Time travel and the R=U theories (MASSIVE FRICKEN SPOILER WARNING)

[HanaKirei]

1.) Why is Griever the GF of Squall's ring in the present, yet only usable by Ultemecia years later. (the ring probably would've decomposed by then)

Decomposed? O.o; If it's a good quality ring and it's well-kept, would it really do that? My great-grandma had a metal wedding ring that was at least 70 years old, but it didn't look worn at all.

Now about the actual QUESTION. XD; Well, maybe it's just because Squall's not a sorceress? For all we know, the ring could've had some sort of seal, needed a certain spell, or Griever might not've been in the ring at all. The ring could've just inspired her to name this great powerful GF she stumbled upon Griever, especially since there is a bit of a resemblance there. Who knows? It's all speculation. I'm still thinking it has something to do with Squall not being a sorceress though.

2.) Ultimecia is killed at the end. If R=U, then U=R, then Rinoa would've died simultaneously. I know Squall sees her vanish in the end but they meet once more for the "Squall Smiling' scene.

Wouldn't work that way. Changing the past may effect the future, but what's in the future has already taken place and can't change the past. Killing your future self wouldn't kill you (though you'd probably want to keep an eye out for yourself after that so you don't kill yourself -- brain...melting...). But doing something to the future wouldn't immediately effect the past until that past is the future. I think. Dern time travel.

3.) Rinoa gets Edea's sorceress powers yet never accepts them. Edea says that she accepted her powers from a sorceress when she was young. So, how exactly are powers passed?

Maybe it's because Rinoa didn't accept them and no one else had the potential to accept that that she went into the comatose state for so long? I dunno.

Hmmm.... If R=U, then let's ask ourselves why you don't automatically win if Rinoa is defeated in battle against Ultimecia?

Because she's not killed, she's knocked out. After awhile if you leave a character knocked out they might dissolve, but it says they dissapear into the time compression and then they come back later just fine when Ulty's defeated, right? Or something close to that? X.x;;