In this short scene, Shmoop explains to the audience how he came to be in the position he is in. He explains that his father is his father, and they have nothing but each other. The two of them murdered their brothers and stole their amulets, which Shmo describes as "an amulet with everything in it. It is this that made the gods want the humans to help them survive, but Shmo explains that he has stolen the amulet from the boy, who is dead. Shmo says that he will understand his father when he becomes a father, but that he does not understand everything that has happened to him since he was a child. He says that the river and the city are not his anymore, and that Shmo is responsible for everyone.
In this short scene, Shmoop explains to the audience how he came to be in the position he is in. He explains that his father is his father, and they have nothing but each other. The two of them murdered their brothers and stole their amulets, which Shmo describes as "an amulet with everything in it. It is this that made the gods want the humans to help them survive, but Shmo explains that he has stolen the amulet from the boy, who is dead. Shmo says that he will understand his father when he becomes a father, but that he does not understand everything that has happened to him since he was a child. He says that the river and the city are not his anymore, and that Shmo is responsible for everyone.