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    2 months ago

    What if the device worked properly but Rodney was just subconsciously deathly afraid of being poisoned or exposed to an allergen or contracting a foodborne illness that the device was like “fuck it, you’re just not eating anything then”?

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      The device deactivated the moment they suggested sending Rodney into a dangerous situation with it so it was definitely just Rodney being more afraid of dying to literally anything else than starving to death.

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    The drop from a second-story balcony is unlikely to produce injuries beyond a bruise anyway.

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        Second story is easily handled by someone in good physical shape but it’s super easy to fuck it up and break a bone or twist something.

        That said, my 35 year old uncle literally lost his balance standing on flat ground, hit his head, and died within a couple minutes. Just like drowning in six inches of water, a fall from any height can be fatal if you fuck it up badly enough.

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          Just like drowning in six inches of water, a fall from any height can be fatal if you fuck it up badly enough.

          Or, you know, if you don’t have control of all the variables in a situation.