Why is Quote a mute?

No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. The islanders aren't telepathic, Quote is. He telepathically imprints his responces in people's minds.

 

Morse code is for casualfags.

 

Have we considered that Quote uses Morse code?

I'll take my four different beings being able to read minds thanks.

 

i believe that he transfers the sounds into data and turns it into writing that he sees

 

Have we considered that Quote uses Morse code?

Yes. Read the thread.

 

He uses Stephen Hawking-style speech synthesizer.

 

Have we considered that Quote uses Morse code?

And it just so happens that everyone on the Island knows Morse Code? Riiiiight...

 

I'll take my four different beings being able to read minds thanks.

Those are mine!
Also, it's 5.
Chinfish is psychic.

 

Just... just how do you read a machine's mind?

By hacking into its systems?

 

By hacking into its systems?

*whyme backed away slowly*

 

By hacking into its systems?

*picks up axe* Lets test this theory.

 

What the... OH, right. Damn you, double meanings!

On-topic: Quote can talk, but cannot hear himself.

 

I meant computer hacking, d'oh!

 

I meant computer hacking, d'oh!

You didn't say that!

 

On-topic: Quote can talk, but cannot hear himself.

He can't hear himself yet he can hear others?

 

Ye gods...

He can't hear himself yet he can hear others?

It makes perfect sense...
o.o;

 

Of course.

 

Maybe Quote whispers and the player can't hear him.

Either way, the main problem is that the player can't hear Quote.

 

The player can't hear aby character in the game. I'm sure that Quote's "mutism" would be weird if there was any voice acting at all, but text-only conversations work just fine. Anyway, I take this "missing Quote speech" as a way of telling the story. Because A) Quote always says what the player would most definitely say, and B) you can determine what he said from the answer, there's no need to include his texts.

 

Speed up

His lack of talking also kinda speeds things up, so you don't have to hear him repeat things you already knew.