Talk:Attractor Field/@comment-150.101.121.161-20151015142725


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Okay, so here's a question that's been on my mind for a while: Why can Okabe jump between attractor fields? So, for example, in 2010, there's an event where Mayuri dies. The Universe makes sure she dies at Friday 13th, 8PM. No matter what, she dies. Whether she's killed by the rounders like she's supposed to be or by a heart attack, she dies. I want to know why Mayuri always dies even if it's not by the rounders like she's meant to be, as well. Why does sending a message back into the past allow Okabe to change world lines, but he is unable to change world lines in the present? Okay, that's a bit hard to understand, so I'll provide an example. In world line A, Mayuri gets shot by the rounders and original Okabe isn't aware of this so he can't stop it. However, he then time leaps back an hour in time across the same world line and is aware that Mayuri will die. If he takes her somewhere the rounders don't go, why is she killed by a heart attack instead? Why can't he change the world line by merely having knowledge he shouldn't have and taking a different course of action? But if he sent a mail back 7 days in the past for example containing the text 'Mayuri will die, hide in Shibuya', that would change the world line. What's the difference?

And also, why can he jump from one attractor field to the other? This is pretty much linked with the other one and this one isn't so important.