After episode 6, I was skeptical that the two Celia's were the same, and thought that it was a coincidence that they shared both a voice actress and a name. And then episode 7 came out.


It had been shockingly easy for Celia to create an identity for herself in this new world. Some part of her wondered if this was because she had lost the name of the woman she used to be before the prophets had rescued her. If she had no identity, then she was a blank slate molding herself to this world, instead of getting caught up on all the little details, all the little differences.

Perhaps there was a Celia in this world, too, or whatever her name was. Maybe if Celia remembered her original name, she could become the long-lost twin to this world's version of her. She had met versions of Arun and Laverne, but they didn't remember her or whatever alternate self she might have had.

Getting a job at the OIAR was easy enough, and Celia appreciated the minidoughnuts as well as the offers of biscuits and various warm beverages. She wondered if she had a greater appreciation for food in general after all the Ennui-branded coke bottles, or if her previous self had also been a foodie and Celia had merely forgotten. She was excited to start this job. No, excited wasn't the right word. Excited didn't cover how she was both desperate for a mundane life and unable to put what little she had of her past behind her. Perhaps that made her uniquely suited to this job, even if they weren't categorizing like the prophets.

But then there was John. John, who had known the prophets. John, who had been chased by tape recorders. John, whom Celia could imagine wrestling a manila folder - why did Celia say that? Why did she tempt fate?

John, who now spoke from the computer. Was this the one she had known, or was Chester merely this world's version?


Also, I feel simultaneously scared for John and also vindicated.