#fates0end

I didn’t mean to look at these until they got checked by my spoiler-checkers, but I had to come to my inbox and saw it. 

This actually got spoiled for me outside of Tumblr, but I do want to say, this is the sort of thing I don’t want spoiled. I get that it’s not something that’s going to be revealed at a later time and therefore not exactly a spoiler, but it’s information the episode didn’t provide for me and will affect how I interpret the show moving forward. 

It also prevents me from making my own determinations moving forward. If something hints, even a little, toward this reading in future episodes, such as through Homura’s reactions/experiences/behaviors, I now can’t come to this conclusion on my own now. You know? 

It may be best if those following the liveblog try to only think about what to discuss with me in terms of what I have actually seen on screen and the information provided therein. 

This really, honestly isn’t me mad at you or trying to make you feel bad. It’s just a really good example of the sorts of things I’m not ready to be exposed to. When all is said and done, I will invite all the extraneous information and be happy to have it! But for now, I still wanna see what tidbits are left in the show that I can surmise myself and show how smart and clever I am. ☆～（ゝ。∂） I can’t do that if I’m told what’s what before I figure it out all by me clever self lol

I hope that makes sense! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Though, didn't she pretty much disappear from the plot and get completely forgotten by act 3?

(Skaia) Happy 4/13 everyone!

I know I could drag this on for another MONTH at least, but let’s just blow it all out of the way with one big post for all the “relativity” asks since Nora got around to answering the above Ask and that covers all the rest, even the ones she hasn’t seen yet. So in order:

fates0end said to nora-reads-homestuck:

Well, yes, to /other people/ you’re going faster, but your own perception of it is lengthened; that’s why going faster than light would mean time travel.

sanctferum said to nora-reads-homestuck:

IIRC Hussie explained the “science” behind the three years somewhere. tl;dr he was aware that it didn’t make scientific sense, or only made scientific sense in reverse, or something like that, but fuck it, he went with 3 years anyways for narrative purposes? something like that

acamaeda said to nora-reads-homestuck:

The 3 nanoseconds/3 years thing might just be because Hussie is allowed to fuck with them in that one yard.

megazaprat said to nora-reads-homestuck:

I am going to blame the light speed weirdness as it existing in Hussie’s dimension, and Hussie not doing the mat properly

get-thee-to-a-shrubbery said to nora-reads-homestuck:

there’s a really good metareason for the time dilation being reversed, but one good reason is “thats just how things work in Hussiespace (where the kids are now)”

borktastic said to nora-reads-homestuck:

Hussie was asked about (and answered) the speed of light question in a tumblr ask, archived at mspaintadventureswiki*tumblr*com/post/63809439957/mad-answerins-archive. It’s pretty long, but I recommend you give it a read. (It was posted December 14 2011, which is past where you are in the comic right now.) (Skaia: Nora never saw this question because I’m lumping it with the rest and there’s too much for her to go through already (and the other link was edited for Nora’s viewing that she already saw), but the Heart Powers answer made me sad and laugh again.)

currentgoddess said to nora-reads-homestuck:

Remember that speed (and possibly by relation time) are relative. Its one of Einstein’s theorems or something. Source: recent portal episode of game theory

elmach said to nora-reads-homestuck:

The idea behind “being tiny makes you see the world slower” is that since they see distances larger (because they are smaller), they should see time as longer as well, to the same proportion (to keep their measurement of c to be the same as an unshrunken observer); a few other stories rely on this idea. However, for this to apply, the ship would be about the size of an atomic nucleus, so this is a moot point. (Skaia: Nora…never saw this Ask, which is amusing considering her answer below.)

(Skaia) Okay, I think that’s all of them!

(Past!Skaia to Nora) It’s clean. And finally a solid Word of God answer to all these time-dilation questions! (And a really good one at that.) Thanks for finding this!

I answered this in the last vid, but I’ll answer it here as well. 

I think the Ultimate Reward is to exist in another realm, but I don’t know what that realm is. Maybe it’s an alternate dimension of your home planet where you didn’t have to play the game. Maybe you have to build a brand new world. Maybe you have to become the Denizen of another session? That’d be kind of morbid, that no matter what you do, you’re still gonna die.

I can already smell the toxic stench of burnt sugar.

Haha!! Your descriptions works marvelously for both of them X~D 

It’s so weeeeirrd seeing Homura so shy!! But a strange delight nonetheless!! 

I mean… yeah. 

Kurt Wagner is a great example of this. It’s not uncommon for characters with teleportation powers to pull this trick. Even the premise of Jumper includes him moving people. White Lighters in Charmed work this way.  

And teleportation made more sense when provided the initial display of her power wherin she was inside the witch and blew it up from the inside. In retrospect, she almost certainly went back in time, but without any other knowledge, teleportation honestly makes more sense. 

Not to mention, if she’d touched either Sayaka or Kyoko (both who were unfriendly to her touch at the time), they would have been aware of the timestop. Their reactions at the time were not indicative of such. I’m not saying that in retrospect I might not watch that scene and see a befuddled look on Sayaka’s face that might be light foreshadowing, but it wasn’t pronounced. And even before I didn’t know the ‘touch’ thing, it deefinitely felt beneath Homura to haul Sayaka into a different position. 

09: “And isn’t the point of having Magical Girls to save and protect people from the witches?” —Thoughtful Fangirling, 2017

also “It’s like the show wants to make ABSOLUTELY SURE that we know he doesn’t give a fuck.” —Thoughtful Fangirling, 2017 HMM.

I’m not sure how you want me to interpret these. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think they stand just fine. 

Hmm. I just saw those as you said them, thought they were funny in retrospect, and saved them for a point where you’d see the humor in how very off or shockingly right you were. And maybe tease you a little :P. If you find it hurtful or offensive, though, I apologize and won’t send you any more.

Thank you. I thought this might be the case. (retrospect and hindsight both work here) I’m not opposed to this happening, I just think I need some context. Like, I thought your ‘HMM’ about the Kyubey not caring meant I was wrong about it or shouldn’t have thought that. Now I suspect it was a laugh at how right I was. Without either the full post or context tho, I can’t really know why I should be amused. I hope that makes sense? 

But if that isn’t a format you like that’s fine. I’m really glad that you’re enjoying this enough to interact with me and keep track of amusing stuff! I really am! Thank you for understanding. ^‿^