Yeah, but he knows better. I mean, time is fragile. The time traveler we met changed our entire timeline but he lost his speed in the process and was stuck in a timeline that was way, way behind his own and well, you know - you change one thing, everything else changes too, you never know what you find out after you've gone and changed it - the universe will change, too.
[ it all used to be so very theoretical and he hates the price they had to pay in order to come to all those understandings. ]
and not always for the better. the Flash understands that.
[ a little too thoughtfully: ] I suppose -- for most of us, simply being here in the Fleet is as close as we're likely to come to travelling through time.
[ apart from those among us who get frozen in ice. ]
Yeah, you can say that. Time and space, really, since we're so far away from our universes, earths, worlds - and all of this without actually endangering the original timeline. I'm still working on the physics of it.
[ the fleet, in essence, contradicts everything he learned about the multiverse. ]
You see, usually, you'd think that if you leave, people will notice that you're, well, gone and coming back will be a mess but here - I still don't get it. The closest I got to explaining it all is that the timeline carries on with a version of us which disappears when they send us back. weird, but true and it sort of follows the theory that here are infinite versions of us in any given moment. I just don't get how they do it without harming any of the timelines.
[ there are so many, after all. ]
I mean, don't get me wrong, I want to shove them into a blender and hit 'top speed' but at the same time, I'd kill for an honest explanation of how they make it all work.
[ peggy mulls over the man's theory. she liked it -- but maybe she only liked it because it offered the thinnest glimmer of hope for her and her situation. a way to bypass the guilt of staying here, and fearing that the timeline back home ends up frayed because she's been here indulging herself. ]
You're saying we aren't unraveling future-history simply by being here? [ it's not hard to guess why that might be a concern of hers, given what she's revealed about her own timeline. ]
We definitely aren't. Our timelines would have collapsed into paradoxes if we were. I mean, people live and come back without any memories, right? which means, their timeline is operating as usual.
[ he can't really solve it by himself, which is seriously frustrating. if only professor stein was present, cisco's pretty sure that together they might have figured something out. ]
We are outside the multiverse, here. So if we stick to the theory that there are endless worlds and endless versions of is, it makes sense that it's kept safe since here we are a version of us. At home, there's another. I know it sounds weird but trust me, so is meeting yourself.
I know what you mean. I've seen my Earth going through seriously weird things because of people who messed up with time and the multiverse. I'm kinda glad me being here playing Big Brother: Space Edition isn't causing even more damage.
[ .. ]
it's this reality show, seriously bad, you're not missing anything important.
[ while she ruminates on that common ground, peggy allows herself a small smile. ]
I've had it explained to me a few times. Perils of being here, of course. So many of you 21st century individuals have such similar touchstones. [ ... ] Whatever it will be [ big brother ] it sounds dull.
[ then, with a dry laugh: ] As dull as us, I suppose.
I can't say I much believed in aliens. Before. [ despite the stories. despite what reinhardt had claimed of blue-skinned peoples visiting from afar. although more and more of that proves itself more likely, the further she goes. the more she learns. ]
I guess that means all those nutters who wrote about aliens disguising themselves as gods to inspire people to built the pyramids weren't off their rockets after all.
I'm not entirely sure how those would work on non-human subjects. It's going to have to be a trial and error which...I just realized is impossible since the element of surprise goes out the window.
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[ it all used to be so very theoretical and he hates the price they had to pay in order to come to all those understandings. ]
and not always for the better. the Flash understands that.
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[ apart from those among us who get frozen in ice. ]
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[ the fleet, in essence, contradicts everything he learned about the multiverse. ]
You see, usually, you'd think that if you leave, people will notice that you're, well, gone and coming back will be a mess but here - I still don't get it. The closest I got to explaining it all is that the timeline carries on with a version of us which disappears when they send us back. weird, but true and it sort of follows the theory that here are infinite versions of us in any given moment. I just don't get how they do it without harming any of the timelines.
[ there are so many, after all. ]
I mean, don't get me wrong, I want to shove them into a blender and hit 'top speed' but at the same time, I'd kill for an honest explanation of how they make it all work.
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You're saying we aren't unraveling future-history simply by being here? [ it's not hard to guess why that might be a concern of hers, given what she's revealed about her own timeline. ]
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[ he can't really solve it by himself, which is seriously frustrating. if only professor stein was present, cisco's pretty sure that together they might have figured something out. ]
We are outside the multiverse, here. So if we stick to the theory that there are endless worlds and endless versions of is, it makes sense that it's kept safe since here we are a version of us. At home, there's another. I know it sounds weird but trust me, so is meeting yourself.
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[ peggy exhales. it's an odd thing to realize, she supposes. ] As if, should it prove true, a weight would be lifted.
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it's this reality show, seriously bad, you're not missing anything important.
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I've had it explained to me a few times. Perils of being here, of course. So many of you 21st century individuals have such similar touchstones. [ ... ] Whatever it will be [ big brother ] it sounds dull.
[ then, with a dry laugh: ] As dull as us, I suppose.
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[ pointing to self, represent! ]
really hot aliens, shapeshifters and apparently badass world war II ladies? no where else in the multiverse and believe me, I've seen a lot.
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-- Really hot aliens?
[ she's prepared to take that either way, cisco. maybe he means they're very good-looking. but maybe he means they run warm. she can't be certain. ]
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[ not helping. ]
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[ she's about three seconds away from telling him about her alien first mate. ]
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[ mmhmm! ]
--- not that we're a thing, we're bffs. The one I have a thing with is definitely not an alien. Witch.
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[ he bounces a bit ]
She's much cooler than just an alien, she's from the coolest world out there. A galaxy far, far away.
[ his eyes are becoming glassy. ]
Not that Kara isn't cool - because she is.
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[ he shrugs ]
never thought I'll be bff with one.
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dude!
[ he turns to her ]
I guess that means all those nutters who wrote about aliens disguising themselves as gods to inspire people to built the pyramids weren't off their rockets after all.
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[ he eyes the lipsticks ]
I'm not entirely sure how those would work on non-human subjects. It's going to have to be a trial and error which...I just realized is impossible since the element of surprise goes out the window.
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The things you learn, right?
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dude. if you're right, do you know what it means?
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