Fatima a physicist who embraces fringe theories including simulation theory— that the known universe is a colossal video game—finds affirmation and intrigue when she meets Trey in a “chance” coffee shop meeting, a business owner who has a fixation with the “glitches” in our otherwise seamless reality. For him, it is evidence of alternate reality. Meanwhile, Timmy, an auto mechanic, enjoys his pedestrian existence of fixing cars at work and building things at home, but cannot shake the feeling that he is building and repairing more than what lies in front of him. Aaravi is a spiritualist and is Fatima’s friend and confidante who discusses the glitches Fatima raised and finds a correlate with the eastern notion of maya or “illusion.”
At the warehouse the Guardian discusses the malleable nature of reality: At this level, the heroes’ attention and intentions shape reality. Per the Guardian,...
The Illusion of Time and Space. The Guardian issues a proclamation: The heroes must evacuate their current level of reality because it is collapsing....
Coincidence or Collapse The coincidences and glitches become more and more conspicuous for Fatima and Trey: Are they simply paying closer attention to their...