@seth Gio has a very clear narrative he's trying to sell here, and he's already been caught lying about Austin from Vast Error - "suspecting" that he was ousted from the project by Hussie and having bad blood with Homestuck as a whole - as well as Cami saying outright that Gio was attempting to twist their words when "interviewing" them. He has a pretty clear pattern of behavior and extremely transparent goals! Everything he says has to be viewed through the lens of him trying to make everything fit into his narrative, and he's already lied to do so.