[summoned by the spirits of potential humiliation] Like what? Figuring out this supposed real game? Or getting our last hugs and kisses in? Of course, if you want to do the latter, I wouldn't say no.

It just doesn't make sense. The clues had all been seemingly to make the hunters look more sympathetic, but the last one...it stands out, doesn't it? Don't make the wrong choice and let the hunters win. And we know that the man on the phone made a wrong choice somewhere down the line that lead to everyone dying. Unless they truly were nothing but distractions that had no value whatsoever...something doesn't add up.