we'll make it happen, we'll turn it around

[quadruples]

[ Well, that... certainly was a thing that happened. Viktor wishes he could unsee what he witnessed in the library, but it seems like it has etched into his memory forever. Thinking about it makes him sick to his stomach, and eventually he decides that he needs something to keep his mind off it, at least for a little while.

So around noon, a note goes up on the fridge: ]

If you need a distraction after what happened today, come to the dining room at 6 pm.
There will be food and we'll be playing truth or dare!
♥ Viktor Nikiforov ♥

[ There's also a cute doodle of himself underneath his signature. Later in the day, he writes copies of said note and slides them under everyone's doors. ]

[ Those who come to the dining room at will find that Viktor has made plenty of borscht, pancakes and open-faced sandwiches for them. He isn't the best chef ever, but it tastes pretty good and will fill you up! There's also juice, water, and a few bottles of alcohol for those who are old enough to drink; try to be responsible, okay.

And for the truth and dare, he's prepared shots of hot sauce as punishment for those who refuse a dare. ]

Comments

[tsugomori]

... I don't think I can imagine him with two kids.

[ Apparently this is "discuss Kira time", this is what is happening now, and he did make an attempt at imagining. And he can imagine most things, so. ]

[plentyfriendly]

I can't imagine him with a wife, let alone kids, but all things are possible.

[In some timeline, somewhere...]

[tsugomori]

[ He can certainly imagine Kira with a husband... ]

... I suppose? Although I wonder how it would even happen.

[plentyfriendly]

I have so little information about him that I couldn't guess, but I can't rule out that such a world could exist.

[Logically speaking, it's... well, it's something.]

I can explain why, if you'd like.

[tsugomori]

[ That it certainly is. ]

Yes, I would like to hear it.

[ Since they're nearby the food he'll grab a few pancakes to munch on while she's talking... ]

[plentyfriendly]

Ever heard of the "many-worlds interpretation"?

[But first, a leading question!]

[tsugomori]

No, not at all.

[ He really hasn't...or at least he thinks he hasn't. ]

[plentyfriendly]

I'll try to simplify this a bit, but it goes something like this.

[...there's a good binary decision point just a few minutes ago, come to think of it.]

The point of Truth or Dare is that you can pick one or the other, right? And I picked "truth" just a minute ago. But there's another world, separate from this one, in which I chose "dare" instead.

[tsugomori]

Interesting... so there is more than one world that is the same, except the only difference is that the choices would be different.

[ Mikazuki wonders if such a thing is the case, but then again he could ask a clarifying question regarding that. ]

Is it more than a theory or something you have verified for yourself?

[plentyfriendly]

That kind of thing does really exist. Why they do, I couldn't say, but...

[They definitely exist.]

[tsugomori]

Well, hopefully it hasn't caused too much trouble for you.

[ He doesn't know whether or not it would, but it has to do with timelines in a way and he's had experience with time-related things, so. ]

[plentyfriendly]

Considering I wouldn't be alive without having realized that...

[It's gotten her out of more trouble than it's put her in... technically?]

[tsugomori]

Ahh... then it's a good thing, I think.

[ It's possible he doesn't entirely understand it (he's sure he does though), but if it means that Phi is still alive, then... ]

[plentyfriendly]

And provided it's still working... it may yet save all of us here, too.

[tsugomori]

...

[ He wonders... something like that, would it be counted as changing history? It's hard to tell, he thinks.

What is "supposed" to happen here, and "what isn't"...is an unknown. But, he's decided that, given that people were pulled from many a time era here, whatever "wrong" was committed wasn't supposed to happen at all. ]

I believe in this exceptional case, something like that could be useful.

[plentyfriendly]

What makes this case "exceptional"?

[tsugomori]

Many people have been pulled from different times or eras. That's the gist of it, really.

[ Mikazuki prefers to try to keep it simple for as long as he can...he whistles a little, before stuffing something into his mouth. ]

[plentyfriendly]

And not the fact that we're all in mortal danger on a regular basis? What is it exactly that you do?

[tsugomori]

You can say it slipped my mind to say that. I can be quite forgetful at times.

[ ... After eating whatever it was, he speaks that, but. Y'know.

He still has a thing concerning "changing history". ]

Hmm...putting it simply, I am a warrior, sent out to fight anyone who is on the opposing side of my Master...

[plentyfriendly]

As far as I'm concerned that's basically the only reason it is useful.

[Her ability won't work (as easily) otherwise!]

That's... kind of vague. I'd imagined it was something like that to begin with.

[tsugomori]

[ He'll laugh...he supposed someone would see through his bullshit eventually. He supposes the Wordsmith already knows, but he doesn't think his Master would like it if he went around blabbing such a thing so easily. ]

Well, yes. Since we are talking about these things, I feel like taking a walk; it has been awhile since I have taken a leisurely stroll even if it is indoors.

[ Not giving her much choice, he begins to stroll out of the room, expecting her to follow if she wants to hear him elaborate further. ]

[plentyfriendly]

[She will follow! And return after this conversation is over.]

I suppose you're wondering still how I can absolutely confirm that there are multiple worlds.

[tsugomori]

I am, as I can only assume that you have a way to experience such a thing by your own means... so that 'how' is really quite a mystery.

[ As soon as they enter clear into the hall, his usual calm expression remains exactly that, and his dual-colored irises flicker from the wall, back to the woman next to him. ]

My enemy is the type who wants to change history, usually for their own selfish gain, you see. So that is who I fight against. Naturally, our own situation is a little different...but does that sound a little more clearer to you?

[plentyfriendly]

It does... and I won't deny that I'm trying to create a new history back home, but it's not about me. It's about six billion people... no, all of Earth.

[She survives said history... mostly by being in cryostasis.]

And the reason I can do that is because I was born with a talent called "SHIFT".

[tsugomori]

[ Usually. Any change or diversion in history is unforgivable.

Yet... what if the whole of humanity was at stake? Was that what she was implying?

If he willingly took part in such things, he would be corrupted. That being the reason he couldn't condone or partake in it, but ... if he agreed with what Phi said, then the issue with Alani ... no, it wasn't the same. Or was it? ]

Explain to me, then, your situation, if you would. Is something threatening the lives of all on Earth? And this SHIFT, if you can, a little more.