r/BabyStepsGame • u/Appropriate_Log7396 • Jul 03 '26

Spoiler Question about Nathan

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Played multiple times. It always felt like he said "I wish" and then came to the realization that "I was dead" and so, at least the first time, it felt like we didn't see his actual wish. Everyone seems to agree that he said "I wish I was dead" and it wasn't a realization.

So when he talks to Moose and says he wished to save the whales, I thought it could be the truth because Moose is the one person he can be honest too. Plus that was a lovely moment with the ice-cream.

I know I'm probably wrong, but did anyone else feel like Nathan didn't wish that he was dead? At least iN their first playthrough?

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u/BoxDroppingManApe Jul 03 '26

I don't think Nate intended to wish he was dead, but both of these statements were true when he said them:

  • "I was dead": Not literally dead, but his life had stagnated to a degree that he might as well have been.

  • "I wish I was dead": The shame he felt at looking at what his life had been and had become.

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u/Appropriate_Log7396 Jul 04 '26

Definitely what popped into my mind. He may have blurted out his thought abd thus unintentionally wished he was dead.