Post #1676924
2026-03-23 13:59 UTC
@Rusty I think it also tracks with the themes set up with the stuff around Gummigoo. The point of that episode is that just because these NPCs are artificial and in a sense "not real" doesn't mean that they matter less. Pomni&co. are assumed to actually matter by virtue of being our protagonists, so having the reveal that they actually are also just as "virtual" as the NPCs now would further solidify that thesis. If they got out that would kinda undermine it because then it would look like they mattered because they're at least at some point "physical" and therefore the experiences in the circus matter because they are remembered by a "physical human".
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@Rusty@cubhub.social 2026-03-24 05:58
@zvavybir The fact that they deleted Caine does seem to indicate that they matter at least a little bit though :soft_thinking: The fact that they were able to change a supposedly unchanging world means that they do matter more than the themes of the plot would initially indicate. So I'm very curious where they go from here.