Someone had a realization [Late in the first day of the Jaunt]

[mytearsaremine]

So um. Just how much are worlds we go to like the ones we came from?

Like, you know, this is California. I just figured that out. But there aren't any cities in California called Santa Carlita, that I remember. But it's still California, so some things are the same.

Right?

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[set_your_watches_for_fun]

Yes, though it's difficult to say what might be, and what might not. Often these version are alternate timelines, and without pinpointing exactly where the split took place, or what the primary differences are, one cannot say what will and won't be the same as your own timeline. For example, there may be a version of yourself or friends or family here, but they may be somewhere else geographically entirely, different sorts of people, or completely missing.

From what I've seen, our captors don't send us anywhere which is actually our home timeline, nor does there appear to be any alternate versions of ourselves, so the likelihood of finding familiar faces is perhaps less that one might hope.

[mytearsaremine]

Well, I mean, I'm not even born yet, if this is the 80s. So I wouldn't find me, anyway.

[But her family... that's another story.]

So what you're saying is you don't think there's any chance it's like home, here?

[set_your_watches_for_fun]

Certainly not. There's every chance it's a bit like your home, but I think it unlikely it would have the same people, unless someone's gotten sloppy.

[mytearsaremine]

What do you mean by sloppy?

[set_your_watches_for_fun]

As in, they've made a mistake and let one of us get close to our old lives.

[mytearsaremine]

Do you think it'd be a mistake if they did that?