I think Marx is an Endtown fan who couldn’t wait to find out what Flask’s deal is, so he located the closest reality on the spectrum (or close enough) where he could ask her directly. I guess the adaptation he’s been reading is distributed on scrolls. Maybe in his copy, Flask did succeed in her mission, and he found a reality where he could stop her and ask her why. He wasn’t in the story until he stepped in, so he wouldn’t have read ahead to see himself. When he catches up on his version, he might get a little self conscious. “Tell me, does Neathery’s artwork make me look fat?”
I think Marx is an Endtown fan who couldn’t wait to find out what Flask’s deal is, so he located the closest reality on the spectrum (or close enough) where he could ask her directly. I guess the adaptation he’s been reading is distributed on scrolls. Maybe in his copy, Flask did succeed in her mission, and he found a reality where he could stop her and ask her why. He wasn’t in the story until he stepped in, so he wouldn’t have read ahead to see himself. When he catches up on his version, he might get a little self conscious. “Tell me, does Neathery’s artwork make me look fat?”