wife & kids & failed science experiments

Author commentary: I remember Aradia whispering to her past self being a cagey way of implying that she was the one responsible for her own ghostly communications, which told her what to do along the way to setting up the Sgrub session. But I'm pretty sure this was a tongue-in-cheek implication, and not really meant to be definitive proof that's what was actually going on. Kind of in the same category as a light tease? It's a detail small enough that I don't think it counts as much of a revelation at all. Could it be true? Sure, but who knows what she's whispering there. Maybe words of encouragement. Maybe offering a compliment on her fine new hat. Seems like something she would do. She and Terezi have this in common, where they are both on very good terms with their past and future selves. They're strong allies, rather than the ridiculous enemies Karkat insists on making of his other selves. An army of Aradiabots worked together for the common good, despite being doomed. Still, it's kind of an interesting idea that this is demonstrating the mechanism which allows for her to receive messages from dead people. It would mean that ghosts are actually communicating with their memory of Aradia. And ghosts in their bubbles whispering to the memory of a psychically gifted person may serve as a conduit for actual messages being delivered to the real person. It opens up some deep questions. Is your memory of someone linked to the truth of that person's existence in some way? The topic isn't explored much beyond this one cagey whisper. But we do know that in Homestuck, ideas of people and things have a lot of power. Would it be unreasonable to think influencing the idea of a person might hold some sway over the physical instance of that person?