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** Remember too that a person dying in itself is not what causes a void-out. When a person dies, the body necrotizes and becomes a BT. It's when a living person gets "eaten" by a BT that a void-out occurs.
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** Could be he thinks they've become BT's, in which case, they won't have passed on and will still be "beached".
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* During their first conversation in a cave, Sam tells Fragile that he has "extinction factor". It seems like he's just talking about his DOOMs, but why did he call it that? As far as I know, the name "extinction factor" isn't used anywhere else in the game.
** Amelie also mentions the term near the end of the game. An "extinction factor" is a genetic trait that is detrimental to an organism's continued survival, rather than beneficial. In other words, those who possess an extinction factor are more likely to die than those who do not. However, it's not clear if Sam is using the term that way when talking to Fragile. Another possibility is that those with DOOMS are known to suffer from recurring nightmares involving the extinction of mankind. It's possible DOOMS is referred to as an extinction factor due to those dreams.
** Amelie also mentions the term near the end of the game. An "extinction factor" is a genetic trait that is detrimental to an organism's continued survival, rather than beneficial. In other words, those who possess an extinction factor are more likely to die than those who do not. However, it's not clear if Sam is using the term that way when talking to Fragile. Another possibility is that those with DOOMS are known to suffer from recurring nightmares involving the extinction of mankind. It's possible DOOMS is referred to as an extinction factor due to those dreams.
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* During their first conversation in a cave, Sam tells Fragile that he has "extinction factor". It seems like he's just talking about his DOOMs, [=DOOMs=], but why did he call it that? As far as I know, the name "extinction factor" isn't used anywhere else in the game.
** Amelie also mentions the term near the end of the game. An "extinction factor" is a genetic trait that is detrimental to an organism's continued survival, rather than beneficial. In other words, those who possess an extinction factor are more likely to die than those who do not.However, it's not clear if Sam is using the term that way when talking to Fragile. Another possibility is that those with DOOMS are known to suffer Aside from supernatural powers, symptoms of [=DOOMs=] include things like recurring nightmares involving about the extinction of mankind. It's possible DOOMS is referred humanity, and it's noted that many with [=DOOMs=] have a tendency to as become suicidal. That would definitely lower their general life expectancy in the manner of an extinction factor due to those dreams.
"extinction factor".
** Amelie also mentions the term near the end of the game. An "extinction factor" is a genetic trait that is detrimental to an organism's continued survival, rather than beneficial. In other words, those who possess an extinction factor are more likely to die than those who do not.
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** Amelie also mentions the term near the end of the game. An "extinction factor" is a genetic trait that is detrimental to an organism's continued survival, rather than beneficial. In other words, those who possess an extinction factor are more likely to die than those who do not. However, it's not clear if Sam is using the term that way when talking to Fragile. Another possibility is that those with DOOMS are known to suffer from recurring nightmares involving the extinction of mankind. It's possible DOOMS is referred to as an extinction factor due to those dreams.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence at the start of the game means that they don't have the power to do anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence at the start of the game means that they don't have the power to do anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.up.
!! Q-pid's name
Does anybody know why the Q-pid is called like that? The most obvious explanation would be the figure of the mythological cupid, of course, but that doesn't really fit perfectly to me. Cupid is the god of erotic love and desire, and I don't really see any textual connection to Sam's mission or the game's themes. Sam isn't going around making people fall in love, and the theme of connections in the game focuses more on platonic/familial/humanist love than anything romantic. Sam isn't on the quest to save his romantic interest either, Amelie's his sister. Is there something I'm missing or is this just an odd name choice with no deeper meaning?
!! Q-pid's name
Does anybody know why the Q-pid is called like that? The most obvious explanation would be the figure of the mythological cupid, of course, but that doesn't really fit perfectly to me. Cupid is the god of erotic love and desire, and I don't really see any textual connection to Sam's mission or the game's themes. Sam isn't going around making people fall in love, and the theme of connections in the game focuses more on platonic/familial/humanist love than anything romantic. Sam isn't on the quest to save his romantic interest either, Amelie's his sister. Is there something I'm missing or is this just an odd name choice with no deeper meaning?
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence at the start of the game is keeping them from doing means that they don't have the power to do anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating BTs that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating BTs Beached Things that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating BTS that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating BTS BTs that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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* A majority of preppers live alone. What if one of them dies and nobody will notify corpse disposal? It would be one thing if nothing happened, but we know that death of one person creates a crater that can potentially harm tens of thousands of people. People die unnoticed in the cities (look at Lucy for example), so why are preppers allowed to live alone with little to none contact with the rest of the world? Does the UCA just send someone every day to check on them? I know this can be mitigated with the Chiral Network, but what did they do before they got connected?
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* A majority of preppers live alone. What if one of them dies and nobody will notify corpse disposal? It would be one thing if nothing happened, but we know that death of one person creates a crater that can potentially harm tens of thousands of people. People die unnoticed in the cities (look at Lucy for example), so why are preppers allowed to live alone with little to none contact with the rest of the world? Does the UCA just send someone every day to check on them? I know this can be mitigated with the Chiral Network, but what did they do before they got connected?connected?
** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating BTS that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
** Higgs' backstory shows that preppers dying and creating BTS that trigger voidouts is indeed a serious problem, and the UCA's lack of influence on preppers at the start of the game is keeping them from doing anything about it. Preventing this is one of the reasons why the UCA wants to get everyone on the Chiral Network so badly, and not wanting to be surveilled (even if it endangers lives) is one of the reasons why some preppers are so resistant to linking up.
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** Alternatively, Bridget could have been hiding her face when she was younger in order to [[spoiler: hide the truth about Amelie being a manifestation of Bridget’s ka (soul) rather than her daughter, as they would have looked identical]].
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* So Heartman died briefly while everybody else blew up allowing himself to glimpse his wife and child wander off into the afterlife and is unable to move on or grieve because technically he knows they still exist. All fine and dandy. But he states he's searching for their Beach so he can meet up and pass on into the afterlife together, but we're repeatedly told that people don't stay on their beach, they can't if they've got no body to return to. So isn't his search a completely fruitless one and wouldn't he know it's impossible?
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* So Heartman died briefly while everybody else blew up allowing himself to glimpse his wife and child wander off into the afterlife and is unable to move on or grieve because technically he knows they still exist. All fine and dandy. But he states he's searching for their Beach so he can meet up and pass on into the afterlife together, but we're repeatedly told that people don't stay on their beach, they can't if they've got no body to return to. So isn't his search a completely fruitless one and wouldn't he know it's impossible?impossible?
!! How are Preppers allowed to live like this?
* A majority of preppers live alone. What if one of them dies and nobody will notify corpse disposal? It would be one thing if nothing happened, but we know that death of one person creates a crater that can potentially harm tens of thousands of people. People die unnoticed in the cities (look at Lucy for example), so why are preppers allowed to live alone with little to none contact with the rest of the world? Does the UCA just send someone every day to check on them? I know this can be mitigated with the Chiral Network, but what did they do before they got connected?
!! How are Preppers allowed to live like this?
* A majority of preppers live alone. What if one of them dies and nobody will notify corpse disposal? It would be one thing if nothing happened, but we know that death of one person creates a crater that can potentially harm tens of thousands of people. People die unnoticed in the cities (look at Lucy for example), so why are preppers allowed to live alone with little to none contact with the rest of the world? Does the UCA just send someone every day to check on them? I know this can be mitigated with the Chiral Network, but what did they do before they got connected?
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* During their first conversation in a cave, Sam tells Fragile that he has "extinction factor". It seems like he's just talking about his DOOMs, but why did he call it that? As far as I know, the name "extinction factor" isn't used anywhere else in the game.
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* During their first conversation in a cave, Sam tells Fragile that he has "extinction factor". It seems like he's just talking about his DOOMs, but why did he call it that? As far as I know, the name "extinction factor" isn't used anywhere else in the game.game.
!! Heartman's Search
* So Heartman died briefly while everybody else blew up allowing himself to glimpse his wife and child wander off into the afterlife and is unable to move on or grieve because technically he knows they still exist. All fine and dandy. But he states he's searching for their Beach so he can meet up and pass on into the afterlife together, but we're repeatedly told that people don't stay on their beach, they can't if they've got no body to return to. So isn't his search a completely fruitless one and wouldn't he know it's impossible?
!! Heartman's Search
* So Heartman died briefly while everybody else blew up allowing himself to glimpse his wife and child wander off into the afterlife and is unable to move on or grieve because technically he knows they still exist. All fine and dandy. But he states he's searching for their Beach so he can meet up and pass on into the afterlife together, but we're repeatedly told that people don't stay on their beach, they can't if they've got no body to return to. So isn't his search a completely fruitless one and wouldn't he know it's impossible?
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** Everyone else there probably died in the explosion and had no bodies left to hold them to the world of the living, while Heartman still has his body that's about to be brought back to life.
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** Everyone else there probably died in the explosion and had no bodies left to hold them to the world of the living, while Heartman still has his body that's about to be brought back to life.life.
!! What is "extinction factor"?
* During their first conversation in a cave, Sam tells Fragile that he has "extinction factor". It seems like he's just talking about his DOOMs, but why did he call it that? As far as I know, the name "extinction factor" isn't used anywhere else in the game.
!! What is "extinction factor"?
* During their first conversation in a cave, Sam tells Fragile that he has "extinction factor". It seems like he's just talking about his DOOMs, but why did he call it that? As far as I know, the name "extinction factor" isn't used anywhere else in the game.
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** It's possible there's something archetypal about the human body plan, resulting in this appearance even though one is actually a mammoth, another is an ammonite, etc. Umbilical cords and hand-like formations are apparently an intrinsic attribute of life and death, so maybe humanoids are the "true form" of life.
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* In the briefing scene early in the game, why does no one question how Amelie was captured by the Homo Demens when she says earlier that her body’s on the Beach? Also, why does she try to shake Sam’s hand when she knows it’ll just pass right through him?
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** His pacemaker and DOOM kept him lucid while the others weren't.
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** His pacemaker and DOOM kept him lucid while the others weren't.weren't.
** Everyone else there probably died in the explosion and had no bodies left to hold them to the world of the living, while Heartman still has his body that's about to be brought back to life.
** Everyone else there probably died in the explosion and had no bodies left to hold them to the world of the living, while Heartman still has his body that's about to be brought back to life.
