NPCs in Living Memory

[Layte_Aeon]

The endless are essentially tech ghosts. And like traditional ghosts a big enough anchor like regret can keep them around in defiance of the natural order for a time.

[3Doubloons]

Living Memory NPCs are the result of Electrope capacitors that haven't yet discharged. Completing their quest completes the circuit to ground and lets the charge dissipate

[DreadCrow]

The endless are essentially tech ghosts. And like traditional ghosts a big enough anchor like regret can keep them around in defiance of the natural order for a time.

This.

Like, it's not some deep or complicated thing. Everyone in Living Memory is a digital ghost. Most fade away when we turn off the terminals but some remain behind since they have "unfinished business".