#49809C

[interpolating]

Everyone,

I know a lot of people are worried about being here rather than home, so I wanted to share something I had learned recently. I was sent back to where I'm from, and as soon as I arrived, it was like I had never left. The man I was traveling with didn't even realize I had been gone, and so far as I could tell, even though six months passed here, it was only a few moments at the most in Columbia. However, it doesn't hold true for the opposite. Obviously, I'm back now, but I did leave here for a few days.

In case you're worried about being here, I hope this helps you rest at least a little more easily. It's definitely possible to go back.

Also, if you're feeling homesick, there's something I might be able to do. It's complicated to explain (though I certainly can if you want the explanation), but I can create portals to other worlds. However, before you ask, we can't use them to leave Chroma, since that's too dangerous. But I do want to get better at controlling where I can open them to so that maybe this could be possible eventually. Showing people how their homes are doing feels like a better way to practice than just opening random ones over and over again. If you'd like that, please let me know. It's something I can at least try.

- Elizabeth

[ and if you are interested in that, I have a handy dandy log right over here! ]

Comments

[interpolating]

Do you not want to go back? Or do you just mean that you think that leaving here would be difficult?

But I can definitely try. It might take a while, but if you can tell me about your home, I think I would get to it eventually.

[good_ideas]

of course i want to go back
it's my home and my family and friends are back there
but if i just left i'd be worried about everyone here

it looks like a modern city i guess?
everything is either concrete or glass
but we have some wooden buildings too
mostly old stuff like shrines

[interpolating]

Sorry that I misunderstood. In that case, that's also part of why using my Tears to try and leave is a bad idea. Besides something interfering with them, they're one way only. If you go through them, you can't come back. And I don't have any guarantee it's the exact same world you left from. Not yet, anyways.

I'd need more than that. "Modern" doesn't really mean much to me. It's 1912 where I'm from, so modern is rather relative. But another way to consider it is more personal. I think I might get a better sense if you describe it as why you want to go back there.

[good_ideas]

okay yeah i guess that actually doesn't sound safe then

wow 1912 is a long time ago
we're from 2017

and i guess i want to go back because i miss running water?
how personal does this need to be?

[interpolating]

Right. And if you're in the "wrong" universe, then it has side effects. Potentially severe ones. But that's not a worry here, since at least I know that now.

I know a lot of people from around that time, so it's not a surprise. I should have said I was from a long time ago first, but it's easy to forget. I've seen many times and worlds, but mine still feels like the "right" one, somehow. It's strange how that works.

Fairly personal, honestly. But if you don't want to talk about it here, we can talk in person, assuming you're interested in me trying. Writing it all out is probably harder than just saying it.

[good_ideas]

side effects like what?

and i guess it feels like the right one because it's yours, right?

i'm not sure i want to talk about it at all actually
but in person is better than some place where anyone can read it i guess

[Also if she gets too embarrassed, there's always the option to run.]

maybe you should have made some kind of survey