On Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 8:29 PM Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many <[email protected]> wrote:
> Victim of Universe Replacement: "Hey, didn't you used to be right handed?" > > Replaced Shop Clerk: "Oh, sorry, we're replacing your universe with one > that talks about universe replacement." > > Victim of Universe Replacement: "What??" > > Replaced Shop Clerk: "Believe me, this is much better. We used to replace > universes with ones that hid the replacement! Can you believe? How > uncivilized!" > > Victim of Universe Replacement: "How is this possibly??" > > Replaced Shop Clerk: "Oh, some of us are highly paid spies, other are > coerced felons, some are plain slaves, and there are lots of people in > between, but most of us are just subtly tricked by the others to play > along." > > Victim of Universe Replacement: "This is ridiculous! I'm calling my > friend." > > [phone dials and rings] > > Friend: "... Hello?" > > Victim of Universe Replacement: "Friend, this is so crazy, I have to talk > to you." > > Friend: "Oh! I'm so sorry. I'm not sure I can talk well right now. My > universe is being replaced by one that talks about replacing people's > universes and it's very jarring." > > Victim of Universe Replacement: "You too???" > > Shop Clerk: "Look, I have a great idea. Let's try to put things back how > they were, figure out why this is happening or who is causing it, and stop > them!" > > Friend: "Am I on speaker phone? My replaced people are on board with that > too. Let's do it!" > Fix: friends get separated and surrogated, not bound. > Victim of Universe Replacement: "You trust these doppelgangers??" > > Friend: "Oh, I'm practically a doppelganger myself, as are you! Nobody > behaves right when this weird stuff is going on!" > > Shop Clerk: "You definitely shouldn't trust us but that doesn't mean we > aren't trying to improve this. What would you do if somebody replaced your > universe with one that manipulated you into replacing other people's > universes? You'd fight back, of course!" > > Victim of Universe Replacement: ".... Of course. This reminds me of a > movie ... wait no I mean it reminds of the nightmare I had after getting > lost in a mirror maze. Could I have some time to myself, please?" > > Friend: "[beep] [beep] Ummm my phone won't hang up." > > Victim of Universe Replacement: "Okay. We're going to turn this around. I > have another friend who knows about blockchains. I hear on a blockchain you > can't change, delete, or censor anything!" > > Shop Clerk: "Oh I know just what to say to your friend. I have this thing > where whenever I say it everyone who hears it gets replaced until nobody > can find I said it anymore." > > Friend: "This sounds intense! Can I pack a lunch first?" > >
