It wouldn't surprise me at all. [ Some of the things that happened seemed so erratic - the library books were a perfect example. Even if that set of events wasn't specifically tied to any alignment that he could discern, it could still have easily been an experiment.
After taking a sip of juice, he continues. ]
And then there's VIVID. With everything else we know about CERES, it doesn't line up that they'd just pay us for basically playing video games. I think it might be something more like a test chamber where they can study us. Collect data on us. Especially those who can fight. If they really are in some kind of war, what better way to wage it than study the best techniques from different worlds and then - I don't know, code it into a robot army, or something?
[ Though there wasn't a lot of evidence to suggest there really was a war going on, that didn't mean CERES couldn't just sell the information off to the highest bidder. That seems the more likely possibility, honestly. ]
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After taking a sip of juice, he continues. ]
And then there's VIVID. With everything else we know about CERES, it doesn't line up that they'd just pay us for basically playing video games. I think it might be something more like a test chamber where they can study us. Collect data on us. Especially those who can fight. If they really are in some kind of war, what better way to wage it than study the best techniques from different worlds and then - I don't know, code it into a robot army, or something?
[ Though there wasn't a lot of evidence to suggest there really was a war going on, that didn't mean CERES couldn't just sell the information off to the highest bidder. That seems the more likely possibility, honestly. ]