Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1739368-20121205124732/@comment-37533858-20190405195342

I don't think there's any logic to "for time to be erased it needs to be flowing". Picture 10 seconds as 10 cubes on the ground. Diavolo throws a blanket over those cubes to "erase" them. Even if there are 9 secret seconds between the 4th and 5th second where only DIO can move, those secret seconds (the stopped time) will still be under the blanket.