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In a local hotel room, Gaval and Hangaku discuss both Hangaku's experience, and Gaval's interview of the first audience member to talk to the Oracle. The two accounts are somewhat similar, though the audience member's didn't end as violently. Hangaku insists that this is a massive discovery - the information that can be gained from this gift is invaluable, the Oracle must either be convinced to join them or she must be kidnapped. | In a local hotel room, Gaval and Hangaku discuss both Hangaku's experience, and Gaval's interview of the first audience member to talk to the Oracle. The two accounts are somewhat similar, though the audience member's didn't end as violently. Hangaku insists that this is a massive discovery - the information that can be gained from this gift is invaluable, the Oracle must either be convinced to join them or she must be kidnapped. | ||
Thea felt exhausted, the last customer was different, instead of being able to push her in the right direction, well, it felt like Thea was overwhelmed by what she saw. She had to break contact. After going to sleep, Thea is woken up in the middle of night by Hangaku and Gaval, who hold a knife to her and insist on knowing about her gift. Thea recounts how she discovered it and experimented it, but as she does so, gets details of her life wrong. | Thea felt exhausted, the last customer was different, instead of being able to push her in the right direction, well, it felt like Thea was overwhelmed by what she saw. She had to break contact. After going to sleep, Thea is woken up in the middle of night by Hangaku and Gaval, who hold a knife to her and insist on knowing about her gift. Thea recounts how she discovered it and experimented it, but as she does so, gets details of her life wrong. | ||
She then explains what happened with Hangaku from her perspective, she saw all of Hangaku's possible lives, born but died of malnutrition, born and served in an army, all things, all true. Gaval says that this is a version of the [[Observer Effect]], seeing a paradox has changed her way of seeing the world. Hangaku offers her a choice, to come with them to in order to better understand her skills. She accepts, and as they step back, multiple different scenarios play out, only one of which ends in Hangaku capturing Thea and taking her to The Boulevard. | She then explains what happened with Hangaku from her perspective, she saw all of Hangaku's possible lives, born but died of malnutrition, born and served in an army, all things, all true. Gaval says that this is a version of the [[Observer Effect]], seeing a paradox has changed her way of seeing the world. Hangaku offers her a choice, to come with them to in order to better understand her skills. She accepts, and as they step back, multiple different scenarios play out, only one of which ends in Hangaku capturing Thea and taking her to The Boulevard. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
*[[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Ravensbrook]] | * [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Ravensbrook]] | ||
*[[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Gaval]] | * [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Gaval]] | ||
*[[Thea (The Oracle)|Thea]] | * [[Thea (The Oracle)|Thea]] | ||
*[[Parent (rank)|Mother]] [[Hangaku]] | * [[Parent (rank)|Mother]] [[Hangaku]] | ||
*[[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Gottfried]] | * [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Gottfried]] | ||
*[[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Beatriz]] | * [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Beatriz]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*While Thea's interaction with Hangaku is stated to be a form of the Observer Effect, this hasn't been how the term has been used in the DWU before, and isn't how the term is used in the real world. Usually, we would say that this is an example of {{w|quantum superposition|superposition}}, which is a related, but not synonymous concept. | * While Thea's interaction with Hangaku is stated to be a form of the Observer Effect, this hasn't been how the term has been used in the DWU before, and isn't how the term is used in the real world. Usually, we would say that this is an example of {{w|quantum superposition|superposition}}, which is a related, but not synonymous concept. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
