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Time. A weird kind of concept, isn't it? I've been thinking about it a lot lately…this whole "time" thing, the way the map's been laid out, and how this project came into fruition.

I've been able to get a read on some stuff, and I've been transcribing notes from the company. Your app should have some new upgrades now thanks to a handful of factors none of which were my own ideas. I did the legwork, but the groundwork was provided. Thanks, you know who you are.

We're rerouting for higher security, anonymity and the chance to overlap. Which means…what…?

Here's a question for you. Where have you wanted to go more than anywhere in the worlds? A time, a place, anything like that. There's a theory about alternate timelines I might be looking into based on company research. What've we got to lose at this rate?

Strip the defenses in the past, unveil the man behind the curtain in the present, secure the future. Someone told me this kind of thing was a lot of power to trust on you guys…but isn't that all we can do now? Trust each other and test the waters.

No missions this month. I checked out everything in Respatrum and Bosuma and it seems that the people there are more self-sufficient than I anticipated which was nice. The subway's still up and running though.

Coordinates will be incoming in a few days. I'm testing them out myself to make sure they're stabilized.

Stay sharp.

Zee Carlisle
Hiring Manager
Retr

spec Incorporated

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Thanks. I was able to turn in my music project early? But that might've been a mistake.

Meet my other self? Well, I don't know... knowing myself, he'd probably freak out a lot.

[....]

Or worse, he'd demand to find out which one of us is the better violinist. That could get really ugly.

Does your other self so self absorbed that he thinks he's the best violinist to ever walk the planet or something?

Oh no, not at all!

But he's a perfectionist like I am.

So being the best violinist= perfection? I'm kind of confused.

Aha...not exactly?

More when I meet a musician that's better than me in some way, I'm impressed, but I'm also really inspired to work harder to improve myself! Of course, sometimes what makes them better than me is impossible to achieve, like Lindsey Stirling's dancing violin moves. I could never dance like that.

But if the better violin playing is coming from a different version of myself, then theoretically all the improvements are achievable!

So...if I won, he might just be tempted to hold me up somewhere until he masters the same skills!

[That sure escalated]

So... if he wins... does that mean you will kidnap him and keep him hold up somewhere before you master his skills? I mean... if you're the same person?

[It's only logical that Derek would think this way.]

Aha...

Yeah, or get deeply depressed that my peak was in my past life.

Could go either way.

Should I be concerned that you're not above kidnapping?

[You are one to talk Derek...]

Aww, it's not kidnapping if it's yourself~!

Gateway crime Elliot. Gateway crime.

[JOKE'S ON YOU DEREK HE'S ALREADY DONE CRIME]

Ahaha- don't worry! I'm not planning to go out and meet my past self.

I'd rather not mess around with timelines like that. Even for music's sake.

[Derek would be shocked if he knew!]

I don't think you should be allowed to meet your other self, so good call.

Yeah, that's fair.