ACK! The reference to the reference... was a reference!
Unless I'm mistaken, we've achieved Metaception!
(Also, I am now imagining Touko as an Incubator.
Hm. Needs a little Lio to get the cannabalism to work right. Maybe if MIaL!Lio ate her... but then, I don't think the puppets would work properly. Hm. )