[Plot] IHOP, Therefore I Am

[Toshiro Narumi]

"Huh..." he pondered aloud as he studied the pile of extras, "Too many pieces for one puzzle or too many memories for one Will?"

"Hey Will, how often have you had multiple yous around?"

[Will Stanton]

With no Will with ears in sight, Tosh might not be prepared for where the answer came from -- which was more or less all around him.

"Questionqueryhistorypossibility?

Can't do itimpossiblenever happeneddesirableimplausibleexternalconfusionpractice"

[Toshiro Narumi]

Creepy.

"You're doing it right now, and I've seen you do it twice before. I helped smush you back together one of those times. Hell, in your mindscape I divided, so the extra memory phenomenon isn't entirely foreign to me."

[Will Stanton]

"NewWasn't meThe MGHMiriamNever done this beforeMelpomeneMcDohlA new development"

We've never been able towanted todesiredlonged fordreamed of splitting ourself..."

[Toshiro Narumi]

"Perhaps all those experiences taught your body how, though that doesn't really explain all these extra puzzle pieces."

[Will Stanton]

"I don't knowcan't help youvery puzzlinginexplicable"

[Toshiro Narumi]

"Or perhaps your billion year nap wasn't as uneventful as you think..." he said, trailing off.

"Remember that chunk of you that Panopticon was using as an energy source? Do you think it's possible you're somehow connected to other stray bits?"

"Though I'm probably just reaching now."

[Will Stanton]

"Don't knowit's possibleanything's possibledimensional shenanigans/


Test?Analyze?Research?Discover?"

[Toshiro Narumi]

"Well, I would, but unless those bits are in this universe I don't know if I even can."

[Will Stanton]

"No worriesYou're youngInexperiencedLearning."

[Toshiro Narumi]

"Within the realm of the achievable, I could..." he began before drawing a blank, "Check your brainwaves or something, but you're so anomalous by nature that I'm not sure the results would mean anything. Worth a try though if you're up for some tests. But I imagine you feel prodded enough."

[Will Stanton]

"If you have somethingin mindplannedusefulpleasurableeducationalscientific, then we trustenabledesirebegdepend on you.

If not, don't worrybotherrisk itharm us. This is a hard battlechallengeopportunitygamenightmare for us, and we understand."

[Toshiro Narumi]

Will's statement of trust took away some of the guilt Tosh felt over how he handled the MGH situation. It by no means wiped the slate clean, but it helped a great deal.

"I want to help if I can. Once I establish more of a baseline with a few basic tests, I can start looking for anything causing an instability."

[Will Stanton]

"Sound like a planfuna disaster waiting to happen.

If you need help, do not hesitate to ask."

[Toshiro Narumi]

"I'll get back to you once I figure out what tests I'll need to do."