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As long as the changes were being made to our memories, it was plausible to argue that this was some sort of hypnosis, something done by Retrospec to our brains. However:

1) The experiment to disconnect from electronics that may be affected by Retrospec returned no results. We still felt the effects while disconnected.

2) This "shrinking" and the holes in reality cannot be explained by hypnosis. They are very real.

At what point do we begin to question the fabric of reality itself?

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This does rule out hypnosis, but I have few other ideas. The worst among them being that none of this is real, but some sort of science fiction-esque simulation. I would have said a month ago that that was impossible, but I would have said the same of being shrunk down to the size of an insect.

A "Matrix" scenario, then?
Certainly it's something we can't rule out. There's no evidence to disprove it.

Yes. I'm not familiar with the movies myself, but I know of them. And other options, such as divine powers, seem worse.

Any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic, to paraphrase the author Arthur C. Clarke.
If there were an entity that had absolute control over our existence due to us being a simulation...

...what could we call them but a god?

I can think of many things I would call them. But I'm loathe to say them here, in case there are children on the network.

And it wouldn't be very helpful.

It might. Those at Retrospec are watching us, aren't they? It would be satisfying to know they see what we think of them.

Satisfying is not helpful.
If anything, it might make them more wary.
Though I suppose posts like this would have that same outcome.

Perhaps not. But I can't think of anything that is helpful. So, since helpful isn't an option, I'll take satisfying.

An understandable position, if perhaps not the most rational one.

Rationality ceased to be relevant when we woke up smaller than a finger.

Perhaps.
I'm not yet willing to accept a total lack of rules. Merely different ones.

I agree in theory. But I also wonder if figuring those rules out isn't beyond me.

It may be beyond any of us.
That won't stop me from reaching out to whatever truth might exist.

Fair enough. I will help as well as I am able.

I appreciate the offer.
I've seen you at the police station, haven't I?

That's correct. I'm participating in a job shadow program. My name is Cleo Ritter.

I'm doing something of the sort as well.
Naoto Shirogane.

It's a pleasure to meet you. Perhaps we will work together in the future.

Perhaps we will.
Take care.

You as well.

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