Time Travel Theory

Summary

The Time Travel Theory is a comedic speculation proposed by Katniss and enthusiastically supported by Sucks in Session 3 of the campaign. The theory posits that their pigs—Fajirald, Paisley, Lutro, and Carl—might have traveled back in time to become The Sniff Lord, the pig-human hybrid creature they encountered in the caverns. The theory arises from two observations: the party entered the caverns during daylight but emerged to find it was nighttime, and the disturbing physical similarities between their pigs and the Sniff Lord. Safia dismisses the theory with confusion.

Details

The theory begins when Katniss asks Safia whether sciences—based on fiction books Katniss has read—ever involve time travel, and specifically whether it is possible that their pigs "could have wandered down here, traveled back in time and become the sniffloid." Sucks immediately champions the idea, refusing to let the group move away from it and declaring, "I think that this might actually be what's going on."

The primary evidence cited for the theory is the passage of time from day to night while the party was underground. Sucks points to this temporal discrepancy as supporting the time travel hypothesis, stating, "It supports the time travel theory, guys." The theory also draws on the visual parallels between the party's four pigs and the grotesque pig-human form of the Sniff Lord, though no causal mechanism is proposed for how such a transformation would occur.

The theory is presented and received as comic relief rather than a serious working hypothesis. Safia's confused dismissal underscores that the theory is not meant to be taken as a genuine explanation for events.

History

Session 3

The Time Travel Theory emerges after the party exits the caverns and reunites with their pigs. Upon realizing that nighttime has fallen despite entering the caverns during the day, Katniss asks Safia about the possibility of time travel in science. Katniss then proposes that the pigs could have wandered into the caverns, traveled backward through time, and become the Sniff Lord the party just encountered.

Sucks immediately seizes on the theory, insisting that the group not move past the idea and asserting that it might actually explain what happened. When the time discrepancy is noted, Sucks points to it as evidence supporting the time travel explanation. Safia responds with confusion, effectively dismissing the theory. The exchange provides levity as the party processes both the reunion with their animals and the unsettling discovery that more time has passed than expected.