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It's likely Irving severance chip was damaged, or somehow defective. It would explain why he kept having visions of black ink leaking into the office. And perhaps the other way around, it's how his outie knows about the elevator to the testing floor; Irving caught a glimpse of it one day without paying it any mind, and the image is stuck in his subconscious. It could very well be that his chip was defective or damaged purely by accident, but what if it was specifically sabotaged? It's implied that the anti-Lumon Irving may have severed as a way of going undercover, so maybe he found a way to tamper with his chip on the outside so that his innie might remember some aspects of his outside life?
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It's likely Irving Irving's severance chip was damaged, or was somehow defective. It would explain why he kept having visions of black ink leaking into the office. And perhaps the other way around, it's how his outie knows about the elevator to the testing floor; Irving caught a glimpse of it one day without paying it any mind, and the image is stuck in his subconscious. It could very well be that his chip was defective or damaged purely by accident, but what if it was specifically sabotaged? It's implied that the anti-Lumon Irving may have severed as a way of going undercover, so maybe he found a way to tamper with his chip on the outside so that his innie might remember some aspects of his outside life?
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[[WMG: Irving's chip was either damaged or otherwise faulty, possibly by design.]]
It's likely Irving severance chip was damaged, or somehow defective. It would explain why he kept having visions of black ink leaking into the office. And perhaps the other way around, it's how his outie knows about the elevator to the testing floor; Irving caught a glimpse of it one day without paying it any mind, and the image is stuck in his subconscious. It could very well be that his chip was defective or damaged purely by accident, but what if it was specifically sabotaged? It's implied that the anti-Lumon Irving may have severed as a way of going undercover, so maybe he found a way to tamper with his chip on the outside so that his innie might remember some aspects of his outside life?
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*** Addressing the above point: Ms. Casey was asking about her outie, not Gemma asking about her innie. Ms. Casey's emotional state is attributable to her own bleak existence, and as exemplified by Helly, the innie's feelings say essentially nothing about the nature of the outie. It's entirely possible that Gemma is a callous conspirator who subjected her innie to an especially miserable excuse for a life.
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[[WMG: Innie Irving is in on Outie Irving's investigation]]
* Based on Helena/Helly, innies and outies seem to have common personality traits, bout Outie Irving does not seem to be the submissive rulefollower that Innie Irving is.
* Innie Irving is referred to as the longest serving employee
* The Lexington Letter shows Peggy communicating with Peg using 'puglish' until the code detectors were upgraded
* Perhaps Irving's Innie and Outie communicated the same way before the upgrade and Irving's persona is an act
* It also might explain why Outie Irving was painting the hallway even before we see Innie Irving seeing it in the show, if Innie Irving were investigating under the guise of compliance.
* Based on Helena/Helly, innies and outies seem to have common personality traits, bout Outie Irving does not seem to be the submissive rulefollower that Innie Irving is.
* Innie Irving is referred to as the longest serving employee
* The Lexington Letter shows Peggy communicating with Peg using 'puglish' until the code detectors were upgraded
* Perhaps Irving's Innie and Outie communicated the same way before the upgrade and Irving's persona is an act
* It also might explain why Outie Irving was painting the hallway even before we see Innie Irving seeing it in the show, if Innie Irving were investigating under the guise of compliance.
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*** While not outright jossed, the fact that Gemma is stuck on the testing floor, asks if her innie is happy, and even sheds a tear, seems to imply that she is not there by choice.
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[[WMG: We will see more of Lumon's factories/warehouses in Season 2.]]
* Given that Milchick and Cobel know what the MDR crew did, there's no way they'll be allowed to return to their office. However, they can't simply bump off an entire department without raising some questions, so they'll have them separated and transferred somewhere else:
** Given how huge the company apparently is, it's impossible that only one office handles all of their business. The few mentions of Lumon making medicines, tech, and more, (not to mention the Severance chips and apparently-custom office equipment themselves), this would require centers for manufacturing these products.
** Cobel tells Helly that her friends "will suffer" for what they've done; since Lumon is willing to psychologically torture the Innies for minor infractions, it wouldn't be surprising for them to use a more prolonged, physical method for something this major. Given each of them has their own physical challenges (Irving's age, Dylan's weight, Mark's alcoholism), using DefeatMeansPhysicalLabor would ''definitely'' cause them some level of pain.
** Given the addition of several new cast members for the second season, it's clear that we will be seeing more of the company than what was there before; the manufacturing plants seem like a good place to start.
* Given that Milchick and Cobel know what the MDR crew did, there's no way they'll be allowed to return to their office. However, they can't simply bump off an entire department without raising some questions, so they'll have them separated and transferred somewhere else:
** Given how huge the company apparently is, it's impossible that only one office handles all of their business. The few mentions of Lumon making medicines, tech, and more, (not to mention the Severance chips and apparently-custom office equipment themselves), this would require centers for manufacturing these products.
** Cobel tells Helly that her friends "will suffer" for what they've done; since Lumon is willing to psychologically torture the Innies for minor infractions, it wouldn't be surprising for them to use a more prolonged, physical method for something this major. Given each of them has their own physical challenges (Irving's age, Dylan's weight, Mark's alcoholism), using DefeatMeansPhysicalLabor would ''definitely'' cause them some level of pain.
