NPC

aka Non Player Character; aka Consumer, normie , person with little Agency (or interestingness) (Do Something!)

NPC behavior in Computer Games is usually scripted and automatic (see artificial intelligence), triggered by certain actions or dialogue with the player character(s). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-player_character

The Magician defines a reality-mesh, and the Robot lives in it. (gloss, Robert Anton Wilson)

contra the http://meaningandmagic.com/pc-laws-of-life/

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