>it wasn't dream theory
>it wasn't even really time travel
>the paradoxes were instead from alternate timelines
>the lamest possible conclusion
>not only that but now we have the scarlet/violet book
>the book that's the key to the time machine
>the professor no longer has that book
>the REAL paradox is now we created a broken timeline where the professor no longer has the book for the time machine
>also the white book is buried in area zero's depths still
if this is a complete bootstrap paradox, the professor got another copy of the SV book and the plot decided to just lie that copy was from his childhood during main campaign? alright
least satisfying conclusion to the shit debate that melted this board for a year