>>5309771“But if it doesn’t help this world to stay alive, why does the energy keep flowing then?” You question.
“We don’t understand the anomaly. How should we know? That’s the whole point.” Esperanza frowns.
“Eh, sorry.” You didn’t want to anger her. “Cutting it off will do the trick, right?”
“It needs to remain closed.” Esperanza stresses out. “The flows of energy from the same source always seek to reunite themselves to become whole again. The Old Man will be able to reconnect with himself.”
“That’s why you jumped straight to killing him…” You somewhat understand the logic. “Do you hate my idea?”
“Is the old man even worth that much? It’s a net gain for everyone else involved.” That’s your answer. Esperanza has no qualms about getting rid of him. There’s something endearing about Esperanza caring this much about other people’s happiness but feels a little off coming from her after all your interactions. Perhaps it’s because you feel like she’s being <span class="mu-i">too</span> logical about this…
“We’re not opposed to you closing the gate.” Smithele doesn’t have a hard stance on this, even if he leans towards cutting it.
“Maybe there’s a way to cut off <span class="mu-i">only</span> Gordon.” You think it’s pretty arbitrary how San Wich’s ability works. Use that to your advantage!
“Back to that again?” Esperanza is pissed off. “It’s <span class="mu-i">easier</span> to kill him!”
“Investigate.” The Cloak demands. “You seem to know the source of the anomaly. It’ll be your responsibility.” He’s got you there.
“Oh…” Esperanza’s attitude changes. She thought you were talking out your ass and nothing more. “Yeah, figure this out, we’ll be waiting. You have a couple of days, there are still so many things I want to see before we close this place...”
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And with that, you’re back to dreaming. Everything is back to black.
<span class="mu-s">What’s the plan?</span>
>Maybe killing Gordon Sr. isn’t that bad of an idea… Y-You can totally do it…>Ask San Wich if he can close the gate. End the Energy Loop.>Ask San Wich if he can cut off Gordon Sr.’s energy stream. Killing or leaving the Dictator motivated will change the country in unforeseen ways.>Write In. 