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[modore]

[The feed begins. Satoru carefully centers himself in the frame before sitting back. He's outside in the grass next to the lake, with the device propped up against a tree.]

I think I have the gist of things. [He read the pamphlet, which was pretty helpful as a crash course.] But there are still some things I'm confused about.

[His frustration is apparent in a brief pause that follows that admission, however.]

Asking questions won't change the situation, but...can someone explain the part about time not moving?

[Because that is relevant to his interests.]

[Kayo seems a little more unsure. She’s standing just behind Satoru and trying not to draw much attention to herself. Making any kind of announcement to a wide group of people is uncomfortable, and it’s easier to just let him take the lead, if he wants to.]

...Isn’t that impossible?

[She’s quiet, but also not very impressed by the supposed magicalness of the world around them. Life isn’t a storybook and people don’t get whisked away to worlds where time doesn’t exist. It sounds kind of stupid to believe something like that just because someone put it in a professional-looking pamphlet.]

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( voice )

[waverides]

Not impossible, simply infrequent.

( One more 'time expert' reporting )

( voice )

[modore]

How infrequent?

[waverides]

Enough that you would not know it unless you were versed in time travel. Another I spent time in was known as the Vanishing Point. It was a place that existed outside of time, as we now do.

[modore]

...So you can time travel?

[Please tell him more.]

[waverides]

Not in this form, but I previously served a time ship.

[modore]

[...Huh?]

What other form could you be in?

[waverides]

I wouldn't be able to do it alone.

( Because what she is detracts from the point, not that she's actively avoiding the question )

There are a number of methods, though the use of a ship is quite practical.

[modore]

I don't really get any of that, but you're saying you have traveled through time, right?

[waverides]

I have. Perhaps a more direct question may help me to answer your confusion.

[modore]

[Well that seems like an odd thing to say. He considers.]

Okay... How is time travel related to this place? Do you know?

[waverides]

There are a number of individuals here that have purposefully engaged in time travel. Given that this location is also out of the time stream, and that you have all been removed from time, some may consider that an element of time travel.

[modore]

So it is possible...

[That means a revival should be possible here. He's not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing. Then again, thinking of having Kayo there with him, it's probably a good thing.]

Do you know any of the people who can time travel?

[waverides]

Many of those that I travelled with are also here.

( voice )

[townwithoutme]

What is that supposed to mean?

[It sounds like it's supposed to be wise, but it makes about as much sense as anything else here.]

[waverides]

That there are places that exist outside of time -- where time doesn't pass, and alterations to the timeline do not affect those there.

[townwithoutme]

Does that mean this isn't the only place like that? How come we've never heard of them before?

[She doesn't ask in an accusatory way really. It just seems odd that no one would have mentioned something like this before.]

[waverides]

Unless you're knowledgable on time travel these places aren't common knowledge.

[townwithoutme]

No one can really become knowledgeable on it unless they hear about it, can they?

[waverides]

Not all times would believe mentions of it. My current crew didn't at first.

[townwithoutme]

Crew of what?

[Is this woman a ship captain or a pirate or something?]

[waverides]

The Waverider -- a timeship.

[townwithoutme]

...

[A ship that travels through time?]

...It sounds like something from a movie.

[waverides]

There are likely movies that use the concept.

[townwithoutme]

Are you an actress?

[Because none of this sounds real, and Kayo's starting to wonder if she's being messed with.]

[waverides]

I'm an artificial consciousness.