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April 21, 2026 at 02:09 pm Reply

Amelia

Something I noticed is that we get the research information for Hector's character, like his birthday, characteristics, and information on his brain scan, unlike the other characters. Was it intentional to show the audience only his information rather than the others? Was it to make up for the fact that he only has 6 chapters in total across the entire trilogy? Was it symbolic or coincidental?
April 21, 2026 at 06:06 pm Reply

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Hi,Amelia,

There are no coincidences, especially in writing. Hector was different from the group, an outsider who never quite becomes a 100% insider. --GK--
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Hi,Amelia,

There are no coincidences, especially in writing. Hector was different from the group, an outsider who never quite becomes a 100% insider. --GK--
April 22, 2026 at 01:38 am Reply

Amelia

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So, what I'm hearing is basically, it's symbolic. And it also affects his character. He says that he has 'no choice' in being a slimeball because of who he's cloned from. It'd make sense that he's the one who gets the most out of his Osiris research, because that would later affect him into doing what he did, beyond feeling like he was abandoned by his friends. Of couse he'd see the most information, he's an outsider, the information being highlighted shows that he's not the same as the others.
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So, what I'm hearing is basically, it's symbolic. And it also affects his character. He says that he has 'no choice' in being a slimeball because of who he's cloned from. It'd make sense that he's the one who gets the most out of his Osiris research, because that would later affect him into doing what he did, beyond feeling like he was abandoned by his friends. Of couse he'd see the most information, he's an outsider, the information being highlighted shows that he's not the same as the others.
April 22, 2026 at 02:32 am Reply

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PLUS he was left in Serenity and was able to witness the panic over the escapees and the preparations to close up shop until they could recapture the escapees. That added to his being different. -G-
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PLUS he was left in Serenity and was able to witness the panic over the escapees and the preparations to close up shop until they could recapture the escapees. That added to his being different. -G-
April 22, 2026 at 05:49 am Reply

Amelia

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Okay, so what he did in Texas, was that him trying to prove himself to Project Osiris, so that instead of living alone in Serenity after everybody left, they'd bring him to Poseidon after he did it?
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Okay, so what he did in Texas, was that him trying to prove himself to Project Osiris, so that instead of living alone in Serenity after everybody left, they'd bring him to Poseidon after he did it?
April 22, 2026 at 01:53 pm Reply

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Probably. But most of it was to get even with the kids he thought had abandoned him. And he even had second thoughts about that. Hector was very conflicted about what was really going on. --GK--
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Probably. But most of it was to get even with the kids he thought had abandoned him. And he even had second thoughts about that. Hector was very conflicted about what was really going on. --GK--