Adil: Heidi, was this really only a simulation? The level of realism was… flawless compared to my Quake experience. Even the smells were really accurate!
Heidi: Well Adil, I did make many improvements since then… but it did seem more than expected. OIB-A271 getting locked out was strange, and then there's also what Ultrax said…

Adil: So, that guy on the screen was the infamous Ultrax, composer of horrible cowbell music? What did he say?
Heidi: Yes, he was actually a digital copy of Quantuple, the nutcase genius we previously encountered… his mental upload must have worked. He said it was all real, not a simulation.

Adil: But, I was able to exploit videogame-like glitches after consuming my cafestol…
Steve: That does speak against it being real. Then again, our avatars may have been some kind of projection or other quantum tech thingamajig that could bend certain rules… The guy obviously has access to some uncanny technology.