Once again, a strange phenomenon sweeps across the world of Ideation, this time induced by a different fusion with Possibility. One way or another, Edeia find themselves meeting who they were in the past - a sort of "beginning" as opposed to how they, as an Edeia, have reached a sort of "ending."  What do they do? Do they even recognize their past self, or do they figure it out because of the widespread phenomenon? 

Some notes about the mechanics of this phenomenon: 

• Not all Edeia experience this phenomenon. However, if they want it to happen to them or if they find themselves intrigued by the possibility, it will almost certainly happen to them. 

• It does not occur to everyone at the same time. The phenomenon occurs most intensely over the course of approximately two months, though there are very rare, more isolated cases that occur after that time. 

• There are a few possibilities of how the meeting occurs: 

  • The Edeia's past existence is transported in time to the present.

  • The Edeia's present existence is sent to the past. 

  • Both past and present are pulled into some kind of intermediary space, whether this is a distorted pocket of spacetime or a dream. 

• In the case of transporting across time, the one transported will appear close to if not right next to their counterpart. They can wander around, but cannot interact with anyone except their counterpart. They will know when they are looking at their counterpart at an instinctive level, though they might not understand what that connection is. 

• The past and present counterparts cannot harm each other. 

• The timeline effects can vary as well: 

  • The timeline splits due to the past meeting the future. The main continuity is unchanged, but there is another timeline where the past self remembers that encounter. 

  • The timeline is continuous. The present Edeia might remember that encounter; in a meta sense, the timeline did split, but they happen to be in a path where the events line up. Alternatively, the memory of the encounter is forgotten by the past self (most often if it occurs in a dream), and the timeline remains undisturbed. 

• The conditions for ending the encounter vary. Generally, they have to at least acknowledge / become aware of the other's presence. Usually, it ends when both feel that important things have been said, or if the one who has been displaced in time feels strongly that they are ready to go. If the one displaced is mortal, they will not age. If they are reluctant to leave, after around a month, they will gradually fade over the course of a few days. 

Design Prompt:
Design your Edeia's previous form or one of their previous incarnations. 

Art Prompt:
Create artwork featuring your Edeia encountering their past self due to the phenomenon described in the prompt. Their past self can be their previous form, a past form with a different Idea, or a previous incarnation of their same soul. 

• Part: for two characters - minimum partial body + halfbody; three characters - minimum halfbody; four or more - minimum one halfbody, the rest can be bust/headshot.

Writing Prompt:
Create writing featuring your Edeia encountering their past self due to the phenomenon described in the prompt. Their past self can be their previous form, a past form with a different Idea, or a previous incarnation of their same soul.

"Fascinating, isn't it, to think about the ways we diverged? You strove past life to the potential of artificiality, while I found my answer in life and the renewal of it."

"Yet we are not so different in certain respects, you and I. We both redefine the limits of life. We both persist, and help others do so as well." 

— Sylnae and Simulacra

It is possible for there to be many versions of an entity, be them parallel existences from another dimension, or individuals from a similar or vastly different timeline of the Ideation universe. Sometimes, these entities may meet — and perhaps there are many interesting happenings to come from that. 

Design Prompt:
Design an alternate version of the previous form of your Edeia. This can be a parallel existence from another dimension, which may or may not be the same species, or an existence from a similar or different timeline of the Ideation universe. 

If you have an Edeia that is an alternate existence of another Edeia, you can design one of their previous forms. 

Art Prompt:
Create artwork depicting an Edeia interacting with an alternate version of themself.  

Writing Prompt:
You have two options: 

1. Write a scene depicting an Edeia interacting with an alternate version of themself. 

2. Write a backstory/synopsis summary of events about an alternate version of an Edeia with a significant (but can be brief) interaction between them and their Edeia alternate self. This can include narrative elements and dialogue. If you have an Edeia that is an alternate version of another one of your Edeia, you may write for them. 

The form of a cat was particularly useful to me. No one bats an eye for a curious cat wandering a little too close to a crime scene, after all. It was all too easy to watch the humans try to figure things out on their own. It was all to easy to see what they were missing, and give a little spark of insight to help them to figure it out. 

— Eilah  

Edeia are master shapeshifters, capable of taking the form of their previous form, an animal, an object, etc. Did any of your Edeia shapeshift into a mundane form to blend into society during the Age of Secrecy, whether regularly or in a particular circumstance? 

Design Prompt: Design a shapeshifted mundane disguise for your Edeia. It can be a human, animal, object, plant, etc.; any mundane creature or object. Many "disguises" are simply the Edeia's previous form, and you can design that as well. 

They must be "decent," i.e. wearing clothes or something if they have parts to cover. If parts do not show normally and/or they are as decent as any other of their species would be, that is fine. 

Art Prompt: Create artwork of your Edeia in their shapeshifted disguise, perhaps in a situation in which they would use that disguise. 

Writing Prompt: Write a scene involving your Edeia using their mundane disguise to blend in or hide or such during the Age of Secrecy.