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Well, the future is foul-mouthed! Why do I really want to see a conversation between Pierson and Clarke?

I'll assume the name Pierson is a coincidence and has nothing to do with talking about Pierson's Puppeteers back at Pet Shop 1. 😉

"The truth of any fiction...isn’t the idea...but [the] specific telling...Triverse [has] elements...seen in other [media] but none of those creators were me... We’re all individuals, and it’s that perspective that brings fresh meaning to work..."

Fuckin, A, PREACH IT, my friend!

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Yes, complete coincidence. Although an interesting one.....

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I suppose if John knew that really he was part of a fictional world being read about on a phone in Indiana sometime way before all that he'd probably have an aneurysm.

If NYC is half underwater in Max-Earth maybe the Midwest is the capital of the U.S. now too. Can't imagine D.C lasted much either.

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Max-Earth experienced significant ecological collapse, and then a rewilding and stabilising. That all happened long before the portals opened up. The landscape is quite changed, but it depends where you look and how each city and country adapted.

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I enjoyed this. Clever premise. And I did think, about half-way through, "I reckon he's writing about himself here".

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Thanks, Johnathan. Of all the Triverse stories, I think this one stands alone most naturally. It's a nicely self-contained piece.

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