I decide to call them Fragments. There is no point in using the past tense as time is broken at the moment. My name is Bill. I come from what the Voices refer to as the Second Universe. I am in charge of the scientific part of the T.O.U.H.O.U. Initiative. My boss, Giovanni, activates the Improbity Badge to create a new world where pokémon and humans are equal, but something goes wrong. Two timelines are created, or so I remember. But for some unknown factor there are many more. These are the Fragments.

I'm interested in one specific Fragment. A colleague is stuck inside a time loop, which I watch from outside. Thank Dome I am prepared for the failure of the Initiative.



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I wake up. I hear my mother calling me from downstairs. I go to the living room and eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast. “Good morning, _ _ _ _. Your grandpa wants you to visit him at his laboratory.” “Ok, mum!” I finish eating and go to the lab. As I'm walking down the street I think about a dream I had last night. My name was _ _ _ _, mum called me to have breakfast and everything was fine. But something was different.

“Welcome, grandson!” I found grandpa playing with two robots. “Today I have something important to tell you. I want you to be the new president of Robopon Inc. and lead the biggest industry of the Porombo Region!”

I feel dizzy. This is big news! I don't think I'm ready for this responsibility.

“_ _ _ _, are you OK? You look pale.” “Yes, don't worry about m-” I faint.

There are voices in the darkness. They are talking about someone. It's me. They don't like me. What are they saying about my name? Restart? Restart what? Wait. Hasn't this happened befo-?



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I wake up. I hear my mother calling me from downstairs. I go to the living room and eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast. “Good morning, _ _ _ _. Your grandpa wants you to visit him at his laboratory.” “Ok, mum!” I finish eating and go to the lab. As I'm walking down the street I think about a dream I had last night. My name was _ _ _ _, mum called me to have breakfast and everything was fine. But something was different. A green haired man interrupts my thoughts. “Hello, Curt. You don't know me yet, but you will. Follow me. We have tons of work to do.” Then I remember. My name is not _ _ _ _. It never was.