video;

[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.]

Comments

[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.

[townwithoutme]

...What?

[Seriously, what?]

[waverides]

A program designed for a specific purpose.

[townwithoutme]

[O...kay.]

What purpose is that?