I once drove Uber and had a Toyota Matrix. One passenger suddenly asked me, "What's your name?" After I answered, "Neil," he said, "And isn't this a Matrix?" I knew enough to find that very funny. I've recently embraced Zen Taoism and am something of a Monk. Maybe a sage without the vast knowledge of a Watts but becoming intimately mindful of loss, detachment, and letting go. The "truth" that I see is probably not the ultimate Truth but I feel they are mine for this illusionary period. This truth makes going back into the cave seem distasteful, actually. Like a sour root which my characters seem to enjoy so I walk away from. "Like a movie star who gets burned in a three way script." I see people as characters of a narrative for my story/education/evolution. Sadly, that is less mutually flattering so it's causing disruption. So far I'm more amused by the story as being my creation than by the suffering it brings. Loss from detachment is different than loss from misfortune, though. It feels more deliberate and, therefore, less jarring.
Anyway, I very much enjoy Einzelgänger's voice and teachings. Thought you characters might also enjoy him.