>>24987288"And yet...."
"That is where a new problem persisted..."
"If the Siren were to slow the curse.. If she were to bring it to a full stop... If the holemen were to fill in every last hole there was... then eventually... there would be no problem... there would be nothing left to FEAR AND NOTHING LEFT TO BE AFRAID OF! All holes but mere handfuls would be vanquished! That wasn't enough.. And in that time... slowly, but surely... people would gradually lose reason to revere our deity and by extension, our rule... her power would be underestimated.. they would start to think for themselves! I COULD NOT allow that to happen either.. It was then I realized, the solution should not be permanent... it should be prolonged, prolonged to maintain faith!"
"I needed to keep it going, I NEEDED to keep the process CONSTANT SO THEY WOULD NEVER QUESTION MY NAME! The plague needed to be slowed.. but to a degree... to that end... came artificial balance..."
"Quality control." 