Charles is a picky child, but words can't express how delighted I am you two get along so well. It's rare for him to get such a good friend, you know? [piling terrible compliments onto each other take 3587698 here...] And certainly! I wouldn't claim expertise, but I've spent a year or two in Japan to have gotten a decent grasp for the local cuisine. I'd cook for you for the rest of our lives too if I could, but I probably shouldn't say that too seriously or it'll really jinx us to the next morbid town together, aha. But still, I definitely would do my best to comply, if you've any specific requests in mind!
Do you really think that might be the moral? I'm still having a little bit of trouble accepting that if the prey collective stayed passive, wolf victory would've brought everyone back to life - that is, after they've killed enough preys in gruesome ways to outnumber. Critter did say this is a game 'good for humans to play', but in the end, what's it trying to prove? That phonecall about the 'choice' is still an enigma, but Critter did just announce that the living prey may choose to simply walk away and leave this place in its entirety behind for good. A quiet and anticlimactic exit, while selfish, wouldn't warrant what we've heard on that line the other day - unless leaving here doesn't guarantee anyone's safety and something terrible is simply camping outside, I suppose, but that's really gloomy, isn't it?
[cups her chin...]
We're definitely at the cusp of this 'bonus level' you mentioned, but there has to be more to it still. That message on the blackboard spelled out 'the hunters must be stopped', correct? I'm reminded of Charles' question when it asked Critter just who the hunters are. They may be wolf, but at this point, they can't be JUST wolves, not if wolf victory would've assured everyone's survival.
[a beat.]
It's unlikely that message was cautioning against bringing the wolves back, is it? How feasible do you think it is, that the true 'hunters' are akin to a final boss we've yet to encounter?
[it's that or they're all hunters, in her opinion, but how do you stop 'everyone'? ...something definitely isn't adding up.]
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Do you really think that might be the moral? I'm still having a little bit of trouble accepting that if the prey collective stayed passive, wolf victory would've brought everyone back to life - that is, after they've killed enough preys in gruesome ways to outnumber. Critter did say this is a game 'good for humans to play', but in the end, what's it trying to prove? That phonecall about the 'choice' is still an enigma, but Critter did just announce that the living prey may choose to simply walk away and leave this place in its entirety behind for good. A quiet and anticlimactic exit, while selfish, wouldn't warrant what we've heard on that line the other day - unless leaving here doesn't guarantee anyone's safety and something terrible is simply camping outside, I suppose, but that's really gloomy, isn't it?
[cups her chin...]
We're definitely at the cusp of this 'bonus level' you mentioned, but there has to be more to it still. That message on the blackboard spelled out 'the hunters must be stopped', correct? I'm reminded of Charles' question when it asked Critter just who the hunters are. They may be wolf, but at this point, they can't be JUST wolves, not if wolf victory would've assured everyone's survival.
[a beat.]
It's unlikely that message was cautioning against bringing the wolves back, is it? How feasible do you think it is, that the true 'hunters' are akin to a final boss we've yet to encounter?
[it's that or they're all hunters, in her opinion, but how do you stop 'everyone'? ...something definitely isn't adding up.]