: Maybe somebody's already noticed this, I dunno. Marathon Infinity is a decade
: old, now. But for what it's worth: "go ahead, you couldn't possibly
: have killed more than none."
: This is a line from the secret Double Aught terminal on Aye Mak Sicur. It's
: also a reference to Neal Stephenson novel The Diamond Age, or more
: specifically a story told to Nell by Dinosaur, himself a character in The
: Young Lady's Illustrated Primer.
: The actual quote is as follows: We drew lotsm and I was chosen to go among
: the ants for the first round of trials. I followed the Queen into the
: midst of her army, picking my way slowly until the Queen said, "Step
: lively, lung-breather! Time is food! Don't worry about those ants beneath
: your feet—you can't possibly kill more than zero!" So from then on, I
: just walked normally, though my claws became slick with crushed ants.
: Earlier, we lear about the mathematical system of the ants: In ant
: arithmetic, there are only two numbersL Zero, which means anything less
: than a million, and Some.
: Yeah, yeah, I reread all the terminals from all three games and this is the
: best insight I can come up with. Thought it was interesting, though.
I don't entirely follow (sounds interesting...), but I have been up since 7am yesterday...so I'll re-read this later...but...a Midlands fan! WOOHOO!!! RAWK!!!
