☽ Peter ☽
With my head against the backseat window of my mother's car, the world fades to a distant memory as it passes. We lost the radio a few minutes ago, and I've gotten myself tangled in the cord of my headphones. The trip to our lake house is an hour away, tucked in the countryside out of Northwood, and I'm passing the time by checking the group chat before I fall out of cell service completely.
[AC Group Chat—the teen high school tragicomedy starring Dwayne the Rock Johnson as the guy whose name means rock]
Nicole:
if you put an odour absorber and an air freshener in the same room, would you smell something or not?
Lexa:
are you ok??
Nicole:
this is important scientific research, peter please respond
Peter:
How close are we talking here?
Nicole:
idk right next to each other I guess?
Peter:
The things you think about are concerning to me.
Nicole:
Yeah ok suuure
You say dumb shit at 2 am all the time
Evan:
Cite ur sources pls
Nicole:
OK SO there's the time he sent me a text in the middle of the night and it was like
if the day restarted, but everyone KNEW it restarted, would it be tomorrow or today
Evan:
Today...?
Peter:
But why? Think about it. Everyone knows the day restarted, therefore it would be tomorrow. The only way it could still be considered "today" would be if everyone still did the exact same thing as the original today.
Nicole:
oh boy, here we go again
Evan:
Okay sure, but the date is still the same, isn't it? Isn't that still "today" though?
Peter:
What defines "today"? Is it the date or the actions? Think about how one might perceive the day if you were the only person that knew the day had repeated. It would be tomorrow for you, right? Because even though the date is the same, time has passed for you.
Nicole:
ALRIGHR WHAGEVT JUST TELL ME WOULD IT SMELL OR NOT
Lexa:
Nikki...
Nicole:
:-(
Evan:
But despite the fact that you experienced time differently, would it not still be today? Surely if someone left for another planet where time was different and more than a day had passed for them, people would still adhere to the correct date? The date has nothing to do with the perception of time, and it stays fixed because a day hasn't technically passed.
Nicole:
Holy shit
Peter:
Who says we haven't accidentally skipped a day somewhere along the line? Doesn't that make keeping the date irrelevant?
Evan:
I guess
I give up this makes my head hurt
Nicole:
you've managed to last longer than I did to be fair lmaoo
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The Brightest Star in a Constellation
Teen FictionSeeking an escape from his overbearing mother, Evan McKenna fills his free time with hockey practice and extracurricular activities, counting down the days until he graduates. Hoping to keep a routine, and after being diagnosed with severe anxiety...
