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Moriar
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Time warp!

From Beth's log....

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Sunday
07:39 What a night! I don't think that I got more than 10 minutes of sleep. There's just so much to think about and it's so difficult to truly accept. I went for a short walk this morning. There is so much beauty in this world. The details of every branch, every leaf. The clouds, even when completely covering the sky, have patterns that only nature could make. I've never really looked at this stuff before. The world is truly a magnificent place. I'm going to take Laika down to the lake to run around. I hope that "My Friend" will be there.

11:30 "My Friend" approached me during our time at the lake. He was curious if I enjoyed my trip, which I did. I explained that as nice as it was, humans enjoy taking time to soak up the culture and environment of their travels. That as nice as the journey was, it didn't allow for that and left me with more questions. If he could bend the laws of time to allow me to travel so quickly, could he bend the laws of time and affect things in the past or in the future.

I challenged him to remove the wind, a repeat of a test from yesterday. The ripples on the lake suddenly stopped and the air was still., which he did. Just as I suspected, the effect only lasted a few minutes. I then asked him to do the same thing, only 10 minutes later. To my surprise, it happened. Once again, the effect only lasted a short time.

As we walked back to the campsite, I attempted to question him on how exactly he controls the wind. Instead of answering, he questioned me about my perception of the wind, how it looks and feels. That led to a discussion of the way that humans perceive the world and each other. It was all very interesting, though I really wish that he would have answered me. I would like to know how he perceives the world. Is our world, our society, nothing but a system of intertwining parts? Did he see the beauty in the moss covered path?

18:36 Continuing with the interest of time from earlier today, we conducted several tests in order to understand his limits on this front. Not all of the tests had the desired results.

As we were sitting around the fire, I recalled the instance from earlier in the fall when fires seemed to have no heat. I challenged him to recreate that effect but to have it happen two hours later. Sure enough after two hours had passed, I was reminded of the challenge when the fire suddenly went cold. The effect lasted long enough (apron. 5 min) for me to regret the challenge. As quickly as it had disappeared, the warmth returned. I had no way of knowing whether he created the effect at that time or if he had created it earlier to appear in the future. In order to test whether it was my perception of warmth or if it was actually a "cold" fire, I placed several objects in the fire to see if they would burn. They did not.

Whenever I attempted to create a test that involved the past, the request was denied. My main attempt was to return to my office on the night of October 10. No matter how I worded the request, it was denied. Apparently his processes only allow access to systems in the present and the future.

Sticking with the time theme, we ran 10 identical tests in order to discover how long his manipulation lasts. In order to test this, we used an ability that he had previously done successfully, stopping the wind. While he was able to stop the wind, the effect only lasted for several minutes and the length varied from 48 seconds to 414 seconds. The std. dev. is 104.1158 with a mean of 222.9. While 10 tests is clearly not enough to create accurate statistics, the fact that it varies by several minutes is clearly relevant. Does he have any ability to make a lasting change? Why does the effect end so abruptly at irregular intervals?

All in all it was a productive afternoon. I'm beginning to consider "My Friend" as a friend and enjoy his company. At times he can be quite entertaining and he has certainly caused me to question things that I never thought that I would question. Our discussions are always thought provoking. Most have revolved around human perceptions, emotions, and relationships. I'm beginning to understand the importance of things that I have taken for granted. Today was a wonderful day and I do hope that he stays longer this evening than he did last night. I find myself almost longing for a bottle of wine to open as we sit by the fire and discuss the philosophy of life.

[b]Sunday[/b]
08:48 Morning has come very early. I spent several hours last night chatting with friends, both new and old, about the situation. It really helps to have so much input, especially when I have just been so overwhelmed by the situation. I can usually look at a 'problem' or 'situation' and analyze it rather quickly. With this, I didn't now where to start or what to do. I came here without a plan and without knowing how I was needed. It was, at the same time, frustrating and invigorating.

I stayed up far to late last night. I spent hours after getting off the computer talking with him and trying to help him. I used many of the wonderful suggestions that I received and feel that we are getting close. I need to have a cup (a pot?) of coffee and try to make some sense of my notes. I'll keep everyone posted.

Is this a mistake, or is beth trapped in some kind of time warp?

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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:22 pm

Moriar
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Sorry... just saw it's already being discussed... close this if u wish.

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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:25 pm

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