Like most games with the first-person pov, any S.T.A.L.K.E.R. protagonists don’t talk too much (especially so it’d be more than a click in a discussion window, where the lines are quite short most of the time). But my head has come up with three different explanations for why these protagonists don’t talk much, and it amuses me greatly.
Strelokprefers to be quiet if he doesn’t know what he should say or can’t find the right words. Both are pretty common, so he just says nothing when it’s not crucial. Easier to nod and slip away when no one’s looking.
Scar, on the other hand, uses the opportunity to intimidate others. When someone asks something, he just stares them back and doesn’t answer if it’s not something that he wants to do, effectively causing people not to talk to him if they aren’t forced to communicate with him or one of a few people who Scar tolerates.
Degtyarevhas things to say and questions to ask, but he’s such a baby, and everyone talks over him if he doesn’t take the space with his rank and personality, but he doesn’t usually bother. So it leads him to open his mouth and plan to start talking, but then someone else is faster, and he decides to wait for his turn. Rinse and repeat.
