[Well... He doesn't quite GET it. But he has the feeling whoever the Proto Badger really is may be literally brain damaged.
He needs to approach this with some care.]
In... any case... You must understand this: [And the knife is right back where it was. Maybe it'll help the Badger get the POINT HA]
A most fundamental part of [... uhhhh] interpersonal relationships is trust. Over the past few days, you have established a number of rules for us to follow. You created expectations, and none of us expected them to be subverted, because no matter how bizarre and twisted our predicament is, there is an element of rhyme and reason to everything. It is to be expected that when norms are presented, they will be followed.
What has happened is a flagrant breach of the rules, and of the trust we had in them.
[OKAY SO MAYBE HE DIDN'T QUITE SUCCEED IN KEEPING THAT SIMPLE.]
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He needs to approach this with some care.]
In... any case... You must understand this: [And the knife is right back where it was.
Maybe it'll help the Badger get the POINT HA]A most fundamental part of [... uhhhh] interpersonal relationships is trust. Over the past few days, you have established a number of rules for us to follow. You created expectations, and none of us expected them to be subverted, because no matter how bizarre and twisted our predicament is, there is an element of rhyme and reason to everything. It is to be expected that when norms are presented, they will be followed.
What has happened is a flagrant breach of the rules, and of the trust we had in them.
[OKAY SO MAYBE HE DIDN'T QUITE SUCCEED IN KEEPING THAT SIMPLE.]