There's no point in both of us getting in trouble. [He points out, then goes quiet to think.
As stupid as Hershel is he's not that stupid, he knows going back and doing more may be playing right into Calhoun's hand at this point. If it were anyone else taking the risk he'd say no, don't do it, it's not worth being killed for, and he knows it, consciously knows it applies to himself too. He can imagine several people in the game chewing him out for even going this far, but trying more? Ridiculous. Pointless. Stupid.
Yet.
Yet Simon has a point. As much as a gamble as it was it was a lot safer than stabbing someone to wring some food from Calhoun, or betraying someone to win the prize of a few food cans. If they were just lucky Calhoun didn't see it yet then they had some time to do a little more, and maybe that'd be worth it. When leveled against the people who were starving it was hard for Hershel to say no. He was lucky, he had almost more BP than anyone and people still trusted him despite the betrayal. He wasn't sure he deserved that kind of luck.
After a long beat his inner guilty doormat rears it's head and he glances to Simon, nodding.] It's... it's worth a try.
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As stupid as Hershel is he's not that stupid, he knows going back and doing more may be playing right into Calhoun's hand at this point. If it were anyone else taking the risk he'd say no, don't do it, it's not worth being killed for, and he knows it, consciously knows it applies to himself too. He can imagine several people in the game chewing him out for even going this far, but trying more? Ridiculous. Pointless. Stupid.
Yet.
Yet Simon has a point. As much as a gamble as it was it was a lot safer than stabbing someone to wring some food from Calhoun, or betraying someone to win the prize of a few food cans. If they were just lucky Calhoun didn't see it yet then they had some time to do a little more, and maybe that'd be worth it. When leveled against the people who were starving it was hard for Hershel to say no. He was lucky, he had almost more BP than anyone and people still trusted him despite the betrayal. He wasn't sure he deserved that kind of luck.
After a long beat his inner guilty doormat rears it's head and he glances to Simon, nodding.] It's... it's worth a try.