Quote Originally Posted by Melichoir View Post
time bubble shinnagins
The time bubble theory does work but only if you look at it as 4 separate(currently) time bubbles, ARR and all content that is unlocked at lv50 is 1 bubble, HW and all lv 60 unlock content is 1 bubble and i believe only a few days had past from end of ARR to start of HW, SB and lv 70 unlock content is in its own bubble as well, the last bubble is seasonal events which yea do make reference to you seeing them yearly so this is the weakest bubble and i disregard it for sanity sake.

When anything new is added depending on what is referenced depends on which bubble it is put in, as an example the Noctis event happens within the ARR time bubble not the SB bubble and is why Cid is wearing his ARR outfit despite being released in SB life cycle. The big thing to note is Alphinaud and Alasiae until the devs are ready to remake them into full adult models no more then 3 to 4 years can pass canonically at most as Elezen have a growth spurt in their early 20s so if the devs want to say only around 6 months have past it means they want these two to remain teenager looking for awhile yet.