In world explanation might be that those two were “read in” on stuff about Selkie that others weren’t, especially Lillian I believe. Stuff like that is more plausible when government secrets are involved. Now that Sarnothi aren’t considered secret anymore (though Echoes are), more workers might be allowed more “direct” interaction where they might have noticed something was weird before. Using a “health condition” as an excuse gets a bit more questionable the more interaction you have and exposure.
“It’s almost as if the same 2 characters were used repeatedly to make things easier for the artist….”
“The what now?”
In world explanation might be that those two were “read in” on stuff about Selkie that others weren’t, especially Lillian I believe. Stuff like that is more plausible when government secrets are involved. Now that Sarnothi aren’t considered secret anymore (though Echoes are), more workers might be allowed more “direct” interaction where they might have noticed something was weird before. Using a “health condition” as an excuse gets a bit more questionable the more interaction you have and exposure.
“By the way, Mr. Smith, those are some lovely lampshades you have.”