Circumstantial simultaneity is a concept that is responsible for a great deal of weird plot shit in Homestuck and, depending on interpretation, may or may not be a type of time shenanigans. Doc Scratch describes the concept as follows: #0e4603; color:white; font-family:Courier New, Courier, Consolas, Lucida Console; font-weight:bold; margin-left:2em;" Rather frustratingly, he concludes that #0e4603; color:white; font-family:Courier New, Courier, Consolas, Lucida Console; font-weight:bold; margin-left:2em;" Examples of circumstantially simultaneous events: