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*Enoch had finally been reminded of the network earlier in the day, and what had happened reminded him of something he wanted to get out there.

So here he is on the video feed, looking mildly distressed, but for the most part composed.*

The theory about the phantoms here...I don't believe it's true. They have a vaguely human shape, but I never saw any resemblance to...to the person its voice belonged to. As well, I was with someone else when we were attacked earlier, and we each heard different voices from the same phantom.

It must be an illusion.

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So does it... *A pause to think.* ...Watch patterns, then, among men?

[ It's a little bit more complicated than that, but... ]

In a way, yes.

That seems useful.

*Well, as long as he doesn't use it for evil purposes.*

...You said the phantoms affect it oddly?

Yes. They are not like normal humans, and thus, they confuse the Compass.

*Enoch gives Wilhelm a confused look.*

But the nonhumans here don't do so on their own?

All human life is connected to the collective unconscious.

I meant...those here that aren't human.

That depends.

What is "human" in its eyes?

Anyone with a human-like, or sentient, mind. In my world, synthetic humans known as 'Realians' are a part of the collective unconscious, as well.

The phantoms, then, do not have proper sentient minds.

*He may seem like he's repeating the obvious, but it's a spark of hope he's trying to cling to.

Of course, it's not much of one, all things considered.*

Precisely.

[ Wilhelm leans in a bit, folding his hands. ]

Yet, you do not sound surprised.

I was hoping it would be the case. There's a theory that they're...the other people from our worlds.

So, no... *Enoch shakes his head, smiling a little.* I'm relieved.

[ He hasn't heard that yet. ]

Elaborate, please?

The theory?

*Enoch's smile slips to a look of vague unease.*

Ah...I was told they appeared when one of our hosts was...overzealous, and tried to bring everyone here at once. It seems they could be from that alone, but...no two people will hear the same voice, as I said.

And your device there tells you they aren't sentient...

Then they are similar to Gnosis.

[ Only Gnosis' minds were still, for the most part, in-tact. Wilhelm isn't sure he buys this theory. ]

"Gnosis"?

The simplest way to describe them are souls who reject the world, and will not return to the Collective Unconscious.

So, they are...ghosts, then?

It is much more complicated than that. Without the application of the Hilbert Effect, they might as well be. However, they are souls that exist within Imaginary Space.

*There is a long moment of silence as Enoch stares at the screen in confusion, trying to make sense of what Wilhelm said without asking. And he's clearly failing at it.*

What are the "Hilbert Effect" and "Imaginary Space"?

I'm afraid it is not easy to explain.

[ He tilts his head, curious if Enoch will press the issue. ]

*Considering there isn't much to do here that isn't inherently dangerous...*

And you won't try?

[ Blink. ]

Perhaps the simplest way to describe it would be the dimension of space parallel to our own, rather than the Upper Domain, which is above us.

*Enoch is a curious man, there isn't much else to say about it.*

So...

*If the "Upper Domain" is Heaven, that helps put it in perspective. Heaven above, The Darkness below, Earth between...and if this is beside that...*

...something of another Earth?

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