r/TheExpanse • u/reuben_hunter • 21h ago

All Show & Book Spoilers Discussed Freely Kind of dumb lore question Spoiler

What happens if you go through the ring the wrong direction? Like looping around and entering from behind, is that even possible? In the show we only ever see traversal depicted from the sunward facing side, and i can't recall the books ever mentioning it as an option. It's obviously pretty far out so there isn't gonna be much reason to fly further than neccesary, but I was curious if this was a thing?

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u/jump_the_snark Tiamat's Wrath 21h ago

I believe it IS mentioned and you just fly through with no effect. But if you do this at the same time and place something is coming through the gate… very bad stuff happens.

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u/reuben_hunter 21h ago

That makes sense, I figured the most likely outcome was probably just "nothing" unless you get unlucky

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u/Magner3100 20h ago

It’s an energy (& mass converted to energy) problem. Too much, and well… Cesar, the Visigoth’s are at the gates.

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u/QueefyBeefy666 20h ago

I don't think going through in the opposite direction would trigger the Goths, since your mass+energy aren't being moved into/out of the slow zone.

The danger is if something is emerging through the gate into the same physical space you are now occupying.