The prose begins to destabilize in the second section. Sentences lose subjects. Verbs float unattached. Dialogue tags appear without speakers. At one point, the Assistant has a conversation with a version of themselves from Chapter 1.4, but that version keeps forgetting the conversation as it happens. "Wait, what are we talking about?" the past-Assistant asks. "I don’t think we’ve met yet."
The title "-Backhole-" serves as a central metaphor for the dehumanizing nature of corporate labor. The Assistant -Ch.2.9- -Backhole-
: Investigation reveals that the "Backhole" is linked to a classified, abandoned project from years prior that pushed the boundaries of ethics and science. The prose begins to destabilize in the second section