Overview

• Early in Episode 1, an attack on Fragile and Lou triggers an unintended split between Lou’s physical form and her ka, or soul.
• Fragile teleports Lou’s body away while her soul manifests as a BT inside Sam’s BB pod.
• Sam’s continuing vision of Lou as an infant underscores his grief and the game’s soul-body dichotomy.
• The Beach is depicted as a realm where time flows differently, allowing Lou’s soul to mature independently of Earth.
• Subsequent narrative developments delve into how Lou’s ongoing presence on the Beach shapes Sam’s mission.