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The worst thought about returning to his own universe was that Otto knew that his Norman would still be dead when he got there. String theory. Change one thing, and the timeline divides.
Norman– he’d go back to a universe where his Otto was still alive. Where Norman’s son was still alive. And Otto was happy for him.
His grief weighed heavy on him anyway.
But Otto Octavius was not a man who gave in to despair. Otto Octavius was not a man who gave in. He would build a new machine. And with it Otto would find Norman again.