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[idratherbeasleep]

[Linhardt smiles when Hubert admits that Claude is interesting to speak with. He agrees, but more than that, it's high praise from Hubert. Hubert tends to share Linhardt's opinions on people's general intelligence level (it's low). He doubts that Claude and Hubert will ever trust each other: Their worldviews and experiences are too at odds for that.

Still, it could be a fruitful intellectual relationship and Linhardt knows that's something valuable as well.]

Has he told you anything interesting?

[Linhardt wants to know, but not enough to dance around Claude trying to find out. Since they're allies, Hubert is more likely to answer Linhardt's questions.]

[darkbishop]

He's been more open than I would have thought with Almyra's culture and the similarities with what is present here - though admittedly I did catch him at a good time, it seems.

[The fact that there are quite a few similarities in something that is so vastly different than what Hubert's familiar with is interesting in and of itself, but hearing Claude speak so freely about it with no real worry or angle behind it was also interesting.]

[idratherbeasleep]

Oh? When did you speak to him?

[It's difficult to imagine a 'good time' being sufficient to sway Claude into sharing things with Hubert he otherwise wouldn't. How odd.

People are so strange. Then again, Claude also isn't Claude. His Claude anyway.]

Actually, now that I think about it, perhaps we should share what we know about who's here. It's hard to keep track of things.

[darkbishop]

Agreed, it would be good to share what we've learned; it's certainly possible we've missed someone.

[This has very definitely happened despite Hubert thinking he's totally keeping track of everyone.]

You, Dorothea, Bernadetta, Lady Edelgard, and I are the Black Eagles present here. Bernadetta and Lady Edelgard are from a different timeline. Ferdinand is here as well, though it would seem he joined the Golden Deer. Claude is the only other member of that house present here.

Dimitri and a version of the Professor are here, both from the same timeline. Yuri is here as well. Have I missed anyone?

[he absolutely has because he hasn't interacted with them!!!]

[idratherbeasleep]

[Part of Linhardt is amused that he knows of people there that Hubert doesn't. Both of them are even less sociable than Bernadetta (given that once Bernadetta has decided she's not scared of you she will check on you and give you gifts, whereas Hubert and Linhardt are both of the 'no contact is good contact' version of friendship), but now Hubert has proven himself to be the least sociable Black Eagle.]

I'm not sure that the Professor and Dimitri are from the exact same timeline, but yes, they are sibling timelines.

Ashe is also here. He's from another sibling timeline to the Professor and Dimitri. I think Felix is here as well.

[darkbishop]

Interesting. So there are more differences in timelines than I had thought.

[Does that mean he and Dorothea aren't truly from the same timeline? What about Linhardt? Is he from further along in theirs or another entirely? There's so much potential for variation which is both fascinating and rather terrifying.]

[idratherbeasleep]

Yes. I've been trying to work out if every action results in a different timeline or if only certain actions are significant. Even if it is the latter, we don't know which actions are significant. Also, it's actually impossible to tell if any of us are from the same timeline, since even if we think we are, there may be something different in Dagda that we just don't know about. Or on another planet.

[Here, Hubert. I brought you this existential crisis. Do you like it? I made it myself.]

All we can do, mathematically speaking, is establish a minimum amount of timelines.

[darkbishop]

[Thanks, he hates it!]

Agreed. Broadly speaking, it seems there are at least three - one for whichever house the Professor chose to lead.

[There are certainly more than that, but those seem to be the largest and most immediate changes.]

I find it interesting that so much seems based on that one decision.

[idratherbeasleep]

[You never appreciate anything Linhardt gives you, Hubert.]

That does seem to suggest that some choices are more salient than others. Perhaps there is an infinite number of Fodlans, but they are all clustered around certain decisions.

[Good job, Hubert. Now Linhardt's thinking aloud.]

Like how objects with larger mass have more gravity. Perhaps certain decisions have more... time gravity?

It's almost like what we chose doesn't matter at all, because we lack time gravity. Maybe that's all fate is...?

[Unlike Hubert, Linhardt finds that realization comforting.]

[darkbishop]

It would seem that the majority of our decisions remain constants throughout the various timelines.

[Lady Edelgard always takes over and starts a war. Hubert always remains at her side. Claude remains loyal to the Alliance. And Dimitri to the Kingdom. Byleth's decisions seem to be the most important factor here, and it's one Hubert doesn't really like.]

I wouldn't go so far as to call it fate, though. We have no idea exactly how any of this works - and unfortunately, I doubt we're likely to figure that out here.

[Unless someone here's an expert on how time just so happens to work in their own world??? What are the odds of that, though.]

[idratherbeasleep]

That's likely why the Professor's choices make such an impact: Most of us are predictable enough that Rhea and Those Who Slither were able to orchestrate events for decades, if not centuries. The Professor, on the other hand, has a habit of doing unpredictable things. She's an unknown variable.

That's why you initially disliked her so much at the Academy, isn't it?

[Never mistake Linhardt's lack of desire to get involved for unawareness.]

But you're correct. There is no way to verify any of my theories.

[And yes, that makes him grumpy. Linhardt doesn't mind being cosmically insignificant, but he can't prove his insignificance and that makes him an angry little speck.]