Author Archive
July 5
Most time loops, then deal with information. Information isn’t like matter. It doesn’t age, and in its purest state– that is, in someone’s head or on a hard copy– it doesn’t decay. A letter that takes the slow path to the future, comes back to the past, and is rewritten verbatim by the sender on [...]
July 4
Obviously, I’m not in danger of erasing myself right now, since if I was, the Steamer would have popped onto me once the notebook had disappeared. However, this is still considered a “Delta” variation because, at this moment in time, I’m in sole control of maintaining the loop or breaking it. Time loops don’t function [...]
July 3
[I'll get to say goodbye, right?] Maris asks. [Of course,] I say. [Right?] The cop nods, and I turn my attention to the notebook. So obviously, I need to get the Order agent to pose as a mall cop. But the biggest problem is that he’s already here. There’s a paradox here already in that [...]
July 2
[Not quite,] the cop says. [Until certain conditions are fulfilled, this meeting never happened.] [Gotcha,] I say, [my lips are sealed.] [You don't quite understand,] the cop says. [I mean, this literally will not happen unless you do something very, very specific.] [But it's happening now.] [And yet, it still might not happen,] he says, [...]
July 1
[Who, the hoodie guy?] I ask. She shakes her head. [The man in the uniform,] she says. [I think you called him a 'cop'?] I nod. [I kinda figured you did,] I say. [He sure took his sweet time.] [But how did you know him?] she asks. [I didn't,] I say, [until he told me [...]
June 30
I pluck the notebook from the guy’s pocket, wincing as the smell of him overwhelms me. I leaf through it quickly; it doesn’t appear that any pages are missing. Everything’s going to be okay now. I hope. Still, gotta put on a show for the rubes. “Now,” I say, “that I have what I’ve lost [...]
June 29
“Ladies and gentlemen,” I say, my voice still raised, “the man here is a thief. I suggest you check yourselves to ensure that your valuables are still in place…” He’s sweating even more now as the crowd begins to turn on him. He didn’t learn Bert’s lesson, it looks like. Well, that’s what separates the [...]