Lois & Clark Forums Forums Fan Fiction Fanfic Related FFQ: Meeting yourself in time travel...

I'm having a hard time coming up with a good example from the show but... here we go .

Let's go with HG Wells when he tells Alt-Clark never say impossible or whatever when talking about finding Alt-Lois in Lois and Clarks [or whichever ep it was] so Alt-Lois is still alive.

Two scenarios:

Alt-Lois [1997] goes back to Alt-Lois [1993] and convinces her not to go to the Congo so Alt-Lois stays in Metropolis. I know this would set in motion a new timeline or possibly a new universe or whatever but that's not the point. What I want to know is if Alt-Lois [1993] will actually remember the conversation or will she just have a very strong 'gut' feeling that she shouldn't go? She's actually seen 'herself' or whatever [like BttFII Marty/Doc avoiding BttFI Marty/Doc so they don't meet themselves.]

Lois [1997] goes back to Alt-Lois [1993] and convinces her not to go to the Congo. Here it's a different Lois meeting her - like Clark and Alt-Clark meeting in Lois and Clarks. There wouldn't be any reason for them not to remember it because it's not really the same person.

Does that make any sense at all?

So if you go back in time and talk to yourself - but don't change the timeline - do you remember it [the younger you not the older you]? If you go back and *do* change the timeline - do you remember it [the younger you not the older you]? If the you from another universe talks to you - regardless of timeline - older, younger, etc - you would remember it though, because it's not really you - right?

Am I making anyone else's head spin?

TIA .
Carol

Oy. Carol. First ML and now you?

Off the top of my head I'd say, both L-1993 and L-1997 will remember. But when the timeline changes enough to no longer warrant the timetravel in the first place, L-1997 will go bye-bye or down ML's split-universe theory. Unless she knows to come back none the less.

Michael, who is presently trying to keep his food down after reading the first post

/me has to study up on temporal mechanics at Time-U. Need to do my own Tempus thing one day

Ignore me. Brain spasm.

Of course. The writers planned it that way for the truly intelligent viewers like you, Labby, who notice things like that.

Speaking of bridges, I've just obtained the title to a very famous one in the city of New York...

/whispers wrong thread labby and terry

Carol /giggles

Yeah, I've just this second realised that. I was in the other thread thinking, hang on, where'd my post go...

:rolleyes:

LabRat

I was wondering what being in the Honeymoon Suite had to do with talking to yourself.

Though /shudder - that could bring up an... interesting storyline or two, depending on what exactly was happening in the Suite at the time...

Carol