omfg guys I just realized something
That “abusa” guy from the latest chapter is Absalom.
Think about it.
The ship seen afterwards is the same ship absalom and hogback escaped on after thriller bark.
Abusa = Absalom
Kid and CO have no idea how the story ended up there BECAUSE THEY COULDN’T SEE THE WRITER BECAUSE HE WAS INVISIBLE
Absalom, Absalom; Four Hymns
Askance/Zimmerabsalom, absalom; four hymns [podfic]
One man cried out, like the king, oh darkness within me.
He did not seek light, but light found him instead.
A star, smaller than his brothers, found him in the dark.
burn
They commanded, and so he burned.
And the darkness in the man was lessened.