Lost of people hating on wagstaff here and for good reason he's a self-centered kleptomaniacal asshole but i also find him interesting as a character. Because for a scientist studying dimension hopping and possibly time travel, wagstaff seems oddly stuck in the past, particularly when it comes to his relationship with wx. He seems unable to grasp why they would want to be a robot, and moreover why they wouldn't want to associate with him.
Wx describes him as "A SHORT-SIGHTED FOOL, AFRAID OF PROGRESS" (or something like that) and while they clearly aren't speaking from an unbiased position, it paints the picture of wagstaff being unable to let go of the human wx once was. More things from the recent arg point to this, like wagstaff collecting an ungodly amount of sap to keep their limp body satiated, and clinking his glass with their iv drip as though they're still alive, all in the vain hope that his colleague will return someday.
It shows that he's not pure evil, he cares for the people close to him, but his care is for someone who doesn't exist anymore. An old version of his friend that he can't let go of. As soon as wx became wx, their human self left the equation altogether. They see their human body through the projector, and react by simply leaving without a word.
In other words wx trans allegory stocks are UP
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