That was the problem. That day hadn't happened yet.
Three minutes and twenty-two seconds until the save reverted. Three minutes to figure out what had happened. Paper Mario The Origami King -0100A3900C3E2800-...
SAVE CORRUPTION OVERWRITTEN. NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER: PRINCESS PEACH. That was the problem
She reached past the console and touched the cut in the world. The edges burned her fingertips. But she didn't pull away. Instead, she pushed into the fold, her own hand flattening, creasing, transforming. she pushed into the fold