The discovery of Rome’s membership had been kept secret at first. When hikers spotted her at the compound from several miles away, a place owned by such a rich and bizarre cult, they immediately posted pictures on the web. It forced many of the internet dwellers who had almost, almost, deleted all their joke files and images to blow the dust of their portable drives and launch a new torrent onto the web. “I’d World Mind It” became a popular slogan, with the still somewhat cute (though proportionally larger) Rome set as a background. “I’ll be the brains, you be the bowels” became another popular slogan. “The Evil Galactic World Mind Sent Me” was attempted as a joke, but never caught on. Rome, noticing another growth spurt coming over her, soon realized that she was once again the subject of ridicule on the internet. In what could not accurately be called an interview but rather eavesdropping, a camera crew recorded her explaining to a fellow Celluloligist, “But I didn’t do anything! I can’t even do anything bad because I’m so huge now. Can’t they find someone else to make fun of? I don’t mind being a joke anymore, but can’t it at least be a joke that I’m in on for once?” Bloggers on the web, after seeing the video, commented that one would think that someone so large would have thicker skin by now. The torrent of internet attention, cameras, and people obsessing induced just enough radiation to finally make Rome grow to the forty feet that would be her maximum height during this ordeal. She was the biggest she’d ever be. Rome peaked.
