What would happen if Minmax did not pull Oblivous from its portal?
In the Goblins comic for 3/2/2012, we see <PERSON> in his first battle with his new sword which has been named Oblivious. (So named because it is made of Oblivion, and Minmax apparently traded some of his understanding of the English language for some other perks.) In this battle, we again witness the property of the sword which allows it to always be available to its owner because it is frozen in space-time whenever they are separated.
At the time this is effected in this battle, the comic panel shows an interesting scenario which could conceivably have been turned further to Minmax's advantage. Particularly, I'm looking at this piece:
Here, it appears that the sword is in a very good position to get a swing in at Not-Walter. However, I'm not sure if this just seems so because of the visual effect <PERSON> has chosen for Oblivious' retrieval, or if it is something that could actually have worked.
While <PERSON> seems to be reaching into a portal through space-time, from which he withdraws the sword, the situation may actually be a bit different. I see two possibilities here:
1. What appears as a portal is actually a portal, which lasts until Minmax removes his arm (holding Oblivious) from it. 516
If this is the case, <PERSON> would indeed have had an opportunity, had it occurred to him, to take a swing at Not-<PERSON> in the past while he was still holding Oblivious in that position.
2. The portal is merely an illusion created by the momentary transposition of Minmax's arm through space-time as it retrieves Oblivous. This would mean that, as soon as Oblivious is re-joined with its owner's hand, the sword is instantaneously transported to be with the owner in their current space-time. Minmax never actually withdraws his arm from, or inserts it into, the portal. Rather, his arm is momentarily consumed by the portal and then immediately released from it with Oblivious in hand. Here, he would not have opportunity to take advantage of Oblivious' pre-retrieval position.
Are either of these options correct, or is there a more likely one I'm not considering? 516