I actually sometimes get the feeling Bapu (and all his incarnations) IS just a figment of my imagination.
Then I wonder about how strange everyone must think I am when I interact with him... especially the times when I've been a guest on collabs.
Perhaps I just posted raw guitar tracks or vocals in a delusional subconscious haze and as folks heaped praise on the Baps and crew they were just providing the internet equivalent of a polite, sympathic pat on the helmet and "that's nice, dear" then reporting a potential mental health emergency to the modmins.
HE'S REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!!!