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Username/Display Name: UN/DN: nanami.k
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Time: 10:12 AM

How many of you have returned to your worlds since arriving here? Do you frequently check in and has any time passed back home when you do? I'm curious, as a newcomer.

[ This is absolutely not because of someone he knows WHO SHOULD BE HOME RIGHT NOW, no. ]

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I am not. I come from Tokyo, Japan. On Earth.

I've met someone already who mentioned the technology where he comes from is far behind what the hotel has. He's from a city called Waterdeep. Is that a place on Toril?

Congratulations on picking up usage of the device you're using though. I wouldn't have been able to tell.

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Earth. I've heard that name rather a lot since coming to this place, though it would appear not all Earths are exactly the same, which I find endlessly fascinating, even if not entirely surprising. There are more worlds out there than any of us can ever hope to name.

Waterdeep is, in fact, the greatest city in Faerun, and where I myself hail from! There are few of us here from the great Jewel of the North. You must be speaking of Winter. My thanks for the compliment, as well; I have put a great deal of time and effort into learning to adapt, though I was fortunate enough to have some guidance.

[He's still out here writing letters on discord, though—]

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[ He SURE is. Nanami can't decide if that's because he isn't used to the platform or because he's a very verbose man. Maybe both. ]

There being multiple worlds and universes is definitely a popular belief, though I never knew it to be true until I arrived here. I wonder if that means there are different versions of all of us as well? A universe where I don't come to the Hotel, branching off of from the one that I do.

Winter-san is indeed who I was speaking of. It was a pleasure speaking to him. Are you from the same world or different Faeruns like there are different Earths?

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[It's absolutely both, but ask anyone who knows him in person, the latter is undeniably true.]

The existence of multiple planes and worlds is something commonly accepted where I come from, and even documented to a certain extent, but alternate universes is a newer concept, one I was introduced to here, as well. For instance, there is a woman here who is also from Waterdeep, but our experiences and memories regarding the city and events therein are quite different despite being from similar points in time. It is entirely possible that there could be another timeline in which you never came here in the first place!

As for Winter, I've yet to determine if we're from the same continuity or not, but so far, there's been nothing to suggest that there are any differences between the way we have both experienced life in Faerun. Time may certainly tell on that one, but the possibilities are apparently endless. Thrilling, if you ask me!

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[ oh, he's realizing it. ]

That is a little daunting, if I'm entirely honest. The type of thing I'll have to forget for a while in order to not worry about it.

So, yes, thrilling is a word for it, indeed.