Crest the Timeline

He was on the edge of a different timeline. Nothing too strange, a few extra buttons in some programs, a slightly different set of choices on minor things – like restaurant menus. There was, however, a wave crest that had to be surmounted. At some point his awareness had to make a perpendicular turn. It couldn't be done manually – any indecision collapsed the function. Trying to automate the process wasn't any easier – one had to overcome the desire to stay on the same path and/or be paralyzed by an overwhelming number of choices when the mind was drifting. Was there another version of him that had to switch at the same time, or would a new timeline be an emergent thing?

There was obviously more happening behind the scenes, and it seemed that they were relatively conservative. It was hard to notice the changes, but not react in a way that seemed to cause an experiment to abort. There needed to be a more robust protocol – one that allowed for an arc of activities, rather than a hemmed in set of parameters.

It would be good to 'tag' a few things with a similar quantum signature, so they'd shift when he did. Include a way to cross-reference data from a specific computer to a web version. Compare notes. Append with incremental changes.