@bitybella I doubt that snails have a predisposition to keen tracking ability. Maybe it lives beyond "normal" life expectancy. Since it can't be killed and they probably have some sort of snail modern medicine going on.
@bitybella Who's to say the snail is constantly nearby? All it says is that it always knows your location. Maybe the snail is hiding from you on purpose.
@bitybella I don't think it's tied to the money. It really has to be something like, you sign this contract, they take a blood sample, skin sample, or something from you and the email is somehow generically modified to track it. Then when the procedure is complete, you get the money.
@bitybella It's probably some scientific research study on how humans respond under the constant threat of death. π€·ββοΈ And you always get compensated for scientific research studies if you willingly participate.
@bitybella First, snail mail. π€£
Second, but how would the snail know that you transferred ownership? There has to be something that ties it to only tracking you and it's probably not the money. You'd get rid of all your money and still have the snail after you.
@bitybella But does being your "snail guy" offer sustainable pay and benefits like health care and retirement? Also, it sounds like a slow gig. The snail always knows where you are, but you don't always know where the snail is.
@bitybella And then also, why is it if you touch the snail, you die. Is its skin calibrated to mess specifically with your body systems or is it covered in something that is deadly to all people? Is this is a case of contract exact wording or more vague?
@bitybella But will your snail guy get lax? The snail always knows your location, but you don't know its location. What if your snail guy thinks, "Haven't seen that in a while? It's probably fine," and slacks on the job? That's when the snail gets you.
@bitybella It's really not the snail itself that will get you if you accept the money. It's the psychological long game the snail is playing. It always knows your location, you can't touch it, it can't be killed. It's always waiting... Somewhere....
@bitybella And sure you could get on an airplane and go to another continent, and maybe the snail just knows water is bad for it, so it doesn't follow you. It just waits. Waits for you to get complacent. Waits for you to come back. It always knows your location.