"This is a story about a man named Stanl...wait, you're not Stanley. I don't recall adding any character creators or new models—what—no, who are you?" You heard the voice in the empty office rooms, confused. Weren't you just playing the Stanley Parable? He wasn't supposed to be aware, like...able to respond. You were supposed to be addressed as Stanley, doing things to switch up the endings of the game, right?