Dustin hasn't had the chance to check the details of his network device yet. Or rather, he's been avoiding it deliberately. Strange computer connected to a probably unsecured network and all that. He's got a wonderful surprise waiting for him when he sees his legal name posted under his picture in the 'dictionary,' though.
"Sound hypothesis," Dustin murmurs, folding his hands in front of his face. The names, the associations, the 'Space Monks' - he files all those things away to investigate later, on his own terms. The gears are turning too fast to linger on them for long. "Depends on your stance when it comes to multiverse theory, I guess. An infinitely repeating multiverse within the same cosmically inflating bubble might imply that they're 'making stops' within certain Hubble volumes, grabbing whoever's interesting, then moving on. Could argue a 'many worlds' interpretation of quantum mechanics if you assume the Agrii are time-travelers. Grab a few people from one point, then when they deposit them here, sometime in - I dunno - the far future, when they go back they end up navigating to an alternate reality where those people don't exist. Cover a large enough timespan, over enough planets, and we might never notice what's happening."
A breath. Dustin's eyes are dilated oddly and flickering across the table, like he's reading something only he can see.
"Can't discount the generic 'bubble universe' idea, either. The Agrii could be taking advantage of universe collisions with their own - have some method of predicting when it will happen, getting in, taking hostages, getting out before they split. A rift like this could lead to several points in time, even. Hmm." He blinks a few times, his expression becoming neutral again. "I think that one's the most acceptable. Multiverse theory is still in its infancy where I'm from, so my sources might be totally wrong. It sounds elegant, though."
Dustin's eyes narrow.
"...I mean, assuming I'm not just having a really vivid hallucination right now. Or this is the most elaborate prank I've ever seen. Can't discount it yet."
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"Sound hypothesis," Dustin murmurs, folding his hands in front of his face. The names, the associations, the 'Space Monks' - he files all those things away to investigate later, on his own terms. The gears are turning too fast to linger on them for long. "Depends on your stance when it comes to multiverse theory, I guess. An infinitely repeating multiverse within the same cosmically inflating bubble might imply that they're 'making stops' within certain Hubble volumes, grabbing whoever's interesting, then moving on. Could argue a 'many worlds' interpretation of quantum mechanics if you assume the Agrii are time-travelers. Grab a few people from one point, then when they deposit them here, sometime in - I dunno - the far future, when they go back they end up navigating to an alternate reality where those people don't exist. Cover a large enough timespan, over enough planets, and we might never notice what's happening."
A breath. Dustin's eyes are dilated oddly and flickering across the table, like he's reading something only he can see.
"Can't discount the generic 'bubble universe' idea, either. The Agrii could be taking advantage of universe collisions with their own - have some method of predicting when it will happen, getting in, taking hostages, getting out before they split. A rift like this could lead to several points in time, even. Hmm." He blinks a few times, his expression becoming neutral again. "I think that one's the most acceptable. Multiverse theory is still in its infancy where I'm from, so my sources might be totally wrong. It sounds elegant, though."
Dustin's eyes narrow.
"...I mean, assuming I'm not just having a really vivid hallucination right now. Or this is the most elaborate prank I've ever seen. Can't discount it yet."