"That as a society, we stagnate. The Ancients were here long before us and I've read their reports. Do you know what I found? I found the ponies of old were the same as we were. Same towns. Same tools. Same magic. Thousands of years and nothing has changed. Is it such a wonder that nopony in Stepsaddle listens to me? We are content to do nothing.

"But we must not. We must go out there - to the stars. To grow beyond what we are now. And I wish to do that.

"You want to explore the stars?"

"So why release the Primaeval?"

"So the rest of your life... you just pretended to be content?"

Strict Mode (In Strict Mode, the game will not show you options that require a skill you do not have. In non-strict mode, these options will be greyed out but you can still cheat and access them. You can switch modes at any time.)