## [RT][FF] "The World Is Your Oyster, The Universe Is Your Namesake" has updated... Again. * Author: u/mhd-hbd *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'** * URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/3eylzx/rtff_the_world_is_your_oyster_the_universe_is/ * Score: 10 * Created: 2015-07-28T23:16:49 ### Post: Steven Universe fanfic by yours truly. Steven starts asking questions and using available magical devices to full effect. Hard-ish Science-Fantasy, Soft-munchkin, and very character-driven. Now with *12 additional chapters*, and almost 40K words, because I am a very fast writer with nothing to do. [First Chapter](http://archiveofourown.org/works/3808279/chapters/8485900) [Update Begins Here](http://archiveofourown.org/works/3808279/chapters/10100393) ### Comments: > **u/logrusmage** [+4] (4 hours later) > > This is great. I honestly have no idea what chapter I'm on because the site went down. Really hope it comes back up so I can read the rest!! >> **u/mhd-hbd** [+2] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (10 hours later) >> >> :D :D >>> **u/logrusmage** [+3] (a day later) >>> >>> *That's* what the newest update leaves me on!!! Aaaaaaah. >>> >>> Yeah, definitely will be reading this. >>>> **u/mhd-hbd** [+2] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (a day later) >>>> >>>> Glad to hear it :D >>>>> **u/logrusmage** [+3] (a day later) >>>>> >>>>> I need more. This was satisfying my SU addiction... I'm fiending now. Listening to Stronger Than You on repeat. >>>>>> **u/mhd-hbd** [+1] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (2 days later) >>>>>> >>>>>> Don't worry. I write quickly and voluminously. > **u/nerdguy1138** [+4] *GNU Terry Pratchett* (7 hours later) > > You are a cliffhanger-leaving, chapter-spewing machine! > > 12 chapters in one update!! > And relationship drama! Whoo!!! > > Great story so far. >> **u/mhd-hbd** [+2] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (10 hours later) >> >> Thank you for the high praise :D > **u/FeepingCreature** [+4] *GCV Literally The Entire Culture* (21 hours later) > > _Every me is fully me. Every me is fully me._ > > Hah! My mantra is shorter! :D > > [edit] Site is down again. :( > > [edit] Site went back up! And cliffhanger :( >> **u/mhd-hbd** [+4] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (23 hours later) >> >> The problem is that the Clones are impermanent, and qualitatively different. >> >> And your bitter tears of hanging on my cliffs only makes me stronger. :P >>> **u/FeepingCreature** [+1] *GCV Literally The Entire Culture* (a day later) >>> >>> Nah, the trick is that you can have a room that contains more than 100% me. So it wouldn't even matter which clone dies, as long as one survives, if we ran on Waves Arisen rules instead - ie. it can defer the decision of which me becomes "final me". Not a practical difference in this scenario, but the lack of clear differentiation might have prevented the weird divergence of this arc. >>>> **u/mhd-hbd** [+2] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (a day later) >>>> >>>> The problem is that the clones /are/ smoke and mirrors. They dissipate after an hour or two. They can be un-made by the wand. If the wand breaks they disappear. There's a number of other disadvantages too. >>>> >>>> Connie herself is still vital. The clones are expendable. >>>> >>>> True duplication is so broken it's not even funny. I have to limit my characters in some way, right? >>>>> **u/FeepingCreature** [+0] *GCV Literally The Entire Culture* (a day later) >>>>> >>>>> No yeah, definitely. But it's like... your mantra "hard-codes" the smoke-and-mirrors-ness. >>>>> >>>>> (Old programmer joke: "No ethical programmer should ever write a routine such as `bombBaghdad()`. At the least, the city should be specified as a parameter...") >>>>> >>>>> The correct behavior should arise naturally from the fact that some of my selves happen to be ephemeral. >>>>>> **u/mhd-hbd** [+4] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (a day later) >>>>>> >>>>>> May I remind you that Connie is twelve years old and has no advanced rationalist training? And don't worry. There will be problems. >>>>>> >>>>>> Who do you think I am? >>>>>>> **u/FeepingCreature** [+1] *GCV Literally The Entire Culture* (a day later) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Far from me to imply that what she's doing isn't an impressive bit of self-hacking. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also: yay... problems... _:worries:_ >>>>>> **u/ArmokGoB** [+2] (a day later) >>>>>> >>>>>> There is nothing preventing her from just making a new mantra and using that for true cloning if she gains that capability, so not really. >>>>>>> **u/FeepingCreature** [+1] *GCV Literally The Entire Culture* (a day later) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I agree. Though I'm comparing mantras, not character potential. > **u/nerdguy1138** [+3] *GNU Terry Pratchett* (4 hours later) > > I am absolutely loving this story! >> **u/mhd-hbd** [+2] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (10 hours later) >> >> :D > **u/Nevereatcars** [+3] *The Greatest Is Behind* (23 hours later) > > /r/Homestuck wants me to watch this show. > > /r/anime wants me to watch this show. > > Does /r/rational want me to watch this show now? > > Fine, dammit. I'll watch the show. >> **u/mhd-hbd** [+2] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (23 hours later) >> >> Have fun. You can catch all the goodies at [The World of Steven Universe](http://theworldofstevenuniverse.blogspot.com) (click the "Episodes (English)" drop-down menu at the top, then "SU (season 1)" and the rest should be obvious. Make sure to have an adblocker.) >> **u/logrusmage** [+2] (a day later) >> >> Yes. Watch. Now. It's amazing. Rebecca Sugar is an Elizer level god of creation. > **u/Prezombie** [+1] (2 days later) > > How much SU should one watch before reading this? >> **u/mhd-hbd** [+1] *Writes 'The World is Your Oyster, The Universe is Your Namesake'* (2 days later) >> >> It says in the initial authors note: The plot starts after the episode *Reformed* in season 2, which is episode 57 overall. Then chapter 9 details modifications to the events of StevenBomb 2.0 (episodes 58–62) and chapter 26 details StevenBomb 3/Week of Sardonyx (episodes 63-67.) ---