Interesting. I guess my first thought would be that the ghosts were the crew/passengers, only here enough to be seen but no more. The manticores actually exist but either are controlled or only periodically exist when needed, which is why we don't see them often. I'm not sure what to make of the figures. Unless they were designed to give off that sort of presence specifically in hopes of luring in telepaths as well? I would have guessed that it was sort of reflecting our perceptions of them, since they were specifically plucked out of our minds to be inviting, but if it didn't change when they got aggressive/we became aware I don't know that that makes any sense.
I'm not sure what Smiley's goal is, but I don't know that everything is reverse psychology? He definitely encouraged and seemed to approve of finding Laurens. Which may say more about how wary we should be of Laurens than about Smiley, I suppose.
My personal theory has been that Gallagher is Smiley, whatever Smiley is. Maybe he just is the hivemind. He certainly seems to know personal things about people that he shouldn't be able to know without having access to the inside of our heads.
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I'm not sure what Smiley's goal is, but I don't know that everything is reverse psychology? He definitely encouraged and seemed to approve of finding Laurens. Which may say more about how wary we should be of Laurens than about Smiley, I suppose.
My personal theory has been that Gallagher is Smiley, whatever Smiley is. Maybe he just is the hivemind. He certainly seems to know personal things about people that he shouldn't be able to know without having access to the inside of our heads.