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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji is, surprise surprise, in the di-- Actually, this time he's in the kitchen. For a change of pace. He's got the device propped up on something so that he can talk at it hands free. Sitting in front of him is a piece of the rainbowiest rainbow cake a person could possibly make.]

Today is my sixth anniversary.

[He nudges the cake a little toward the camera.]

So I made cake. There's plenty of it, so I'll leave it here in the kitchen in case any one wants to have some.

[With a smile that seems quite tired, he shifts the cake to one side, and glances after it. With his gaze still cast away from the camera, he asks:]

How long have you been here? Do you want to go home? [He looks back at the camera again, his expression more thoughtful than tired now.] I'm kind of...doubting myself in that regard.

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[eatsyourscience]

I'd never thought of Wonderland being the common factor.

[The thought reframes what Wonderland actually is. If it's got that much agency, then it's like a hub with other worlds radiating off of it. Under that understanding, Wonderland becomes the literal center of the universe.]

Do you... Do you think that's really possible?

[The thought is a little disturbing. At least a little.]

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[mr_englishguy]

To be utterly honest with you? I'm not sure I consider anything to be impossible anymore. Even coming from the world I do, I see so much that is part of Wonderland that I couldn't imagine before.

Though when speaking of things such as the books and this game you spoke of, I have to wonder. If they have access to our separate worlds, why not access to release such things?

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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji can certainly relate. He'd seen some pretty amazing things at home, but Wonderland has repeatedly raised the bar for impossibility.

He frowns slightly, head canted to one side.]

What do you mean?

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[mr_englishguy]

Merely thinking out loud. Just considering that if whoever is behind this place can take our memories, why not take them and then turn them into books and video games in other worlds?

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[eatsyourscience]

[This conversation keeps getting more disturbing. Souji is pretty sure that's not how it works, but it's not a nice thought regardless, and it plays on the small doubts he still has.]

I'd like to think it's not that powerful.

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[mr_englishguy]

I am most certainly with you on that. I tend to spend time out in the gardens and woods, exploring and so I thinking about these things.

Not sure I'm certain any of them are real, but the thoughts come.

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[eatsyourscience]

I understand. There's a lot of time to do nothing but think here, and sometimes that leads to strange things.