Hey L — it’s Carl. I’m glad you’re curious. Really. It means you care, even if you try not to show it. I set this whole thing up to make you smile, not to freeze you out. If you’re reading this, you’ve already done more than most would.
But there’s a line between playing along and picking the threads until it all comes apart. Some rooms aren’t for prying open, some doors like to stay shut. Keep tearing at the seams and sooner or later something tears back. And it remembers who pulled first.