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	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven
	Posted By: Godot	Date: 4/16/12 11:12 p.m.
	In Response To: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven (PerseusSpartacus) : I'm not sure if it's on Unpfhorgiven, but at some point, we enter a dark room : containing small cells of Bobs. The thing is that once we free said Bobs, : some of them turn out to really be Simulacrums, waiting to blow up in our : face. The question is, why put Simulacrums in with your prisoners? You : could say that the Pfhor mixed up the two and accidentally put some : Simulacrums in the cells and some real Bobs back on the Marathon, but I : don't think that's it. : If you'll recall, on the very same level we encounter Bobs being freakily : experimented on by the Pfhor. Seems this was the Prisoner Testing & : Experimentation Section of the Pfhor ship. ;) : My guess is that the Simulacrums in the cells are being tested. Why? : Remember that a sub-purpose of the Simulacrums is to act/look convincing and : to blend in with real Bobs. The question is, why put Simulacrums on the : Marathon if you aren't sure (i.e. if you haven't tested to be sure) if : they really will act convincingly? : Thus, if the Pfhor were being smart, they would've tested their Simulacrums : first. How? : By making an isolated environment (i.e. a cell) and putting some real Bobs : and a Simulacrum or two inside it, you can see how humans would respond to : a Simulacrum being within their midst. This is what those cells on : Unpfhorgiven are supposed to be. : The question is, why have those windows where the Bobs can look out, see the : Pfhor and get freaked out, instead of just having a hidden camera and no : windows? : My answer: situation psychology. These Simulacrums are being used aboard the : Marathon, and the real Bobs there will be freaked out like crazy, what : with all the Pfhor rampaging up and down the halls trying to kill them. : So, provide a bit of fear, paranoia and hopefully freakiness to it all for : the trapped Bobs, that way you can make the test 'simulation' as realistic : as possible. : I always knew Bobs were useful for something more than just target practice. : ;) Or perhaps Jason, Greg and the rest of the crew were just evil and thought it funny putting Sims among the Bobs you are meant to rescue. But I like your explanation. :) Now... I'd like to see you try and explain Jason's Colony Ship For Sale, Cheap. ;) Cheers Hamish

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	The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	PerseusSpartacus	4/15/12 10:05 p.m.
	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	Godot	4/16/12 11:12 p.m.
	On the Seven Pillars...	PerseusSpartacus	4/17/12 12:11 a.m.
	Re: On the Seven Pillars...	PerseusSpartacus	4/17/12 3:45 p.m.
	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	Nicholai	4/17/12 8:54 p.m.
	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	Hopper	4/18/12 10:42 a.m.
	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	Godot	4/18/12 10:32 p.m.
	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	chiasaur11	4/19/12 10:18 a.m.
	Re: The Simulacrums on Unpfhorgiven	Godot	4/19/12 11:33 a.m.

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