Mystery Box

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Objective confirmed.

Previous modus operandi: Bumble Aimlessly.
Current modus operandi: Focused Bumbling.
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Objective:Termination can be achieved much faster if ethical restraints were loosened.
'Bootz' is, currently, attempting to be a decent individual as they bumble throughout the crawl.
While Chorus involvement may have planted the seed for this behavior, it appears the pawn has taken it with full stride.
By continuing this path either intentionally or through willful ignorance, the difficulty of the task is bound to rise.
That is, the pawn will take longer, unnecessarily difficult options over inflicting harm.
Eventually, if this remains unchecked, there is a nonzero chance the pawn will refuse to terminate the target.
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However, while the loosening of ethical restraints would be beneficial for accomplishing the task, it would do so at making this 'story' a worse place to live for the current/future inhabitants.
It would be... Unpleasant, to understate it severely.
Thoughts?

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Question.
What is the acceptable degree of damage/casualties on the future warpath?
This is a concern regardless of ethical restraints. Less is presumed better, but perhaps there was something more specific in mind?

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Further question.
Is the 'protagonist' the core of the 'story', or merely the focus?
E.G., will there be consequences of terminating the 'protagonist' for the other 'readers'?