Frisk's eyes widen, and their mouth forms a perfect "oh." They take a deep breath, then dig around in their pockets for two items: a bottle of ibuprofen, labeled "timeline headache medicine," and a napkin on which some notes are scribbled. They hand the former to Kuja. It looks like it's actually gotten some use.
"Okay. So, other Frisk and I are the same person, except we're from different versions, or timelines, of our world. We figure that here," they point to where one of the lines on the napkin branch, "is where our timeline diverged, and from there the roles of a bunch of important people in our lives got switched around. We're pretty much exactly identical otherwise, except I'm slightly taller because of the properties of Papyrus' spaghetti."
They point towards a separate, entirely distinct timeline. "Now, while our timelines' difference can trace back to a single decision... Chara's is on an entirely different axis. Again, same people, same places, but other than that their's is completely different.
"Asriel is probably from Other Frisk's timeline, but from a point way in the future. Not sure if you've met him though. Papyrus is from my timeline.
"And if we're being less symbolic..." Frisk flips the napkin to the other side, where the points when both the Frisks and Chara fell down suddenly become a furious, circling scribble, "the timelines actually look something like this, because the other Frisk and Chara also had my time manipulation powers." They pause, taking a breath. "Any questions?"
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"Okay. So, other Frisk and I are the same person, except we're from different versions, or timelines, of our world. We figure that here," they point to where one of the lines on the napkin branch, "is where our timeline diverged, and from there the roles of a bunch of important people in our lives got switched around. We're pretty much exactly identical otherwise, except I'm slightly taller because of the properties of Papyrus' spaghetti."
They point towards a separate, entirely distinct timeline. "Now, while our timelines' difference can trace back to a single decision... Chara's is on an entirely different axis. Again, same people, same places, but other than that their's is completely different.
"Asriel is probably from Other Frisk's timeline, but from a point way in the future. Not sure if you've met him though. Papyrus is from my timeline.
"And if we're being less symbolic..." Frisk flips the napkin to the other side, where the points when both the Frisks and Chara fell down suddenly become a furious, circling scribble, "the timelines actually look something like this, because the other Frisk and Chara also had my time manipulation powers." They pause, taking a breath. "Any questions?"