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Since I've seen the episode, I've been thinking about the story he told, and I don't think it's "canonical" like the handbook. I'm almost certain that it's either:

  • a Lumon "fairy tale", either only for use in team building exercises like the ORTBO, or possibly also told outside (did Helena know it?)
  • or a story made by Milchick specifically for our group, possibly AI generated (since "Dieter Eagan" is an anagram for "AI generated")

It felt very much like a scavenger hunt for a child's birthday or something similar, only in corporate form. Milchick thought that he could fulfill the groups desire for "adventure", and thus make them focus on work once more.

What do you think?

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[โ€“] hefty4871 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, I saw on a YouTube video that in season 1 there was a sign advertising a band called "Dieter's Brother". This would make me believe that the brother is real or that the lore of him has made it outside of Lumen/the ORTBO

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oh damn, I didn't know that! That certainly makes it seem like he's either a real person, or it's a well-known story.