So I heard somewhere that the flashback sequences on the Zariman aren't necessarily flashbacks, but rather that the operator was sent back in time to the point before the deal with wally. That then runs concurrently with drifter in the origin system up to the deal being made.

Is that the case?

Moreover, how did the Operator return to the zariman to meet the drifter immediately after, if the Zariman doesn't emerge from the void until angels of zariman?

[Just a disclaimer, this is not at all a very serious post and is more of a shower thought than anything.]

How come Umbra is not used in showcases for recent cinematic quests? I get that it's a promotional thing and they dont want to possibly overwhelm any newcomers by pulling up in a very decorated warframe like Umbra. But even then I feel like it's an under use of Umbra's presence in the overarching story.

I guess I'm thinking too much about this, I can already see people typing the "because his story is finished" reason. A little less recently Umbra just seemingly chills in the orbiter in Jade constellations quest; maybe Operator just let him be since the New War since she has other warframes who can do the same job, which is okay.

It kinda bums me tho the fact that he still doesnt follow around the Tenno for the big canonical stuff. Guess we wont see him in Tau with us. (except me of course, I will bring him for the quest)