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Dream Surveillance
What The Dungeon Sees
Carl's realization about the depth and limits of the dungeon's access to crawlers' minds.
Story so far
After glimpsing the private interiors of everyone in the room, Carl's first thought is that this is how the dungeon sees them. This is what the dungeon knows.
He then rejects the idea. It is in their heads, yes, but it is not that deep. The dungeon interprets things incorrectly all the time. It does not see what he saw, or maybe it does but it simply does not understand, because it has never been human. The distinction matters: the system's reach into a crawler's mind is real but shallow and error-prone, and its incomprehension is a form of privacy.
Role
Carl's assessment of how much the dungeon can actually read from the minds it inhabits.
Relationships
Carl — Formulates and then walks back the fear that the dungeon sees this deeply.
The Second Connection — The accidental link that raises the question in the first place.
Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 24
- The system's ability to record and replay crawlers' dreams, revealed when the quorum screens Katia's nightmare.
Chapter 79
- Carl's realization about the depth and limits of the dungeon's access to crawlers' minds.