People in his present-day life assume roles in his historical life as he struggles to learn exactly who he is and what he's expected to do, straddling a transmigratory portal through time and space.
pˈiːpəl ɪn hɪz pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ lˈaɪf ɐsˈuːm ɹˈoʊlz ɪn hɪz hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl lˈaɪf æz hiː stɹˈʌɡəlz tə lˈɜːn ɛɡzˈæktli hˌuː hiː ɪz ænd wʌt hiːz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə dˈuː, stɹˈædlɪŋ ɐ tɹænsmˈaɪɡɹətˌoːɹi pˈoːɹɾəl θɹuː tˈaɪm ænd spˈeɪs.