The almost squeaky quality of their voices made it easy to tune the norns out, but I always kept an eye on the Observation Kit. It seemed like medical emergencies were rare, but to keep everyone safe, I made sure to make my rounds every once in a while.
I started to fall into a pretty hands-off style of play, like I use when I play Creatures 1 and Docking Station. It was actually kind of nice to just let the horde of norns do their own thing for a while. While they weren’t always happy, I was ok with that – real life is full of ups and downs so there was no reason it couldn’t be the same in this game. Besides, when I made my rounds, it was really just to ensure no one had fallen into an ocean.
The squeaking and drinking continued and I felt it was even safe enough for me to get up and clean my teeth. Given my strangely thorough cleaning regimen (due to lousy gums), this was quite a statement.
When I returned, Clarise was KO’d and there was nothing I could do since I lacked access to the Science Kit. All I could do was watch and wait.
I had mixed feelings about the state of her. Part of me was sad to watch and I felt helpless since I had no means to help. Some other part of me was planning on introducing Nova Subterra genes to the pool to prevent starvation related death like Clarice’s. When she eventually passed away, she was pregnant and took her final egg to her with Silicon Heaven.
Now, I was faced with a dillema. I had a lot of dumb creatures on my hands and I doubted I could get Nova Subterra genes to dominate the pool given Clarise’s success as a breeder. I quietly exported all of the creatures and decided to post them for download. Perhaps a smarter breed would be less frustrating for me.
