#alan also has a moment of relief that him using a stickfigure avatar in vr isn't going to be some uncanny valley horror for them

[vwildmage]

Thinking on VR in the context of Animator vs Animation, and a thought came to me.

I've seen the concept written and drawn where Alan has a stickfigure model of himself to enter the computer, and I raise you:

Alan starts to design himself a stick model, then abruptly halts partway into the sketch, suddenly worried that it may just come to life. It wouldn't be the first time his drawing has unexpectedly awoken and gained a will of its own.

He does not want to create another sentient being only for said being to learn he intended to use them as a body/vessel/avatar.

In the end he just draws himself as a simplistic cartoon and uses that to design the model.