DD-LUX01 (Jan 26, 2020)
Puzzle
“—cycles spinning in an endless, looping overlapping”
Knowledge | 1 Word
Clue
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Clue 1: Spinning in an endless...what?
Clue 2: What's the term for the entire Universe? As in, every single possible timeline?
Clue 3: Check the Concepts page in the Wiki.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Sphere
Explanation: This is what everything is inside.
Summary of Receipt
8, Jean/Manager 0 leaves a message from the Darn Defiance (see Cafe Crisis ‘Dare to Defy the odds’). So, in CD-KIF03, the term ‘universes’ is used instead of Spheres. That’s because that term is used Topside - in Heaven. Where Manager 0 comes from. Anyway, at the beginning of every timeline, the Big Bang happens. At the end, the Big Crunch happens. After that, a new cycle - timeline - is made, with slight differences. Therefore, it has a different 'angle' from the previous cycle. And this repeats over and over again, forming countless different cycles at slightly different angles from each other. And this creates a circle, almost. Or a Sphere. When every single timeline ends at once, the Sphere ceases to exist, and a new one has to be made. Anyway, using the thing that created the First Sphere - the Origin??? - you can ‘grab’ a timeline and ‘seed’ a new Sphere. Apparently, the Topside, Underside/Black Tide, and Ouroboros are the only things immune to this, hence why Elders and Ouroborians are very constant. Jean’s from the 15th Sphere to his knowledge, and used to be the Otherman, the person who was responsible for making sure time flowed correctly. When he made the deal to use his Pocketwatch and create the 16th Sphere, he returned to being a mortal. Anyway the 16th Sphere’s pretty similar to the 15th, ‘minus a few slight differences and a temporal dilation of about 1.5 years’. Or, well. It used to be. When Lucifer died in Cafe Crisis, that changed things - Jean was supposed to die. Anyway, back to the actual receipt and not just his lore exposition: Jean gives his instructions to the other members of the Darn Defiance - Employee 17 is to keep earning the trust of the other employees, Employee 44B is to keep tracking their enemies and Manager 1 is to keep searching for Third Vision.
Transcript
DARN DEFIANCE
8
DATE: 1-26-2020
FILE REFERENCE: DD-LUX01
First off, I should say this much, I knew God was missing. I've known this whole time. I've known since 1988 that God is nowhere within our universe. Not only that, but I am not from this universe. Well, we don't really call them "universes" Topside. We always just called them Spheres. So you could say I am from the 15th Sphere. And I wasn't expecting the Snake to spill all of the secrets floating around, but it is a solemn reminder that things are moving towards their inevitable ending. If anything, it's impressive we were able to keep this secret for 32 years as is. People tend to notice when God goes missing.
Why do we call them Spheres, though? Well, we exist on a timeline that begins with the Big Bang and will end with the Big Crunch. Following the Big Crunch, a parallel timeline to ours exists, which will end with the Big Bang. It's a cycle. A circle. A Flipside and an Otherside. But there isn't one singular cycle of time, of course. Instead, there is an infinite rotation of minor differences, every decision, every change, every butterfly wings, turns this cycle in space until it forms into a massive endless Sphere. Well, Hypersphere, to be exact, but it's easier just to call it a Sphere. And the Sphere contains all possible timelines.
Timelines can end, as can most things, but it is usually a big deal for every single timeline to end at once. Of course, using the tool that created the first cycle, one can "copy and paste" that cycle and let it spin out into a new Sphere. As far as I am aware, I am from the 15th Sphere; however, I have no way of knowing if I existed in any Spheres before that one. Perhaps I am unique to the 15th Sphere. Or maybe I've been around since the 1st. Who knows? Most people, if not all, are not able to comprehend a past existence in a Sphere outside of their own. Of course, not everything is "reset" when a new Sphere is made. The Topside, Underside, and Ouroboros do not exist within the Sphere, so they remain unchanged. For example, God doesn't have to shove all the rogue Elders back into the Underside every new Sphere. But this would make one think, shouldn't Elders and Ouroborians have immense knowledge of all Spheres? This is not the case. Elders and Ouroborians do not move with time the same way we mortals do. They move on the outside of time. They can recognize a change in Sphere, but it is more or less no different from the last because they only see it from the outside. People change. Places change. Things always change. But rarely do Elders and Ouroborians change.
The main reason I still have memories of the 15th Sphere and what occurred within it is two-fold. On the one hand, I served as a very special agent of God. I was known as the Otherman. My "job" Topside was to ensure that the cycles remained undamaged or that time flowed as it should. Because of this, I have, or had, intimate knowledge of most things past, present, future, and other. The other reason these memories haven't faded is, well, part of why we are in a new Sphere. To begin with, God is missing, and I am once more mortal. I made a deal. I helped use God's Pocketwatch to create a new Sphere, and in exchange, everyone got to come back. All Cafes. Don't thank me yet though, I'm leaving A LOT unsaid here. I think that should go without saying. But until the two I made a deal with are dealt with, I must watch what I say.
So far, this Sphere has remained very similar to the 15th Sphere minus a few slight differences and a temporal dilation of about 1.5 years from what I can tell. Certain people and events are different, but the core results are the same. Well. Were the same. Before Lucifer died. I was the one supposed to die, and the fact that I am still alive has changed things drastically. Perhaps that is why we have this "Otherworld." I wasn't excepting to make it this far, so I am at a bit of a loss now. I'm just as in the dark as all of you. Speaking of "you," my closest of allies. Felix, Nick, and Jenni. I have already explained some of these concepts to you, and while I know you all know different things, know that we are still working together. Working to fix things. Working to make this all right again. You see, when I come, I come to correct, no?
We are not just a CAFE AND DINER. We are a DARN DEFIANCE to those that seek control and dogma. We are the ones who will disrupt the course of Fate. We will extinguish the Wicked. Reveal the Secrets. And deny the Cold their inevitable darkest hour. We are moving towards a checkmate, for Black or White, I cannot say. The Deep Corp 23 may be dead, but long live the Darn Defiance and vive le Cafe et le Diner.
As for what our next steps are, the Snake did provide some useful information. I think it clear that somewhere God lies within the Otherworld. But, of course, He would hide somewhere I know nothing about. It's just like Him. Felix, you will continue your work in currying favor with the others. Nick, continue to keep tabs on our friends, especially those who cannot speak. And Jenni, your work surprisingly can be done in the light for the most part; keep up with your Third Sight investigations. We are going Baltimore soon and will need to be on guard. However, inviting some patrons to stir up some chaos might just be the thing we need right now.
But as always,
Ni renkontiĝas en kafejoj.