Impulse: Can't believe they're gonna take the...the bubble thing out. That's so much fun. What are they doing? You can literally launch up with bubbles now... [trails off, distracted]
Impulse: [reads] Eloquence! Thank you so much for the Can You Dig It! Okay, yeah, I was gonna say; the other day you asked if you could do a silly question, and I said yes, and then you never did, and I was like, "wait... [chuckle] did I..." I thought I missed it.
[Note: I'd sent a DNR consent check on a Phasmo stream a few days earlier asking if he'd be okay doing more silly questions. Somehow I'd gotten it into my head that he seemed frazzled or distressed by them, especially since he'd opted not to answer a similar question from Sam a few streams later, and I wanted to make sure I wasn't being annoying. But he gave me the green light, and apparently remembered me asking even a few days later, which is very sweet.]
Impulse: Oh. [laughs] This stream. Got it. Okay. "Got another silly question for you. Last time, you answered if a hotdog is a sandwich. Now my question is: Would you rather fight one elephant-sized duck, or a hundred duck-sized elephants? Weapons and prep are allowed."
Impulse: A hundred duck-sized elephants...oh, okay, so the elephants are small like ducks, but there's a hundred of 'em. Or one elephant-sized duck. I mean, my brain immediately goes to just the one duck, 'cause that's one thing you have to worry about. Even though it's big, it's still just a duck—it can only do one attack at a time—versus getting attacked by a hundred small elephants. Like, elephants can be very aggressive, right? I think...
Impulse: Oh, and they got [an] ad right when I answered! Oh my gosh. I said I was gonna be better about the ads!
Impulse: [reading from chat] "Elephants have tusks"? Yeah. There's some stuff to think about there. It's not a simple yes...it's not a simple answer, is it? Definitely some stuff to think about. [aside] Okay, good, I do have some scaffolding. [looks up, reading chat] "Ducks fly"...yeah, ducks can swim and fly. Ducks can be aggressive, for sure! Yeah, I know. I know. But I mean...[dithers] a little snap of the beak...I mean, it could hurt. I dunno.
Impulse: For all the people who just got ads and are back now, we didn't answer the question all the way. Although I did kinda lean towards the elephant-sized duck...one single duck to deal with...is my answer.
Impulse: [aside] We still need five more scaffolding? What? I was hoping that'd be enough, 'cause that's all the string we have.
Impulse: [reading from chat] "Elephants can't jump, so you gotta stand on a platform and you're set." Mmm. Well, there is good points on both sides, I suppose.
[Fast-forwarding through bambooification]
Impulse: [reading chat] The duck could probably one-hit me? The elephant-sized duck could probably one-shot me to death? Oof. I dunno, you guys are making good arguments. For sure. I just feel like having a hundred things trying to attack you, even if they're small, would be worse.
[Fast-forwarding through Mini HUD talk]
Impulse: [chuckles] I'm seeing a lot more people—[stammers] that's a tough question! I'm seeing a lot more people worried about the one duck, the one giant duck...gosh, a hundred duck-sized elephants though. They could probably do some real damage, guys. Yeah, I don't know. I'm not sold yet.
[Fast-forwarding through inventory management]
Impulse: [reading from chat] "If you get to prep, some melons and some wading pools and most of those ducks..." Oh! Okay. Prep for the duck fight. [laughs] Yeah. There you go.
Impulse: Let's see. And we're fighting this? See, I might have a hard time fighting a duck. [small voice] 'Cause they're so cute. And elephants are like really smart too, so I don't wanna fight an elephant. They'd be like "what the heck, man?" Like why would the elephant be wanting to fight me? Did I invade its territory? Is it my fault? Am I the...what’s that Reddit? “Am I the…” y’know.
Impulse: If I brought it on myself, then uh...I guess I'm just gonna get worked by it. By either one.
Impulse: [reads chat, laughs] Yeah. AITA. Yeah. That's it.