Talk:Rat Whispers/@comment-16533050-20190220103854/@comment-16533050-20190220205224

Well, yes... the main response I was expecting was that they're not real-world animals. The common degu from Chili lives about 6-8 years and the Alpine marmot can live 15-18 years in captivity. So, if they're based on those creatures, there is definitely a possibility of some of them living longer.

My thing is that they were diseased (which usually kills creatures sooner), and that they somehow have clear memories of this - something disease and old age don't necessarily allow. ;)

Also, if they were 'mad' basically diseased. how are they now... not diseased? That's not exactly how 'plague' works.

I know I'm making a deal over a trifling. The original statement was supposed to evoke a sense of "oh... that's cool; the rats think about the plague too"

Meh.