I think it's going to work much like time dilation did in The Forever War for most people. For those of you who haven't read the book... well, you should, it's a good book! But it's very focused on hard science fiction, especially the time dilation that occurs from approaching the speed of light.
The reason for the book's title and some of its major themes is the idea that time is moving very differently for the soldiers compared to the rest of the universe. The main character lives more than a thousand years objectively, but he doesn't even break 30 years lived subjectively by the end.
Rhio, to her mind, is still the same age as she was at that last battle. From an objective standpoint she's five years older, but subjectively she hasn't aged a minute. She's 29, even though she was born 34 years ago.
Let's not do the time warp again.
The reason for the book's title and some of its major themes is the idea that time is moving very differently for the soldiers compared to the rest of the universe. The main character lives more than a thousand years objectively, but he doesn't even break 30 years lived subjectively by the end.
Rhio, to her mind, is still the same age as she was at that last battle. From an objective standpoint she's five years older, but subjectively she hasn't aged a minute. She's 29, even though she was born 34 years ago.
Let's not do the time warp again.
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