly like a remote bomb. You can send strikes into the past too, but don't get in your own way.

@Techspert

This is complex.

Myriad Reality

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Let me show you a technique I often use, that may be similar to what you want. Data calls it "promise and delivery."
*Strikes a point on the ground, leaving a trail of sand*
I've now committed to striking that point in the future. The promise.
*Moments later, the ground separates at that point*
And I can choose when the delivery occurs.

@Techspert

Kinda like a remote bomb.

Myriad Reality

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Is that about what you were getting at?

@Techspert

Yeah, I was thinking of something like that.

Myriad Reality

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Hm...
*Kneels down and traces your path*
Yes, but you'd only want to strike the same future from two different pasts if you're going to attack someone who can travel into the past. But you can also...
*Draws another line next to the two that intersect, but this one stops right next to the other two*
Fire into two different spots in the future, and pick whichever one lands as your true past. You have to be very careful if you're going to create multiple branching timelines, though.

@Techspert

*stares into it*

Myriad Reality

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You’re saying two pasts that lead to the same future, right?

@Techspert

Yes. An opposite of changing the future, but creating a semi-guaranteed future.

Myriad Reality

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Hmmmm, elaborate.

@Techspert

Like…
*walks away and draws a line in the ground*
Original shot but…
*takes a few steps to the side and creates another line*
Not exactly going back in time and changing things but instead…
*thinks and scratches my head*
Mmmm…

Myriad Reality

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That part is up to you, actually. But I’ll teach you different paths, including what made the most sense to me.
*Takes a step back along the path you’re walking*
Perhaps the simplest form is to travel back in time and “undo” all that has already been done. But there are often unforeseen consequences to that approach.

@Techspert

What if you do different paths of time where they all connect?