On page 7, John dutifully follows the command to "retrieve arms" - displaying prank arms, held in a never-before-seen pair of arms.

While my friends have pointed out this is a continuation of abstract meta-humor from Problem Sleuth, I've noticed how relevant it is to my read of Gnostic themes. (not sure how much of my philosophy on that is borrowed from Buddhism and post-structuralism) From an early panel, it shows the conflict between the world that is seen, the illusions that the "hylic" are limited to, and the world of ideas, where truth resides.