The Underground. Conversation of Brothers
Jack: Brother suggests we talk in the living room without ropes and pistols. Well, let's try. Can you pass a test in the living room so no one disturbs us?
Task: Pass through the living room.
The brothers entered the room. Jim sat on the couch, Jack noisily collapsed into a chair. You followed them inside and closed the door.
Jim: Jack, I'm of no more value to the Puppeteer than you are. Just another puppet.
Jack: Are you saying he doesn't care about his servants at all?
Jim: We are not servants, Jack. The Followers do as they please, and he tells and gives us nothing.
Jack: Then why do you "follow his way" if it does you no good?
Jim: I don't follow his way, Jack. Alice was the one who came up with the whole cult of the Puppeteer as the master. I had nothing to do with it. I want to understand the Puppeteer and help the followers save their life and sanity, because under the guidance of that woman they may even commit a ritual suicide.
Jack: You're even more bonkers than I thought! Why the devil would you want to understand him?
Jim: I told you: no one does anything for nothing. Why is he testing people? Why is freedom so important to him?
Jack: I don't give a damn about his motives, he is a flipping maniac!..
Jim: People aren't born maniacs, Jack. They become that way. That's why I want to understand him and how he thinks. Why did he choose this house? What exactly happened here?
Jack: All right, I get it. You are fascinated by the mysteries of this house. And I believe the man who flew off the handle and started killing deserves no understanding. He is just a maniac, and I want to get out of here!
As soon as the door opens, Jack leaves the room.
You passed through the living room. You received some points of freedom and some tokens. Your reputation in the underground has increased by 1.
Jack: Turns out my brother doesn't serve this maniac. He simply got carried away by the mysteries of this house and his beloved psychiatry! How can I stay angry at him now... Of course I wouldn't have shot him, are you crazy? Jim might be a fool but he's my brother. And it looks like the Puppeteer cares about neither the underground, nor the followers. Their lives mean nothing to him so blackmailing is not an option. We'll have to find a way to freedom ourselves.
