 Various characters repeatedly put forth the opinion that, over time, Objects lead to something akin to bad karma or bad luck for their owners.All of the items (including the occupant) attract one another, wanting to come together.The Occupant states that the objects are aware of each other, constantly sending out pings to each other and that for a living mind this is torture; the Occupant was eventually found when a search of the recorded history of other Objects revealed a small circular area where the Objects had never been detected, representing the area where the Occupant had resided for years.