Due to circumstances somewhat beyond my control, I have been trapped in an immutable time-space field for almost four months. A time field I could have handled, and have (will?). A space field is a little harder, but I have managed those as well. Both of them together, however, are difficult enough to warrant near death.

I was lucky that the stasis that prevented me from moving also slowed my aging process. My mind, however, is considerably older than it was the last time I wrote. Due to an interesting twist in the 'space' half of the field, I found myself able to hear mundane conversation in some unsuspecting Japanese household. Thanks to utter and complete boredom, I found myself attempting to decipher what I heard. Therefore, I now speak a little Japanese.

You may be wondering how I managed to escape. Well, it was more luck than anything else. Change is not encouraged inside a time-space field. If anything does manage to change, it will be promptly expelled. Naturally, change in itself is simple. The problem is timing the change. In order to understand what I mean, you must first understand a little about time and space fields.

A time field, while holding its victim in stasis, does not remain stationary within a specific time. Rather, it revolves through an infinite number of times. To escape from a time field, you must engineer some sort of mental or physical growth. However, if you ever wish to return to your own time, you must be sure to only break the field while you are in a time that is at least close to the one you want.

A space field holds its victim in stasis as well, but it is a different sort of stasis. The stasis of a time field allows movement (to a certain degree) but not mental or physical growth. I find it easier to break because of this. A space field, on the other hand, prevents movement of any kind. If you can so much as twitch a finger, you will be released. Physical strength has never been my area of greatest talent, so I find this type of field rather more difficult to break.

A space field rotates in space in the same way that a time field rotates in time. Therefore, a person trapped inside a space field may find themselves in any one of numerous galaxies, as well as on different worlds and continents. This makes it hard to get back to your own universe, much less your own neighborhood. On many occasions, I have been forced to exit the field at the nearest convenient point and simply hitchhike home. This is more difficult than it may seem.

A time-space field rotates through space and time simultaneously, preventing easy access to your own time and place. I was lucky enough to hit both time and space within a margin that was easy to correct for once I was free. So… I’m back!

I hope you’ll forgive me for my extended absence. I hope to be allowed some time to recover from my admittedly exhausting ordeal before something else like this happens, but you never do know. Until next time, then!

~Dragontongue