[ WP ] All of humanity and the universe we live in exists in a simulation . While it was created for strictly scientific purposes , it turns out that the lives of petty humans make for great reality TV .

`` No, I mean it,'' Jill cast a conspiring smirk to John before focusing on the young woman in front of her, `` Tell us why you're REALLY here.'' 
 
 As she popped a fry in her mouth, she noticed the nervous look that Pete gave her from the other side of the booth, where he sat next to the freak. 
 
 Ti, as she had stated her name earlier, was a big, uncomfortable, question mark. She had no shoes when they found her, a lithe and beautiful blonde teenager, wandering from the woods by Cherry Street. Jill had some flip-flops in her bag, and thought the least she could do was offer those before she and her friends carried on to the diner. 
 
 But big old, doe-eyed Pete insisted they help miss wood nymph get home. John-o did n't really like the idea of taking responsibility for the freak, either, but they both had a soft spot for their childhood friend, and a hard time saying no to Pete with that dumb heart too big for its own good. 
 
 `` I am here because my prime objective is to create entertainment within the experiment.'' 
 
 She spoke in that same voice, flat but not completely devoid of emotion. Jill suddenly remembered a text her boyfriend had sent her, and pulled out her phone to message back. 
 
 `` My masters are bored.'' The freak went on, as she half-listened, `` They find that humans are only capable of so many stories and that repetition demeans the joy they feel when engaging in the experiment. We believe that to abandon the experiment entirely seems illogical if it can be renewed by an unexplored plot device such as breaking the fourth wall. So I have come in the form of a mysterious and inexplicable stranger, who appears unreal but still relatable in age and appearance, to achieve this objective. You can ask me anything.'' She looked between them all, `` You are popular. Your parents listen to you, too. You will spread the message that will alter the canvas of a reality that stretches millennia.'' 
 
 Jill wondered what Ti would do if she took a photo and put it on Insta. She sipped her milkshake as she thought about what hashtags would make the pic more visible. # soweird # fourthwall # newfriends. 
 
 `` Here,'' Jill stood up and shuffled into the booth with Pete and Ti. She handed the phone to Pete, `` You have long arms. I want a selfie of us all.''
