[ It's an absurd thing to have to consider, but Maruki has spent the better part of his life fascinated by theoretical ways of tampering with reality. In many ways, the temporal anomalies they deal with here are nothing less than his just desserts. ]
The latter, almost definitely. I haven't ruled out that it's a matter of cognitive manipulation instead, but...
[ He holds his free hand, thermos and all, before him, tilting it to the left. ]
From my perspective, I left our true reality in December. Christmas Eve, to be precise, after having spent the past half year working at his school and becoming close friends.
[ Then, tipped to the right: ]
From his perspective, he left the following August. He lived past that Christmas, into the new year, moved out of Tokyo, returned during the summer... That's eight months beyond my time. And I never worked at his school. We never met at all.
[ A beat, and he drops that hand back down to his side, the sound of coffee sloshing in the thermos and the soft crunch of dried leaves underfoot. ]
I don't know what to make of it. We should always know one another. It's critical.
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Date: 2024-11-21 05:02 pm (UTC)The latter, almost definitely. I haven't ruled out that it's a matter of cognitive manipulation instead, but...
[ He holds his free hand, thermos and all, before him, tilting it to the left. ]
From my perspective, I left our true reality in December. Christmas Eve, to be precise, after having spent the past half year working at his school and becoming close friends.
[ Then, tipped to the right: ]
From his perspective, he left the following August. He lived past that Christmas, into the new year, moved out of Tokyo, returned during the summer... That's eight months beyond my time. And I never worked at his school. We never met at all.
[ A beat, and he drops that hand back down to his side, the sound of coffee sloshing in the thermos and the soft crunch of dried leaves underfoot. ]
I don't know what to make of it. We should always know one another. It's critical.