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Meta concept of how the DF will/is playing out [CD, MM and BAT Spoilers]
Ms Duck:
--- Quote from: knnn on July 11, 2013, 07:16:02 PM ---I think that at the very least, there has to be some sort of topological 1-1 mapping. After all, I think we have evidence that you can open a portal to the RW anywhere in the NN.
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The volume of the NN in three dimensions exists out to lunar orbit; in CD its implied it's 11 dimensional. That's a lot of damn room.
as magic comes from life, and the NN is supported by magic, I think the idea that it ever extended farther than the moon is a bit dubious.
Cozarkian:
--- Quote from: Serack on July 11, 2013, 10:51:58 AM ---I really need to watch all of the Buffy seasons. Apparently Jim's idea of a Mirror Mirror story is strongly influenced by an episode in one of the later seasons.
P.S. I didn't even have a TV for the 4 years between 2000 and 2003
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The alternate universe story in Buffy is the classic "how the world would look if "x" didn't happen" story. Specifically, a scorned women has a wish that "Buffy never came to Sunnydale" (Harry never came to Chicago) granted, and the episode explores the effects that has on the various characters lives - most importantly that Buffy wasn't there to stop the big bad Master from Season 1. Interestingly, the events in the alternate universe play out in accordance with an important prophecy from the real world, with a different ultimate outcome, largely because Mirror Buffy (who is still the Slayer and still trying to save the world) is more of a ruthless warrior like the Morgan or the Merlin than a compassionate savior with loyal friends.
If he wanted to parallel that story, he'd have to change a defining moment in Harry's life and see what happens. For example, Harry might not have killed Justin or maybe he was never orphaned in the first place, which means Harry might never have stopped the Three Eye Drug and Victor Sells could be the kingpin of a magical drug cartel ruling Chicago.
knnn:
--- Quote from: Ms Duck on July 11, 2013, 09:42:06 PM ---The volume of the NN in three dimensions exists out to lunar orbit; in CD its implied it's 11 dimensional.
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Re-reading CD now, but haven't come across that reference yet. Could you point it out?
peregrine:
--- Quote from: Ms Duck on July 11, 2013, 09:42:06 PM ---The volume of the NN in three dimensions exists out to lunar orbit; in CD its implied it's 11 dimensional. That's a lot of damn room.
as magic comes from life, and the NN is supported by magic, I think the idea that it ever extended farther than the moon is a bit dubious.
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Who says that there's only life on Earth? All we know is that you can't get further than there in the NN. Doesn't mean that that's all there is.
Serack:
--- Quote from: knnn on July 11, 2013, 08:06:08 PM ---I don't recall that exact quote, but I thought it had to do with different people opening the portal in a slightly different position. 1mm in RW == worlds apart in the NN.
Note also that this is somewhat contradicted by Harry in TC, re: the back of the storage unit, or the fact that Harry manages to follow his mother's NN travel instructions to a T.
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the reason given for why it would open elsewhere was different.
--- Quote from: WN Ch 39 ---Gates to the spirit world paid absolutely no attention to trivial things like geography - they obeyed laws of imagination, intention, patterned thought. Even if Cowl was back there, he wouldn't be able to open a gate to the same place as mine, because he didn't think like me, feel like me, or share my intent and purpose.
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