Considering Chris still lives in the Praetorium, a house bought by Caden, the items are still being made and shipped when Chris is away in Finland and that Caden is registered in Big Island as of February 2025, a small, 300 people village, where the Praetorium, which he owns, is also located...
I very much doubt so.
So again, simplest explanation.
Chris lives there, let’s Caden sell Chris inspired merch and “officially” approves it as part of the agreement.
Either this is instead of or covers part of Chris’s rent.
Maybe Caden just actually really likes Chris or possibly there is some legal stuff, thanks to the autist law in Virginia preventing them from putting an autist on the streets, which has benefited Chris by way of obligating Caden as he offered a place for Chris to be released to.
Then Chris is free to spend tugboat money on trips to Finland.
If flutter has the money or her family are oddly ok with it, she helps him with flights to and from Finland.
The simplest explanation as to why Flutter’s family may be ok with him is that she just really has been a friendless recluse her whole life and now they are happy she has a friend.
While we all think “yes but…..Chris?”
It’s not impossible that her parents are just utterly unaware of Chris and his history.
Fluent English speakers are not as common in older generations of Finns, so it’s still a possibility that they just haven’t really learned about him.
Plus people can be fucking weird.