[Island, have just what you've never known you needed: a pair of kaworus, exactly identical in every detail, keeping one eye on one another and another on the camera. At first, they speak in unison.]It's interesting.
[Here they pause to exchange smiles and laughter, in unison at first but diverging partway through, after which they take turns speaking.]It seems as though everyone's more experienced selves -
- are either possessed of the certain self-knowledge that their past selves will not listen -
- or are caught up in a cyclical pattern of self-loathing leading them to precipitous action. Or -
- their past selves are threatened and resentful, afraid of the future...
[Unison again.]or are caught up in a cyclical pattern of self-loathing leading again to precipitous action.
[They sigh, shaking their heads. Then the one on the left takes over.]We found it far more effective to delay action until we were certain we understood one another. Now, our situation has been resolved to our mutual satisfaction.
[The one on the right picks up the thread.]And we've been able to devote time to learning from one another and enjoying the company of a uniquely complementary perspective.
[Now left again.]It's been fascinating to discover the kinds of insights my own past can offer me. That a future version has greater experience is evident to everyone, but there are benefits to reversing the exchange as well.
[And the right.]Shinji, if you're free, we'd like to spend some time together before this window of opportunity closes.