Ughhh, fine- I'll explain why/how it's possible those people to all be in it still...

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The orb generates the magic types and the magic types picks the best choice out of what it can choose from, right? Well, there are also perfect matches where the orb knows for a fact that the person they had before is perfect for the magic type. ((In Leroy's case, the orb had seen only the surface level Leroy in the 1x1 but now that they know more about him they've decided that elemental works better for him and that it's a perfect match sort of thing.)) Because the person is such a perfect match, the orb can generate time magic long enough to reset their entire lives within a new generation(the next generation of hereos/guardians) to where they are able to get the power again immediately without having ever met their doppelgänger and whatnot.

I am liking this more and more by the minute-

Hey, I won't be as active the rest of this week due to testing. :,(

Awww... :( Well do you need to go study right now or do you want to talk until you need to prepare?

Y'all 're crazy. 5 pages when I log in. Jeez. Also, Overthink, the Mystery of Choices Cinematic Universe (MoCCU)? With time travel, reincarnation, and alternate realities? You've smashed my muse monkeys with lore that they cannot ignore. I hope you know what you've done. You have just opened the way for so many plot points and I am laying claim to all of them. They are mine now. Nothing will escape the mind monchers.

I also love how the Q&A quickly turned into mayhem and a talk on Cal's sexuality and gender in a therapy session-

Yep. Godsdamnit TJ, you went and ran off on me.

TJ: vErY wElL! I do, indeed, possess the dreaded... feelings. They exist, and I *Glances around suspiciously* acknowledge them. This is Ethan. *Lifts Ethan Lion King style* He is mine. I also enjoy the liberation of abused animals and burning of fires. I will not either confirm or deny the existance of an underground reverse smuggling ring, nor a horde of drugs large enough to bankroll the creation of my own personal island nation should I wish it.

Cal: 'The dreaded feelings?' What do you mean? *Squirrel brain takes a minute to process this.* Oh. Oh!! Are you two dating?? Since when was this???

TJ: Why would I seek to mark the time I plan to murder Ethan? I quite like him.