is a weekly serial. While it is a work of fiction, it has elements from both my own experiences and stories I’ve heard from various people. The characters, while in some cases inspired by real people, aren’t directly modeled on anyone in particular. I expect there will be inconsistencies and factual errors. I don’t know where it is going, and I’ll probably forget where it’s been. Why am I doing this? To give me an excuse and a deadline for some creative writing and because I thought people might enjoy it. Gozatu!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMaite sighed. \u201cI know what you mean. And, yes, it would be nice to have more help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhich Maite and Kepa are you?\u201d asked Marina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d asked Kepa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh,\u201d interjected Maite before turning to Kepa. \u201cWe\u2019re in the future, right?\u201d Kepa nodded. \u201cWell, while for us, this is our third bubble, for Marina it could be our hundredth. She\u2019s probably encountered other versions – future versions – of us in other bubbles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marina nodded. \u201cWe\u2019ve had, or will have, a number of adventures together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh,\u201d replied Kepa. \u201cI guess that makes sense, but it\u2019s all so damn confusing.\u201d He then turned back to Marina. \u201cHow are we doing in the future?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike I told you at the beginning,\u201d replied Marina, \u201cwe can\u2019t know what happens to our own history before it happens to us. I\u2019ve certainly seen future versions of you, that much I remember. But what I saw, that part has faded away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo,\u201d mused Maite, her hand stroking the pink and green fur that covered her chin, \u201cwhen we are done with this bubble, we\u2019ll know we were in the future, we\u2019ll know if we were successful in finding the zatia, but we won\u2019t know the details?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marina nodded. \u201cBai. You\u2019ll remember your interactions with me and de Lancre, at least impressions of them. But, you won\u2019t remember any details about this time. It\u2019s as if time itself is protecting itself from any kind of\u2026 what\u2019s the word?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cParadox,\u201d inserted Maite. \u201cOtherwise, the time stream itself might break, if we were able to learn things in the future that we could use to change the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrecisely,\u201d said Marina with a smile. \u201cI have to say, recruiting you two has been one of the best things I\u2019ve done since all of this started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo what now?\u201d asked Kepa. \u201cDo you know where the zatia is?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marina shook her head. \u201cEz, not yet. But neither does de Lancre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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