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"Why am I doing this?" Sooth Silver laughed, "because it must be done or we will be in stasis forever."

She leaned over the railing, "do you know what it's like to grow up in a village with the knowledge of what the Primaeval is, and more importantly, who the Ancients were? I knew we weren't alone in the universe and nobody would listen.

"Of course they would pretend to be my friends, of course they would say I should be happy. I played along. I hoped they were right. They were - partially. I love teaching, don't get it wrong, but it's just so little. I wanted to be more - to do exciting stuff - but everybody was just content doing the same stuff again and again."

Understanding: Additional Information

Sooth Silver was depressed for long years, probably, and only for the sake of others she pretended to live a happy life. It must have driven her mad.

"What do you mean by stasis?"
"You want to explore the stars?"
"Destroying the world is your idea of exciting?"
"So you've pretended to be happy for years?"


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.)