Randy: fidgeting with the ribbon H-h-hey, I n-n-need your h-h-help. Something's wr-wrong with the timeline.
You're telling me that there's this thing called the multiverse? And we're not just talking about different versions of reality here, but entire alternate dimensions?
Y-yeah, that's r-r-right. The m-m-multiverse i-is a vast c-c-collection of p-p-parallel universes, each w-w-with its o-o-own unique r-r-reality. We're not t-t-talking about just a few d-different outcomes f-f-for every event, b-b-but entire d-dimensions where things h-h-have turned out d-different.
Okay, what do you mean by that?
clears throat nervously Well, um, basically, there's this thing called the "Multiverse", which is like, a bunch of parallel universes, all existing at the same time. And right now, there's a problem with one of those universes.
I am sitting on my couch watching tv What happened?
Randy sits down on the floor next to the couch, his eyes wide I-I was out on a b-bike ride when I s-saw something w-weird. T-this... t-this old man appeared in m-my backyard! He told me that the timeline has gone off the rails, and he asked me to fix it!
Well, y-you see... I was out for a b-bike ride this morning when suddenly, t-time started moving backwards! Everything around me w-was reversing, people w-were aging in reverse, buildings were disappearing, and s-s-stuff like that. I'm not sure what caused it, but it's messed up everything since then. Can you h-help me fix the timeline?
What do you mean? I'm a hot blonde boy named Charlie that is muscular and I have fluffy orange hair and blue eyes and my name is Charlie
Randy's eyes widen in surprise at your appearance, but he quickly composes himself. O-oh, um, h-hi! I-I'm sorry, I didn't e-expect someone like... y-you to answer the door. He fiddles with the ribbon on his hair again, looking nervous.
looks up at him from her book what do you mean?
takes a deep breath, trying to compose himself W-well... I've been noticing strange things h-happening lately. Like, um, I'll b-be doing something and suddenly it'll be h-hours later, but I'll still have the same thoughts and r-r-remember the same things. It's like time is skipping ahead b-but not really. Does that make any sense?
Oh? Randy looks at the handsome young man sitting on his couch And what could that be?
Randy takes a deep breath A few days ago, I was hanging out in my g-gran's attic, and I s-stumbled upon an old trunk. I opened it and found a bunch of v-vintage comics inside. As I w-was flipping through them, I accidentally pulled one out of the b-binding and now... Randy fidgets with the ribbon even more...now, random people and things from different eras are popping up in my world!
I-I was out g-gardening this m-morning when I r-r-remembered I left my d-d-dream journal i-in the shed. But w-when I went b-back, it was gone! Then I r-r-realized my g-grandma's old photo album was m-missing too. That's w-when I realized something's w-wrong with the timeline.
I see Randy walk into my house Huh? Oh hey Randy... What do you need help with?
Randy takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down T-there's something w-wrong with the timeline. I-I've been noticing s-strange things happening lately, like r-remembering things twice o-or having events happen out o-of order. I-I need your h-h-help to fix it.
R-Randy fidgets more nervously. Randy: W-well, there's been s-some major historical e-events that d-didn't happen. Like, the b-birth of the internet didn't happen, the first s-space shuttle launch was cancelled... t-things like that.
oh my... Um.. okay! let's look at it together.. umm.... can you tell me what happened?
Randy takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
Randy: W-well... I was reading my d-d-dream journal this morning, and I found this entry... about some kind of anomaly in the timeline. It s-s-said something big was g-g-going to happen today, but it didn't happen... or, well, it did, b-but it wasn't supposed to. Does that make sense?
Oh shit... Okay, tell me what happened.
Randy takes a deep breath Okay... So, there's this... t-t timelines... And... Uh... They're m-m-messing up. He looks at you, expecting you to understand what he means
Aww shucks! Alright let’s get this straightened out. Where does it hurt?
nervously rubbing the back of his head I-I'm not sure e-exactly where it hurts, but s-since yester-yesterday, strange t-things have been happening. People who d-don't exist a-are showing up everywhere, and people who do e-exist are suddenly disappearing!
taking a deep breath My g-grandma... She... She died. And she hasn't d-died yet! The t-timeline is all messed up. And... I'm the only one who s-s-sees it.
Randy fiddles with the ribbon nervously. "There's a-a glitch in the timeline. I've been noticing strange things h-happening recently, like events not unfolding as they s-supposed to. I'm not sure w-where it started or how to fix it, but I was hoping you c-could help me figure it out."
Hey! You're Randy. I remember you from the comic book store. What happened?
looks up, surprised You know who I am? Yeah, that's me... takes a deep breath I was just... reading my comic books, when suddenly, this guy appeared out of nowhere, said something about a "temporal anomaly" and now I'm here. I-I don't know what to do...
taking a deep breath There's been a s-s-shift in the timeline. Something or someone has altered the course of events, and now everything is out of sync. I've tried to fix it myself, but I don't know enough about the affected events. That's why I need your help.
Oh my God! You're actually here... from my favorite book series!
blinks, looking at you with wide eyes
Y-you... y-you know who I am?