Hello, I just came up with this idea and I’d like to hear everyone’s thoughts on it @nekoboydreams @destinysquared @darthsuki. I developed this concept, and my friend contributed feedback and additions to refine it further. I’d like to share it with the mods of the TFC page. I used a translation app, I hope you can all understand it.
Our world and TFC are not the same. One exists in three-dimensional space, while the other exists only on paper. Neko created a 2D world called TFC, where he established the rules and laws of that world. Naturally, if he wants a character to die, that character will die instantly. In that world, Neko holds the power of oversight, equivalent to that of a god. The MC is someone from the 3D world who has been transported into the story. As long as the MC makes a decision that creates a large enough butterfly effect, Neko, from the outside world, will perceive it as a bug and reset and fix it.
At first, the MC only realizes that this is a game they once played. After several attempts to act in ways that alter the storyline, everything gets reset back to the beginning. The MC realizes they cannot directly change the plot, so they begin planning to detach themselves from the storyline in order to survive. However, any decision that crosses a certain red line is blocked by the world’s rules, causing their plans to repeatedly fail. After many attempts, the MC realizes that no matter how much their actions deviate from the original plot, some force always returns everything to its initial state. Even coincidences occur in a logically consistent way that pulls the MC back into the “game.”
At that point, the MC only has choices within the options that Neko allows the player to make (the moments when we choose actions to branch into different story paths). That is the power, the weight of the word “author” who created this world. The MC realizes they cannot change the ending or influence anything related to the storyline. This drives them into extreme stress, madness, and doubt about their own existence, leading to self-destructive actions in an attempt to escape that world. However, those actions also count as altering the storyline, so the world does not permit them. A world without the MC cannot continue its narrative. Everything must unfold according to the sequence set by the “god” of that world.
With no other choice, the MC is forced to accept it and drift along with the storyline, eventually becoming numb and turning into a puppet of the script. What happens next will depend on the MC’s choices and the god who created the world.
By the way, here is my artwork of Pierrot and MC