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  1. Gotta say, I really enjoyed this story, although, like Argent (and lots of other people, I'm sure), I definitely wish I could've learned more about the setting and characters. I just wanted to share an theory of mine- what if the Liveborn are actually player characters in a MMO-type game? I'll admit, I was influenced by accidentally reading the title "Can Robots Think" of a Amazon review before I read the story, but I think it fits with a lot of the story. One passage in particular stood out to me: That sounds like it could be people sitting around at their computer to play a game to me. Going beyond that passage, just the general setup of the world seems just like a video game. The Liveborn are normal people until they're revealed to be special- this could be when the game itself starts. They have a world made specifically for them, one that's filled with goals and quests that only they can complete. You also have several variations of PVP. Border states are a variety of maps that you play against a few other players, where your strength comes from your success in your "Home State" and winning provides benefits for your state. The Communal States are like hub worlds, where you can meet other players peacefully. There's also PVP minigames like the paintball wars. They provide a different type of content than the main battles, but they aren't affected by and don't affect your home state. The main place where this theory falls apart is communication between the Wode and the Liveborn, especially at the end of the story. Still, that could just be a way to provide in-game reasons for the character's actions. That communication, along with stuff the Liveborns' feelings and thoughts, would be invisible to the player, but would give an excuse to the Liveborn themselves for why they do what they do. It also flips your perspective on the Liveborns' actions. When Sophia (supposedly) resorted to anarchy to rebell against what the Wode had planned, she would actually still be doing exactly what the Wode playing her wanted her to do.
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