Dear Traveller,
This post contains info that the “older” time travellers know, but the newbies in the “sport” would find very useful. 
Meeting yourself is one of the perks of time travelling. There is an extensive chapter in your handbook about it (Chapter 5: Meeting yourself, pages 532-605). You can find further information about meeting yourself in the “C°ntinuum” rulebook under “Gemini” (“C°ntinuum: roleplaying in The Yet”, C. Adams, D. Fooden and B. Manui, Aetherco/Dreamcatcher).
Ok… so let’s talk about encountering yourself…
There are two possible ways of meeting yourself: Meeting your future self and Meeting your past self. More particularly:
Meeting your future (older) self:
We were all young once and wondering “How will I turn out in the future”. And that’s one of the best things in Time Travelling – You are actually able to see how you turned out!
The most probable thing is that your future self will be expecting you (Since you are the one that arranges the trip you are bound to know that in the future – duh!) Try to ask questions that “guide” you into decisions and not “lead” you into them. Your future self will be experienced enough so as not to provide info that can change things a lot for you…
Don’t be surprised about your future self “appearance”… You are older and you have to be prepared about seeing those grey hair, wrinkles, scars or whatever… (Piece of advice: Don’t ask about the scars, you’ll probably get no answer about that…) Don’t mind the wardrobe either (though you might like it… since technically you are the one that picked out the outfit, and you have the exact same taste as yourself! 
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Generally, keep in mind that meeting yourself takes a lot out of you, both mentally and physically. Meet yourself only if there is a particular reason, not just for kicks… Your time (though infinite) is very precious… Don’t waste your time, and especially your future self’s time.
Once you do spend the time you want with your future self, and get what you want out of that meeting, return to your present and document EVERYTHING that happened in as much detail as possible so as to be able to “replay” it in the future as you being the older self and… you being the younger self… 
CAUTION: Things need to be exactly the same, otherwise there will be consequences… and there always are…
Meeting your past (younger) self:
This is almost always fun! Meeting the guy/girl you once were brings out memories and makes you feel like a parent trying to explain to a teenager what’s good for him/her (besides, you ARE older and wiser – though this is not always the case, but that’s a different story…)
Before meeting your past self, make sure you study the documentation you have from your youth on that particular meeting, and do everything exactly like it happened the first time you did it (as a younger traveller).
Since you know what has already happened in that meeting, you can guide the conversation and when it gets out of track you can say something like “You are not asking the right questions…” or “Are you sure this is what you want to know?…”
Since you are the experienced traveller, you know that in order for your younger self to arrange this meeting, he probably needs something from you and might be in distress. So… make your younger self feel comfortable about it… Cook yourself something to eat (you know what you like… ). Talk about your favourite places, pictures, songs, movies… you’re are the only one that have the exact same tastes as.. you (you are bound to find a common ground to stand on).
Try not to laugh at your younger self… The big hair, the tight pants, the cowboy boots, the big belts and weird makeup used to be cool back in those days… And if you don’t like what you see, at least you KNOW you grew out of it…
Most important thing you need to keep in mind: DON’T LECTURE your younger self. It’s true you’re older and wiser but, if you haven’t made the mistakes you had, you wouldn’t be the you you are now (or then). Some piece of advice is encouraged, and some information is definitely off limits and shouldn’t be available for your own sake…
Concluding, I would like to remind you that you need to be very careful, especially when you meet your past self to keep the meeting strictly as you remember it to be. If things happen in a different way than you remember, somebody (meaning you – both past and future) will definitely be in trouble. So avoid changing stuff…
Try to avoid meeting yourself during the time you didn’t time travel. This can cause serious SERIOUS SERIOUOUOUOUS problems. For the both of you… and the person you least want to hurt, both mentally and physically is you…
As a general note, though, I have to say that meeting yourself, both past and future, is a very cool experience, and you should definitely try it. I know I had fun with it every time and on the both sides I was. So, don’t delay it… go meet yourself. Isn’t that what all the teachers, parents, feel-good books always told you?… So, take their advice literally and… GO MEET YOURSELF!!!
Until the next time,
Goodnight to you, whenever you are…
E.
