Establish the "Diis Antiquis" (the Children of Life) as the legendary ancestors of the digital world to give the sci-fi setting a mythic feel.
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Focus on the 18 progression sequences with Iris, making each interaction reveal a piece of her "shattered" history. Establish the "Diis Antiquis" (the Children of Life)