#I don't actually have a screenshot saved so I had to nab a random one someone else shared ages ago

[shikai-the-storyteller]

Roier keeps lagging and crashing whenever he logs onto the server lately

Cellbit's joked that Roier's lag is just him being clumsy in-universe (though in Portuguese they apparently say the server "fell" so Roier keeps "falling" because of lag). I personally imagine that q!Roier hasn't been sleeping well, if at all since Bobby died, so when he lags / disconnects, it's just him passing out from exhaustion momentarily. But I think we could make an even more interesting in-universe explanation for this, because lag and crashes aren't the only things he's been experiencing

Roier's been falling out of the world

It's a funny glitch that inevitably resolves itself, but there's room for interpretation here. Bad's theory was that the happier a person is, the closer they are to being assimilated by the Island. Roier is one of the most depressed people on the Island at the moment -- he lost his son, he was betrayed by a past partner, lost his current one (Cellbit), we have no idea where Jaiden is, his mental health is garbage, and overall things are looking pretty grim for him.

So what if these glitches weren't just glitches? What if the Island is having a harder time keeping up the illusion of "perfection" for Roier, and he's starting to see behind the truth behind it all?

#i talk #qsmp talk #qsmp #This goes for Jaiden too because she tends to see glitches no one else can see #and she crashes a bunch too #Phil also sees weird things but I chock that up to him being able to break the 4th wall #and his weird ''immortal but not quite a god'' background #anyways THATS JUST A THEORY #It's not even a theory I just think it's fun adding depth to coincidences in the story #anyways GOODNIGHT #also that is the CRUNCHIEST screenshot ever I'm so sorry #I don't actually have a screenshot saved so I had to nab a random one someone else shared ages ago