[quote=@Multifarious]
<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

... If it did decide to put us in a real reality instead of a simulated one, and the real reality it chose is exactly where we were, are we considered trapped by its influence still?
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*Looks up for a moment*
...Excellent question. My hunch is that its projection would have to exclude this room if it were projecting us into reality.