(04-07-2025, 05:32 PM)TheSauron Wrote: The whole point of this being a big deal is that it's not an independent decision. They're being forced into it whether they want to or not. Wyoming's crew isn't swapping out team shirts, they're having half their brain surgically altered to make them comply. Figuratively, at least.
They "reluctantly agreed". This is indicative of a decision. Remember that these are not free-thinking individuals, they are subservient to a wider mindshare that does not necessarily share their survival instincts that they would otherwise have. Imo at least, it would make more sense for the mindshare to sacrifice these individuals rather than lose them to an actor they have no control over.
I also just take issue with it from a story perspective, personally. The disco story at least to me feels very directionless at the moment and like it's being winged on an event to event basis in large part due to the fact that there is no singular antagonist or threat that affects everyone. Nomads are just about the only thing that could realistically serve in that role, and they're instead being watered down with vagrants that were never actually meant to be a huge power player since their inception. I still just see no benefit to this writing decision.
