while moving through the narrative you have the equivalent of a little rubiks cube toy to pull out and play? it doesn't have to be a narrative toy. the purpose of the toy is to expand and create blank space between moments. the toy could be a chat room too, but it is difficult to build one. or it could be something like cruel world's HACK command, where you opt in to an idle interaction. something simple, like that. something that turns you human again. "travelling by train..." // hey, what if you had to commit x time to exploring a certain direction? surely that would incentivize you to think about your explorations rather than doing them without thinking. oh, i do like that. hmmmmm. you leave the game open. it takes you away from your phone.