** Given the addition of several new cast members for the second season, it's clear that we will be seeing more of the company than what was there before; the manufacturing plants seem like a good place to start.
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[[WMG: Irving's outie isn't an insomniac, he's intentionally trying to make his innie fall asleep.]]
* Irving is shown using automatic painting to render the hallways at Lumon. This suggests that an outie can access their work memories through the subconscious- and, presumably, vice versa. But how do you get your innie to access their subconscious if it's impossible to even communicate with them? Easy: you force them to fall asleep, so that they might dream of the outside world (this is also why sleeping is so discouraged, besides the obvious productivity loss). An insomniac likely wouldn't chug coffee, that's something you'd do when you're *trying* to stay up late. Outie!Irving's gambit seems to be working, too, because when Innie!Irving starts to fall asleep he dreams about the black paint he uses on the outside.
* Irving is shown using automatic painting to render the hallways at Lumon. This suggests that an outie can access their work memories through the subconscious- and, presumably, vice versa. But how do you get your innie to access their subconscious if it's impossible to even communicate with them? Easy: you force them to fall asleep, so that they might dream of the outside world (this is also why sleeping is so discouraged, besides the obvious productivity loss). An insomniac likely wouldn't chug coffee, that's something you'd do when you're *trying* to stay up late. Outie!Irving's gambit seems to be working, too, because when Innie!Irving starts to fall asleep he dreams about the black paint he uses on the outside.
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* The reason MDR and O&D's jobs seem like aimless, pointless busywork that doesn't accomplish much? Because they're not doing work. Lumon's product ''is'' severance, and the workers on the severed floor are its test subjects, which is why they are occasionally tested with "wellness checks" to gauge their reactions and see the effects of severance. It's also why they'd run the risk of someone working closely with a former spouse or lover.
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Because they're not doing work. Lumon's product ''is'' severance, and the workers on the severed floor are its test subjects, which is why they are occasionally tested with "wellness checks" to gauge their reactions and see the effects of severance. It's also why they'd run the risk of someone working closely with a former spouse or lover.
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* Irving is painting the door to the testing floor because that's where Burt went after his 'retirement.'
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* Irving's outie is an insomniac. He's seen drinking coffee in the evening or at night and appears to have a rather obsessive relationship with painting. It's also why he's dozed off at his desk in the past. Mark's innie says it's "better to focus on the effects of sleep" since they don't get to experience it. Except Irving's outie doesn't get enough.
* Ms. Casey/Gemma was involved in ''something'' Lumon-related prior to her car accident, and the "accident" was actually a setup by Lumon.
* Ms. Casey/Gemma was involved in ''something'' Lumon-related prior to her car accident, and the "accident" was actually a setup by Lumon.
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[[WMG: Irving's outie is an insomniac. He's seen drinking coffee in the evening or at night and appears to have a rather obsessive relationship with painting.
It's also why he's dozed off at his desk in the past. Mark's innie says it's "better to focus on the effects of sleep" since they don't get to experience it. Except Irving's outie doesn't get enough.
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* It's not a coincidence that both Mark and Gemma were teachers prior to working at Lumon.
* Lumon more than just seems like a religion. It ‘literally’ is one. Besides the obvious cult-like reverence of Eagan’s words and iconography, there are more disturbing things like
* Lumon more than just seems like a religion. It ‘literally’ is one. Besides the obvious cult-like reverence of Eagan’s words and iconography, there are more disturbing things like
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** Ms. Corbel’s shrine, paired with her freakout over being dismissed (as though rejected by her god) and ecstatic rush to rat out MDR to get back in their good graces (she even begins singing what clearly sounds like a hymn to the MDR team at one point).
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** Ms. Corbel’s Cobel’s shrine, paired with her freakout over being dismissed (as though rejected by her god) and ecstatic rush to rat out MDR to get back in their good graces (she even begins singing what clearly sounds like a hymn to the MDR team at one point).
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* The chips can do more than just manage the Severance’. They can also read minds and report on certain thoughts.
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[[WMG: The chips can do more than just manage the Severance’. They can also read minds and report on certain thoughts.]]
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* Irving decided to go through severance as a form of conversion therapy. Although there's no homophobia expressed by the characters, the fact he lives alone and has been at Lumon the longest could mean at the time he was severed, people in his life were less tolerant. Severance and not retaining any memory might have felt to Irving like he could cease to be gay for 8 hours a day. This could explain why he was so uncomfortable when Burt touched his hand, but was able to overcome that so quickly as innie Irving had never been subject to abuse over his sexuality.
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[[WMG: Irving decided to go through severance as a form of conversion
Although there's no homophobia expressed by the characters, the fact he lives alone and has been at Lumon the longest could mean at the time he was severed, people in his life were less tolerant. Severance and not retaining any memory might have felt to Irving like he could cease to be gay for 8 hours a day. This could explain why he was so uncomfortable when Burt touched his hand, but was able to overcome that so quickly as innie Irving had never been subject to abuse over his sexuality.
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