It seems as well as time displacement, there is also alternative reality. Branching paths based on different outcomes at pivotal moments. There are a few such examples of this that I've encountered.
[He turns his back, pacing slightly. Clearly this is a subject that annoys him.] Were it so simple a matter. Already Aqua has been gathering them in an attempt to fill their heads with the staid light she's surrounded in. Her poisonous words have given many a false impression of me.
[Then he brings his hands up dismissively.] Repairing the damage done will take time that I may not have.
Some of them have given curious hints that I am still deciphering. Some of what they have said seems rather outlandish... [a scoff. he's still not convinced about that heartless thing.] Others simply hold fast to the notion that I am some almighty bringer of ruin! [and a chuckle. now that's amusing.]
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[He turns his back, pacing slightly. Clearly this is a subject that annoys him.] Were it so simple a matter. Already Aqua has been gathering them in an attempt to fill their heads with the staid light she's surrounded in. Her poisonous words have given many a false impression of me.
[Then he brings his hands up dismissively.] Repairing the damage done will take time that I may not have.
Some of them have given curious hints that I am still deciphering. Some of what they have said seems rather outlandish... [a scoff. he's still not convinced about that heartless thing.] Others simply hold fast to the notion that I am some almighty bringer of ruin! [and a chuckle. now that's amusing.]