[The suggestion gets a slight rise of his eyebrows. Does he look like he needs a breath? He is breathing quite fine as it is, though he supposes a lesser man might have been shaken by the possibility of suffocating under the sand. It isn't that he liked the situation either, but he certainly finds it difficult to be shaken by it.
After all, here he is, free and able to continue. Still, he nods, allowing them a moment, though the heat of the room is hardly a comfort either, and he feels the sweat running down his face and neck.
A second passes, then another, then he opens the door and walks through.
Only to find himself alone in some room, another door on the far end of it. Strange. He surveys his surroundings, looking for any sign of Cecelia, but he sees none. And so, he continues forth, perhaps this was it, though he had reason to believe it shouldn't be that simple.
And he's right, it isn't.
Standing before him is the instructions and the options. Who should escape? He wagers both of them have proven their worth, but he suspects that isn't the true riddle here. So he pauses, considering what the trial is truly after.
Selflessness, perhaps? Selfishness? Does only the one with the most votes go through, regardless of any measure of morality? Hm...]
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After all, here he is, free and able to continue. Still, he nods, allowing them a moment, though the heat of the room is hardly a comfort either, and he feels the sweat running down his face and neck.
A second passes, then another, then he opens the door and walks through.
Only to find himself alone in some room, another door on the far end of it. Strange. He surveys his surroundings, looking for any sign of Cecelia, but he sees none. And so, he continues forth, perhaps this was it, though he had reason to believe it shouldn't be that simple.
And he's right, it isn't.
Standing before him is the instructions and the options. Who should escape? He wagers both of them have proven their worth, but he suspects that isn't the true riddle here. So he pauses, considering what the trial is truly after.
Selflessness, perhaps? Selfishness? Does only the one with the most votes go through, regardless of any measure of morality? Hm...]