None of us were going to kill our loved ones--I was concerned there was some sort of trick to it, however. [That "500 strangers" didn't really mean "500 people you've never met and don't care about". Maybe he just reads too much, though, since apparently it was... well. As fine as such a choice could be.] But it seems there wasn't. [...] We did try to avoid choosing any of those options--but doing that simply trapped us in a tunnel that seemed endless. There was no way out without bloodshed of some kind.
[Norton could also be lying, of course. Maybe there was a trick after all. But Leo's acutely aware that he's only fourteen, not even an adult by his world's standards--if Norton didn't listen to him in the truck, he sure as hell isn't going to change his story now, so whatever. What's done is done.
If I had to do it for him, I would, so he didn't have to--and that's it, isn't it? That's all people like them really want, at the end of the day. To do what they can to make sure the people important to them don't ever stop smiling. To make the hard choices, so their loved ones don't have to. "If you had to kill someone, would you?" Riku asked earlier, and... for himself? It's hard to say. But for Elliot? Absolutely.]
We'd have to find it first. You'll want to speak to Mrs. Nott, if you haven't already--she mentioned "Squeak-ee"?
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[Norton could also be lying, of course. Maybe there was a trick after all. But Leo's acutely aware that he's only fourteen, not even an adult by his world's standards--if Norton didn't listen to him in the truck, he sure as hell isn't going to change his story now, so whatever. What's done is done.
If I had to do it for him, I would, so he didn't have to--and that's it, isn't it? That's all people like them really want, at the end of the day. To do what they can to make sure the people important to them don't ever stop smiling. To make the hard choices, so their loved ones don't have to. "If you had to kill someone, would you?" Riku asked earlier, and... for himself? It's hard to say. But for Elliot? Absolutely.]
We'd have to find it first. You'll want to speak to Mrs. Nott, if you haven't already--she mentioned "Squeak-ee"?