- Nov 22, 2018
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Okay, let me clarify. Whether MC is a teenager or barely out of that age really doesn't matter. And by harmless, I didn't really mean in the sense of how much danger he might pose to the society, but more that he's incredibly likely to show up to the meeting unarmed and not suspecting anything. Snipers might be cool, I can accept that as a valid opinion, but if you bring snipers, plural, to a meeting with such a person, when that person is alone in the room with two people, one of which - Cody - presumably in similar physical condition, and both of which aware of how things could go wrong, plus it takes place in their home, which is another advantage... that's just overkill, and not the fun kind. I feel like that's like bringing a bazooka on a shopping trip on the off chance that on the way to the store you have to shoot down a helicopter. That's a terrible example and I apologize for it, but I struggle to find a good way of expressing how little sense that makes to me. They're not bringing guns to a knife fight, they're bringing guns to visit a pacifist in prison.The thing is that MC even if he says that he has no proofs about it, even in real life you only need one loose end to get into a secret organization like that. For example: The FIFA Gate and Panama Papers both started because one single person was found. There is a line in the game that says "The thing we have to hurry up is you". That sentence summarizes how serious this is for them.
About the snipers, to be honest I might sound like a 9 years old kid but I think those are very cool and I do think that the situation is that serious and MC isn't a harmless teen (he is 20-22 so he isn't a teen btw) to them. My idea with CS in that scene is what most of you thought (that feeling of "Dude... I'm afraid") and by the time MC realises that he is already so involved (he was taped and he thinks he was drugged) that he can't just run away but in the end he knows that Cody and Cadence aren't bad people and that his best option is to trust in them.
I guess that the reason why it feels that way is because we only saw how "serious and dangerous" CS can be (and because I must have done a good job at writing, yay me!) but we still didn't see the sweet sweet results we will get from them.
Secondly. I'm not quite in that same age range anymore, and I don't know if I would have thought the same way when I was, but... This progression from being afraid to trusting just wouldn't happen with me. Now, maybe that's just me. But for me, sure I'd play along long enough to get out of there, maybe even a bit longer if necessary. But they have tricked me into thinking I'm drugged, which isn't much better than actually drugging me imo, they have pointed guns at me, and they have threatened my memories. There is no way in hell I would trust these people with anything. And them telling me they're gonna make my wildest dream come true is only gonna make me more suspicious.
I've said this before, but my first instinct is to get the fuck away from these people and to keep them away from my loved ones. Not sit back and see how they're gonna convince them to screw societal norms. I would consider the way we left off in the story as an unwinnable situation to be honest. Putting myself in the MC's shoes, I feel at the end of my rope, with no idea what to do to keep those misguided people away from my family. It's a fucking nightmare. The MC seems to take it in stride so far, but seriously, have you tried putting yourself in his position?