[SPOILER] Plot Discussion Thread *Spoiler Alert*

[Alardem]

But why do they obey the machine if mandus told them to work at his factory?
If their humanity remains after the change, why are they so aggressive...

They recognize Mandus?

EDIT: Since fiction tends to feature characters with meaningful names, I decided to see if Ozzy's name had anything more than a reference to Ozymandias. Oswald apparently means "divine ruler", while Mandus is derivative of Amandus or "lovable".