#3315

GG: oh god, it is still a frogcicle!!!! GG: this will not do [...] GA: The Problem Is That You Were Able To Appearify It At All GA: Ectobiology Is Based Entirely On Your Inability To Appearify A Subject

It's the slime we want, not the frogcicle. But what's the cloning for?

Why are frogs so uniquely important to the fate of the session? Is this a ritual to beseech, placate or summon Bilious Slick? Are frogs the Mew of every universe, the progenitors of all species that arise in the kids' new world? Is frog breeding simply a mysterious, arbitrary requirement of the game?

Tell me about frogs, Mayram!!

GA: You Will Need To Direct The Terminal To Another Frog GA: And Then You Must Be Sure Later To Interfere With That Frog In Some Way GA: For Instance By Planning To Venture Out To Capture That Exact Frog As I Suggested Earlier GA: That Way It Will Be Impossible To Appearify The Frog Before Your Interference Has Taken Place

Surprisingly, it seems like the fate of this frog depends on Jade’s current intentions. If so, Jade's thoughts are directly manipulating the timeline – which is exactly what I think Terezi was explaining to Dave. That's Mind power, baby!

GA: When You Travel To Interact With Your Cloned Subjects You Are Also Taking The Opportunity To Explore And Discover New Habitats GA: As Well As New Species Of Frogs For Your Terminal To Track GA: Its Efficient To Go Adventuring In This Fashion While You Are Waiting For Your Young Clones To Mature

This mission seems like a lot of fun, whatever its purpose truly is.

I think it's the Quest I'd enjoy the most - if indeed, this is Jade's Quest, and not an additional objective for Forge Players.

GA: Unlike Some Appearifiers In The Veil This One Is Locked To The Present Moment GA: You Cannot Use It As A Window Into The Future Or Past And Isolate Frogs Whose Futures Are Certain And Therefore Most Paradoxifiable

I was under the impression that all futures were certain in the Alpha Timeline. Sure, it might respond to Jade's intentions, but her intentions themselves were already set in stone. From a top-level perspective, there was never any uncertainty.

Maybe, then, Kanaya's just referring to the certainty of events from Jade's perspective. Like, every frog's fate is technically certain, but since Jade doesn't know these fates, they're uncertain to her.

GA: Means Of Expedition Are Limited GA: I Suppose You Could Use Time Travel To Accelerate The Process GA: But You Would Need To Establish Weeks Worth Of Stable Time Loops GA: I Think It Would Be An Overly Elaborate And Dangerous Undertaking Personally And Anyone Who Would Attempt Such A Thing Is Reckless

...derrotando...