Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)

by Matt Dinniman

“I don’t have all the details, of course. All I really know is what you’ve presented today and how that ass, Prince Maestro…” “Former Prince Maestro,” Donut corrected. “How former Prince Maestro acted. If his dad, this King Rust guy, treats his people like his son treats guests on his show, then they should rebel. On Earth, we had this fable. Basically, the story goes if you throw a frog in a pot of boiling water, he’ll jump right out. But if you stick that same frog in the water when it’s at room temperature, he’ll just sit there. He won’t move because everything’s fine. Then you put the pot on the heat. The temperature goes up, and still the frog doesn’t jump because it’s only a degree hotter than before. Eventually, the frog dies, boiled alive. When the frog was thrown in the boiling water, he immediately knew he was in danger. But because of the incrementalism of the heat from room temperature, he didn’t realize he was in danger until it was too late.” “That’s a really stupid metaphor,” Tucker began. “Stop,” Ripper said, holding up a furry paw. “Let him finish.” “So, I don’t really know what’s going on with their systems. I’m just a guy from a planet that thought we might be all alone. We got thrown right in and had the lid slammed on us, so Donut and I, and Hekla, we don’t have much of a say in what’s happening to us. But I’m guessing it’s different for the people who live under the Skull Empire. If it used to be okay, but it’s not okay anymore, then maybe you should ...