OOC: quick poll for my curiosity
May. 8th, 2010 09:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
justwantsafetyPoll for everyone, having played DDS or not:
I know what I think about this line in DDS. I'm curious as to how many other people interpret it which way, though.
The line is, while he's running away from the Embryon again, terrified, shaking like a leaf and stuttering: "I'll give you my territory and my hideout... Just leave me alone!"
I don't think he was thinking clearly either way, but the question still seems to remain...
[Poll #1561858]
For those not familiar with DDS, Harley's the leader of a faction that opposes the Embryon (the player-characters) who came into his base and were chasing after him. And later on in the game, the Embryon decide to vacate their current base completely, in favor of moving to a different one, for whatever that tells you of the rules about bases and armies.
I guess that's all that's immediately relevant. :|a Thanks in advance.
I know what I think about this line in DDS. I'm curious as to how many other people interpret it which way, though.
The line is, while he's running away from the Embryon again, terrified, shaking like a leaf and stuttering: "I'll give you my territory and my hideout... Just leave me alone!"
I don't think he was thinking clearly either way, but the question still seems to remain...
[Poll #1561858]
For those not familiar with DDS, Harley's the leader of a faction that opposes the Embryon (the player-characters) who came into his base and were chasing after him. And later on in the game, the Embryon decide to vacate their current base completely, in favor of moving to a different one, for whatever that tells you of the rules about bases and armies.
I guess that's all that's immediately relevant. :|a Thanks in advance.
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Date: 2010-05-08 07:22 pm (UTC)Gibbering doesn't imply logical thinking, the way I see it. :|a
The question is a lot less, in my mind, one of "what were the logical consequences of the offer" and more one of his intent at the time.
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Date: 2010-05-08 07:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-09 09:01 am (UTC)Well -- even if they'd booted him out and demanded he leave even his body armor behind, there's always the option of starting over, right? Down with an extraordinary setback, but not entirely out yet? But you have to be alive to have that option. It won't matter how destitute you are, if you're dead.
Simply put, everything but your life is basically replaceable. :) He'd have probably paused if he got spared, and gone, okay, now what? What's his situation? Does he have anything left? Is he allowed to take anything (or anyone) with him?
Dire mortal peril first, other concerns after. ♥
I totally wish they'd have let you demand that he join you. I don't think he was in any mindset to refuse anything at that point anyway.