I love this (no joke intended). As someone who went through the first years of the pandemic in Melbourne, where we had some of the most intense lockdowns, I felt parts of this in my bones. (I also thought of Invader Zim and “I love you, cold, unfeeling robotic arm!”) It’s such a wonderful, poignant and timely setup and I’d love to see where you take it.

I did find the “They Could Be Anyone” section rather suddenly and unexpectedly shifted me from in-character to out-of-character address - is that intentional?