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dashcat

If Hopper does refer to time hopper then it implies that hoppers can hop around in time...possibly at will or maybe thru the use of a device. So Jake could just hop to this time and leave a message on his blog. He could also read Meg's blog which is probably how he knew Meg's mom was sick. I guess this would mean that Jake isn't stuck in time. He needs our help for something else.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:39 pm

Mos · Mostly Harmless Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 117

**Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:00 pm

aiesha_anonymous · Veteran Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 101 Location: Australia

Just some observations ...

I recall Reggie saying that Jake had run away which implies that he's unlikely to be submitting reports or following orders or any sanctioned course of exploration. It also implies choice and conscious decision-making to go wherever or whenever he's gone, as well as the power to access whatever tools he might have needed.

Perhaps he has run back (or forward) in time as a means of escape?

Why say 'it's time' if you're a time-traveller? The expression feels redundant to me (in that situation).

This is all so mind-warping! In a good way Very Happy

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:45 am

Caterpillar

Maybe he's from the future and stuck in this time, and "Jake ran away" simple means he's run away to a different location (but still stuck in this time)

....and the "Hoppers" are a form of chaos control agent from the future trying to bring him back. Maybe he came to this time to *STOP* whatever research was going on ( the effects of which have far reaching future consequences).

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:40 am

MageSteff

Paradox methods

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:26 am

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AnthraX101 · Entrenched Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 797

The whole time travel idea requires a bit of a leap of faith. I wouldn't start going into logical paradoxes that deep yet.

I prefer to simply assume that any time spent in the future/past must be met by a similar time passing in the "current" timeline. It's what a lot of the time travel books/movies assume, and is easiest to explain.

AnthraX101

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:26 pm

Caterpillar

Re: Paradox methods

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:29 pm

MageSteff

Re: Paradox methods

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:33 pm

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Caterpillar

Sorry, not sure if I did that right, but Mage is right...99% of this 3 page thread is Spec not Interaction, and those who want to continue to Spec on it will keep coming here to post so I've moved it to General/Updates.

**Edited for Inattentiveness:)

MageSteff

New Interaction section

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Caterpillar

Re: New Interaction section

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:53 pm

strife777 · Guest

yeah

**Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2003 1:07 am

tartanwolf

I too live on Long Island and that was my first thought. All of the messages just seemed to bring me to the North Fork of LI. Even mentioning parades made me think of LI, there is always a parade going on somewhere (blocking traffic) Rolling Eyes

and not just for the major holidays. The Fire departments and Latin communities are always having parades. I've run into 3 parades over the last 2 months.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2003 11:40 am

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