Mobius Double Reacharound Virus



A ~ATH code which Sollux created and shared with Karkat. This code, when executed, immediately causes the user's computer to explode and places a curse on the user forever, along with everyone he knows and everyone he'll ever meet.

Examining the source code, the program appears to split itself into two: one blue, and one red. (~ATH do us part?) It then imports two instances of the universe. What follows is inscrutable: the indentation and coloration suggests that the ~ATH blocks overlap in a manner that is entirely unlike any normal programming language.

A possible interpretation: The red code waits for the death of the first (red) universe (U1), then waits for the blue code to end. The blue code waits for the death of "!U2" (i.e., the opposite of the second (blue) universe), which has no immediately discernible meaning, then waits for the red code to end. The lines are twisted in such a way that the program can't finish executing until the universe both stops and starts existing at the same time, which apparently makes the computer explode. As Karkat puts it, Sollux is "obnoxiously good" at ~ATH.

In a fit of stupidity, Karkat runs the code, destroying his computer, cursing him and all his friends and causing the death of all but one of their Lusus.

Kanaya and Aradia believe that the virus may not actually do anything other than blowing up Karkat's computer, and that their misfortune is a consequence of playing Sgrub, as well as the fullfilment of stable time loops.

Later proved, universe U1, being red, represents the trolls' universe, while universe U2, being blue, represents the kids' universe.

This may prove to have something to do with how the kids and trolls may meet, seeing as when Beat Mesa is activated, the kids' universe will reset itself, perhaps fufilling the condition of the virus.

Additional significance
Due to the fact that the virus killed all of the troll's Lusus, the events of the alpha timeline transpired in a manner which included the death of Gamzee's Lusus. In an alternate timeline, if the virus was not run, Gamzee went murderous much earlier, before the completion of Sgrub, and proceeded to kill all of the other trolls, with the exception of Aradiabot, who went back in time to prevent the timeline. This Aradia had a hand in the virus being run and/or the susequent explosion, as this is where the timelines split, but it is currently unknown in what manner she accomplished this, as she was not seen at that point in Hivebent.