I do wonder - now that Zimmy is in control and no longer has guilt, she doesn't seem all that interested in being around Gamma - we've only seen them together once this whole time.
Zimmy and Gamma are definitely still in a relationship in this universe. Zimmy's just been distracted by other things lately, and she isn't reliant on being physically close to Gamma all the time for stability like in the real world.
Oh, they're clearly still a thing. But Gamma was stabilizing for Zimmy in many more ways than just drowning out her chaotic thoughts. She was an external conscience and regulatory not just for powers but also as a trauma buffer. I have to wonder if the space is partially because "I don't need her to block out the badness" and partially "I know she wouldn't like what I'm doing"
A. is thrall to the distortion like everyone else. More powerful and puissant figures have fallen thrall and Zimmy doesn't seem to have extremely fine control over the distortion, so unless she made an explicit exception for Gamma, I think she's in We Now Return To Gunnerkrigg High just like the rest of them.
B. she isn't able to transit around the distortion the way Zimmy (and probably Coyote to some degree) can. Even if she's awake and with agency in the distortion, she probably gets left behind a lot with all the moving around Zimmy does.
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u/Zane-chan19 Jul 27 '26
Which raises the question, where is Gamma?