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Sam Jiao
is on page 122 of 151
When Dex and Mosscap tried to climb up the rocks to find a shelter to get out of the rain, Mosscap kept asking Dex about their past. It cared about why they moved out of Haydale, what had happened to Dex to make them do things such as moving out and finding crickets, etc. I think this is where the mindsets of the two have differences; one is full of emotions, and the other keeps trying to belong to the human world.
— Feb 26, 2026 11:17AM
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Sam Jiao
is on page 147 of 151
On page 141, Dex said, "I'll just end, and I can't predict what that would be..." That signaled that they were confused when Mosscap said it didn't choose impermanence, while all of the other robots of its kind did. But in the end, they knew what the other was thinking, and Dex finally realized Mosscap wanted to really enjoy being with them and to adapt to the human world, while treating them as its "best friend".
— Feb 27, 2026 11:57AM
Sam Jiao
is on page 93 of 151
On page 91, when Mosscap said, "I don't know," and said it was a remnant he had, and wanted to go to the hermitage with Dex symbols, he really wanted to dive deep into the human world with him. And using his time with Dex to try to learn how people behave, and build relationships with Dex while going through the hermitage together.
— Feb 25, 2026 04:29PM
Sam Jiao
is on page 70 of 151
The question that left a lasting impression was when the robot asked what humans need. Dex’s question about his guilt about wanting more than a "good life" is against Mosscap’s "mission". It feels like the story is going to a time when Dex would be changing his view of life. When Dex was talking to Mosscap, he realized how the world is not functioning as he thought it was.
— Feb 21, 2026 02:47PM
Sam Jiao
is on page 59 of 151
In the book, the hermitage was a place once built for contemplation, now abandoned and returned to nature's hands, just like the human world after the robots left. When Dex meets the robot there, it doesn’t feel accidental. This setting symbolizes the uncertainty and the things happening between the past and the present. And based on a book, I now wonder if Dex is also a robot.
— Feb 20, 2026 04:22PM
Sam Jiao
is on page 25 of 151
I think it is not about the crickets that Dex wants, but I think it symbolizes the freedom and the actual life that they are chasing. It is also about the obsession that Dex showed to the cricket sounds, the crickets aren’t loud, but they’re, in their case, a beautiful sound, and they couldn't live without it. And I think that the real problem is not robots v.s. humans, but fast-paced to soothing and calm.
— Feb 19, 2026 03:46PM
