Someone on reddit pointed out Jonah’s last words “Good luck” are the same as the last words of the entire podcast, Basira’s “Good luck”. And oh my god I am feeling unwell about this. Like, the parallels with having the main villain’s send off be the same as the podcast? Hooooly shit that is incredible. What a conclusion. This is so simple but such efficient dialogue.
Because the words aren’t said with the same meaning, not at all. Jonah says them with the hope his Archivist can achieve what he didn’t, immortality. They remade the world together and so he cares about what happens to him, somewhat. He’s going to die and so he wishes for the last person he cares about to find what he wants. But it’s a selfish wish, he doesn’t wish for the world to be fixed, merely for Jon to achieve his goal. Not necessarily his goal actually, either starving the fears out or taking his place as the Pupil and be corrupted by the absolute power of it. It’s all the same, it will all be something Jon chooses.
Basira’s send off are selfless well wishes, to anyone who might be listening. Hope that they haven’t ruined too utterly whatever world they sent the fears into. It’s a way to say sorry, we knew what we were doing but still it’s not fair, I wish there had been a better solution. It’s not the same intent, but the juxtaposition of the two lines rhymes so well