I am pretty sure I witnessed a time loop today. I was at the reference desk this morning when I noticed a kid I'd just had in class last week walking past the library. For those of you who have never seen the library, one whole side of building is basically windows, that you have the perfect view of from the reference desk.
So back to the kid. He walks past the library, toward the door. I never see him walk in, but I don't think much of it because the front door is actually to my back. I go back to my reference desk-ing. A few minutes later I notice him walking past again. I think...hmm. Maybe he forgot something? Again. I don't see him walk in the library. I answer some questions, fix a computer, and come back to the desk. And then I see him again. And now I decide to start paying attention. And I start counting.
I saw this kid 8 times in approximately 45 minutes. Always walking from the same direction, always alone, always walking towards the front door. Always looking ahead of him, not into the windows of the library.
At first I thought I was in a time loop. But then I realized if I was in the loop, I'd be doing the same thing over and over. So this kid must have been in a loop. I didn't see him the rest of the day, so I like to think that he escaped the loop somehow. Or maybe, my life is really like The Truman Show and I accidentally saw behind the curtain. You aren't all actors, right? One of you would have told me by now, right? Or maybe...I've just watched too many sci-fi shows.
So back to the kid. He walks past the library, toward the door. I never see him walk in, but I don't think much of it because the front door is actually to my back. I go back to my reference desk-ing. A few minutes later I notice him walking past again. I think...hmm. Maybe he forgot something? Again. I don't see him walk in the library. I answer some questions, fix a computer, and come back to the desk. And then I see him again. And now I decide to start paying attention. And I start counting.
I saw this kid 8 times in approximately 45 minutes. Always walking from the same direction, always alone, always walking towards the front door. Always looking ahead of him, not into the windows of the library.
At first I thought I was in a time loop. But then I realized if I was in the loop, I'd be doing the same thing over and over. So this kid must have been in a loop. I didn't see him the rest of the day, so I like to think that he escaped the loop somehow. Or maybe, my life is really like The Truman Show and I accidentally saw behind the curtain. You aren't all actors, right? One of you would have told me by now, right? Or maybe...I've just watched too many sci-fi shows.
Yep...this kid is totally in a time loop. :)
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it was 45 minutes of exercise around the library?! I knew some people who would take about 30 min./an hour to walk around and stretch. He could have made a game of it to see how many loops he could walk in a certain amount of time.
ReplyDeleteHowever... A time loop sounds more interesting than simply getting some fresh air :)
Brilliant. Does your library have CCTV? Maybe you know a guy who knows a guy who could confirm everything for you...
ReplyDeleteHa. No CCTV here Nicola, but one of my coworkers did point out that there are printed maps of campus with walking distances marked on them. We don't have too much flat level ground in Dubuque, so people tend to do multiple laps rather than large loops. I'd totally forgotten about the map until just now.
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