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[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.]