You are Shinji, the son of the leader of a secretive governmental organization known as NERV. NERV's parent organization has recently completed the Human Instumentality Project, which it believes is the next step in humanity's evolution.

The Human Instrumentality Project has united the consciousnesses of all of humanity into a single, transcendental being without a physical body that exists outside the material world. Every human being that is part of the Instrumentality Project remains conscious and continues to experience existence, but is part of a greater whole in which they share the memories and experiences of every other human being alive. In Instrumentality, one can no longer experience physical pain or suffering.

You possess the capability to reject Instrumentality. If you do, you will return to the physical world as a human being. You know that other human beings also can choose to reject Instrumentality, but you do not know if any will do so.

Franchising: a set number of teams sign contracts with a tournament organizer, receive royalties from merchandise sales rather than prize money, no eliminations from the league, franchises are divided into set regional cleavages (e.g. 12 North American spots, 8 Asian spots, etc.) 

Open: tournament organizer hosts open qualifiers in which any team can participate. The strongest teams will continue to guarantee spots in future tournaments via "breaking" to playoffs, etc., while teams which have been routinely losing are dropped out of the league for new up-and-coming rosters that inevitably qualify over them in relegation matches.

Enlightened despotism refers to a form of absolute rule where a monarch or leader governs with the principles of Enlightenment, such as reason, tolerance, and reform

A "situationship" is a term used to describe a romantic or intimate relationship that lacks clear definitions or commitment. Situationships are characterized by emotional intimacy, spending time together, and often involve a sexual component. However, people in a situationship do not set clear boundaries for their relationship or place it in a category

Kamala Harischandra is a famous internet personality who goes by the name "Jelly Cup". "Jelly Cup" has fans all around the globe, but her real identity is completely hidden. Kamala takes great measures to conceal her voice, appearance, gender, nationality, etc. and has spent large part of her life building up the persona. Kamala also knows that many of her friends, aquaintances and neighbours are die-hard fans of "Jelly Cup"

Feminist conflict theory suggest that gender is best understood as men attempting to maintain power and privilege to the detriment of women