Waiitt, such a silly nitpick but I want to retract specifically the bit about Alex having actually met Sammy. I didn't factor in how odd ONISM posts & users are. I don't think the altered capitalization is random since we later learn that the board allows parallels to interact with one another. I remember passing off timeline inconsistencies like VERAformer alluding to Allison in a post as something related to the general timeline fuckery that comes with Alex's reality, but I think it's more likely it's parallel realities.

If you read through ONISM posts, I think reactionnod is meant to be Alex, and he's the OP of the original gif. He saw her on IRC, and fabricated a story about meeting her.

A parallel Alex obviously, since 'our' Alex, the one we see ingame, is SNESMAN99. The Michael on the forum isn't our Michael - Alex introduces him as Verraformer but I don't think any Michael besides VERAformer ever posts. papershivers is our Claudio, he sees reactionnod's post about the LP and brings it up when Alex asks him about it.

I believe ChronoCrossing is Michael as well, considering Michael mentions liking Chrono Trigger, we know parallels can interact directly thru ONISM, and Michael is the creator of ONISM. But yeah. I don't know about superbpudding. I don't want to take them saying they're Sammy at face value.

Bah everything in this game is so complex. and confusing. fun to think about though.