I like this theory where Tucker's mind could have merged with Carain's during his journey via Mæron. I even think that would explain the hallucinations and visions. Could the mascot be a personification of Carain's mind that merged with Tucker? Could the visions actually be memories of another person? I think the next update will bring us some answers regarding this. I really never tire of how you think (although it's a bit confusing sometimes).
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Although RYT is based on science, I still think there's a bit of "magic" or science that's too absurd to be considered proper science. I mean, what are the chances of a canine-human species existing? Or worse, how do you explain Tucker's abnormal comprehension abilities? Even if the hallucinations are side effects of Mæron or just stress, I doubt any of them would give you the ability to understand the Carain language. The only explanations I can think of are time travel or parallel dimensions. I simply can't swallow that Tucker was simply transported to another place in the universe where a species so familiar to humans exists, not only in appearance but also in behavior and culture.
I really don't know if we're still talking about Roads Yet Traveled, are we? I'm afraid your ADHD brain and my ASD brain don't make a good pair, haha. Since you brought up the subject of alien devices in human brains, I wonder, what are the chances of Tucker having something similar?
Something is clearly wrong with him; all those hallucinations and numbness aren't normal. Could this be a side effect of his journey through the Mæron?
I'm torn between believing that the Mæron is a teleporter or a time machine, and so I've come to two obvious hypotheses.
Hypothesis A: Tucker was teleported somewhere in the universe with aliens that look like dogs.
Hypothesis B: The Mæron is actually a time machine created at some catastrophic point for humanity and later found by the alien dogs and used by them to bring Tucker to them in the future and then send him back to the past where he would create the machine to be used by the alien dogs and repeat the cycle
I might be a little high as I write this at midnight, but I think the mæron might be some kind of teleporter prototype, but I don't think it's specifically causing Tucker's hallucinations. The final scenes from the latest update made me wonder, "What if Tucker's hallucinations aren't just a coincidence? What if his hallucinations are triggered by some kind of device?". The timing was terribly perfect to be just a coincidence, At one point, Tucker is listening to a completely unsuspecting conversation between Rhys and someone we don't know, clearly talking about capturing him and as soon as he gets to his room he get a little visit. I don't trust Tyr or Rhys.
He said something like this
"They must be able to see colors, since the station was built in gray. And Marruk likes red, but not blue, which means they (the Karains) can distinguish colors. They know how to cry; when Tucker broke the phone, it said he heard Marruk crying. There was no mention of barking or howling; perhaps their language is barking, but only Tucker understands it, so to us it's like English. I don't even want to think about canine characteristics. I think I understand what you meant. There doesn't seem to be any involuntary tail wagging, but some factors influence it. Tucker saw Marruk's tail wagging under the blanket. Could it be because he was happy? They had just hugged."
What you said makes a lot of sense to me. like if Tucker really was transported via some kind of black hole the time it took him to get to the station was almost instantaneous, but outside It's been months or years without saying that the radiation from this could somehow cause whatever is happening to him. I love your brain.
!!!! SPOILER!!!!
I don't know what to say. You guys are a monster. I'm heartbroken, I've been crying for more than half an hour, my blood pressure has even gone down. What a magnificent story! It makes you think. It gives you hope that everything will be okay in the end and then they slap you in the face. I have a twin and I spent the whole time imagining myself in their place and I only came to one conclusion: I would have died the day he disappeared.
If this were a book I would sell even my grandmother to buy it. I've replayed this over eight times and I can't get enough of it. I just love every detail and man the soundtrack is just magnificent it gives a feeling of vastness and solidity. The characters are captivating and unique and they really leave a mark on you.
cried a lot 10/10😀👍