Let me tell you something about "canon": if something is fictional to begin with, there are no different layers of reality. In a work of fiction where everything is fiction, everything that fake-happens, fake-happens to the same degree, regardless if it's explained away as a dream, alternate reality, body swapping, whatever the hell you make happen, happens!that's not canon. that's a bonus scene when you find a hidden object.
That's why people are pissed off, regardless how you unlock said content!