Frog In A Well

From the very start, this had been my intention.

By using [The Fool] to manipulate the memories and thoughts of one member of the Shadow of Light, I was able to influence his actions a month after.

And the ripple effect of his actions caused his other comrades to implicitly reinforce his words, causing unavoidable problems for the true culprit.

However, for this plan to work, all the parties involved had to be given the illusion of control.

By having a perceived sense of agency over their actions, they would be more vulnerable to the negative effects of their emotions and actions.

Of course, everything was hinging on the scenario that Chad couldn't simply turn off the recording and make excuses such as technical issues.

If that was the case, then all the confessions would have been for nothing. The moment Chad saw things were going sideways—no, even before it got to that—he would cease showing his audience the live footage.

But, that was never going to happen.