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originally posted in:Halo Archive
2/13/2015 4:57:09 PM
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Love these responses!
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Oh boy, this'll be fun! Living Time is basically the idea that time itself is... well, [i]living[/i]. Because of Precursor technology being based on neural physics, the Forerunners believed that the universe itself was a living being of sorts and that it was enriched by life's "interaction with the cosmos", as is stated in Cryptum. It's largely what forms the Forerunner principle of the Mantle. Death, war, competition and the struggles of life were regarded as being as much a natural part of the universe as peace and harmony. What the Mantle called for action against was needless conflict and excessive actions of cruelty which the Forerunners believed destabilised the flow of Living Time. In Primordium, we learn that Living Time is something that the Forerunners have some capacity to 'see' in a way that's kind of like precognition - the Librarian was most prominent for this, as the Lifeshaper. Living Time is imagined by the Forerunners as being like a river with many twisting streams that they call 'World Lines'. When two or more of these streams join together, it's called a Synchron - forces that bind others together. In Cryptum, Bornstellar feels a Synchron with Chakas and Riser - that their fates have been purposefully bound together for the adventure they're on as they set out to awaken the Didact. The name 'Forerunner' itself pays homage to Living Time. As we know, the word 'forerunner' means 'one who precedes another', who we know to be humanity in the modern Halo universe because we are meant to inherit their Mantle of Responsibility. As such, the Forerunners saw themselves as being only a stage of Living Time, that they would pass their burden of guardianship onto others someday, and the cycle would repeat across eternity. That is the basic concept of Living Time in a nutshell.
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Edited by Lord of Admirals: 2/13/2015 6:03:24 PMLiving Time is the concept of the Universe being alive. Not like an organic organism like you or I who are acutely aware of our own existence and capable of manipulating what we please. It's hard to describe exactly in what way. The concept of Living Time is backed by some legitimacy, as Forerunners especially gifted at picking up the nuances of Living Time, like the Librarian, were capable of making predictions a many great years into the future. It's what allowed her to be such an effective planner. Curiously enough, when the Flood onslaught begone, Living Time appeared to turn against the Forerunners. It was described that the stars itself burned with a harsher light, that seemed to glare at the Forerunners. Which interestingly enough coincides with the Precursors' wrath. As such I theorize the Precursors are the physical manifestation of Living Time.
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Do you think that the firing of the Halo's affected Living Time in any way? After all, the Halo's pulse destroyed Precursor architecture and the Domain, both of which were created from nueral physics.
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Damn, you must've posted while I was typing my own one up. :P
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Well, I don't have as well of a literary grasp on Living Time as you do. Your explanation is much better than mine.
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thnx m8 <3
