Reality is not singular in motion. It splits. At every moment, systems encounter branching- different inputs, different states, different interpretations.
Collapse
A system without branching forces all change into a single path. Every decision overwrites the previous state. Continuity becomes fragile, because alternative realities are lost. There’s only one truth, one direction, one context.
Separation
We usually tackle branches as separate worlds- untouching, isolated, oblivious to one another. Each branch flows in another direction- holding its own context, its own lifetime- yet detached from the reality that birthed it. A branch that breaks communication and it endears forgetting.
Holding hands
A branch is a continuation of the same universe- a universe that holds onto its origin. Branches don’t separate, they unify. They’re not isolated timelines as they are parts of the same continuity graph.