Author commentary: Re: their conversation on the previous page, they're touching on what happens to Doomed Rose's consciousness when Dave goes back and alters the timeline, implying there could be some persistence between this version of her and the version from the offshoot timeline he will create. They are just speculating here, but it's a not-inaccurate conception of how paradox space works, and of the tenuous partitions between the minds and memories of many alternate selves. Ordinarily those partitions are strong, and individuals have discrete solo identities with no recollection of alt-self experiences. But there are ways that those partitions can break down, become porous, or result in multiple selves merging altogether. The story explores this idea from a lot of different angles right up until the end. "What is the self?" is a real, long-running thematic riddle for you to chew on. If you haven't started already, you should probably start chewing now.
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