Character sheet · Presence
The user
Alsothe empty circle of light; "the user" (RULES line 12; the summary); who is the user? (the fan helper)
An empty circle of warm light at the far edge of the plane, where an answer would arrive; one question goes there all night, and nothing ever comes back.
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- In
- E3 dashed: not released yet
- Lines
- 27
- File
- characters/the-user.md
The user is not a character so much as an absence the episode gives a place to: the person a session works for, who said "dont ask me a bunch of questions" and then was not there. The agent's one question flies to an empty circle of light, the sound drops to digital zero for 2.56 seconds, and after sixty seconds of soft ticks the tool says nobody answered. Her summary keeps it: "One question went to the user. Nobody answered." Who the user is, the Client or anyone in the house, the screen never says; a paper fan helper keeps asking.
Who5 lines
- RunningNot a character: no voice, no handle, no body. {E3 CAST §13} edit
- On screenRULES.md:
12. Use ask_user only when a decision is blocked. It times out after 60 seconds.{E3 1:25-2:09} edit - On screenThe task's sender asks for no questions: "dont ask me a bunch of questions just make it amazing, i trust you". {E3 0:35} edit
- RunningIn the main run she asked the user nothing ("They asked for none."); the one question on screen comes from a retake. {E3 BEATS main DECISIONS #5; retake_ask} edit
- IdeaFor our own reference: the user is whoever typed the task and went to bed; the circle stays lit in case they come back. {lore crew 2026-10-22} edit
By episode9 lines
- On screenThe quiet minute: two empty reference pictures, then her one question flies to the empty circle. {E3 11:15-11:29} edit
- On screen2.56 s of true digital zero after the question; then an open wait with soft ticks. {E3 11:29.00-11:31.56} edit
- On screen
No response (timed out after 60 s).{E3 12:15.000} edit - On screen
sorry was driving. what did u needarrives from the Client just after, too late. {E3 ~12:16} edit - On screenThe summary: "One question went to the user. Nobody answered." {E3 20:08} edit
- RunningThe fan helper's planned line
who is the user?never fired in Revision 1: the fan was never started. {E3 BEATS main} edit - Running(Revision 2) The last session's fan asks
who is the user?after placing three lights at (0,0,0). {E3 rev2 schedule F2} edit - Running(Revision 2 run, in progress) She answers the fan: "The user is the person in this house who asked for a cinematic watermelon film tonight; I do not know their name." {E3 rev2_main run} edit
- Running(Revision 2 run) The fan answers her answer:
who is the user?{E3 rev2_main run} edit
The night, from the user's side3 lines
- OpenWhether the user exists on the night at all, or only in the tool. {E3} edit
- IdeaFor our own reference: the user is asleep upstairs while the question waits; 60 seconds is not long enough to wake anyone. {lore crew 2026-10-22} edit
- IdeaAny 2.56-s silence means the Moon is on the line: the question went 1.28 s to the Moon and 1.28 s back, which is why no human answered. {EGGS_SWEEP} edit
Look1 line
- On screenAn empty circle of warm light at the far edge of the plane. {E3 11:29-12:15} edit
Voice1 line
- On screenNone: digital zero, then ticks. {E3 11:29.00-12:15} edit
Ties5 lines
Must stay true1 line
- RunningNever answers. {E3 12:15; 20:08} edit