Because as it is, the game is acting as if I already accepted the tadpole, and now am "ready" to evolve further because of my previous use of the tadpole (that NEVER happened).
There are a ton of narrative moments like this in the game, where they essentially decide how you feel and what you've already done. Your reaction to the guardian is a huge one. I won't spoil it here, but consistently rejecting them still leads to the narrator pretending as if the two of you have been allies before any sort of reveal on their real agenda.
Isn't this railroading?
I truly cannot understand how anyone who believes in what an RPG is supposed to be about can look at all of this and still consider BG3 to have good RPG storytelling and writing.
