The Human Game: A Shrine for a Fake God

>Compassion, for themselves and others
>The idea that they can improve their lot in life, i.e. hope for the future
>Belief that the world should be a certain way
>Desire to have peace of mind

(pretty sure noone is going to step before the line and answer "self-interest")

That aside:

• Cancel interrupted Kate either in response to being called a coward, which raises questions about his backstory. Or he does it at the perfect moment to stop her from dropping a spoilerbomb not only on the readers, but on other characters as well.
  
• The tubes could be used to link to the system, but what other uses they could have? Wouldn't a direct connection to the brain/spine be more effective? i'm sure there is a pic somewhere that shows ports running in parallel
  
• Meanwhile, he's not paying attention to everything else, giving both Hammond and Seth? opportunities to do shenanigans.
  
• Can we take a moment to appreciate TheRedLamp's choice of names?
  null, adjective: amounting to nothing
  null, verb: to cancel, to make null
  and so on and so forth
  
• If every null already has a target in mind, that would imply the latter are pickied around the time the headmask forms into a specific shape
  
• Take note of the wording; cancel keeps using "overtake". Meaning, there exists - at least in theory - a possibility of a player either overpowering or striking a balance with the parasite. The question is how.
  
• ....why is Connor Joe missing in the last page? Looks as suspect as Camilla mulling over trinkets.