Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

First a bit of detail on Erica, Erica is transgender, apparently regarded as fairly attractive since she is hit on by her boss as well as the younger guy in the group, Toby. Toby eventually loses his virginity to her and states sex with her was strange, and that "it was big.".....WHAT was big? Is this line heavily misunderstood in that it was a big moment for him or is it implying Toby is so dim that he wouldn't realize if she were pre-op?

Secondly; in the game, men who aren't willing to settle down and have children are weeded out and killed in their sleep by Erica's boss via nightmares. Only men are supposed to have the nightmares, more specifically, men who are unwilling to settle down and procreate and/or cheat on their lover.

This leaves an issue as Erica (biologically male) starts having nightmares...Toby does not. Toby seems to want to settle down and have children but Erica is unable and thus SHE is preventing him from reproducing. This doesn't make sense; if it were about reproduction, Erica would be having the nightmares due to her unwillingness to settle down as well as her knowingly "preventing Toby from reproducing" and Toby would be having them due to wanting to settle down with a woman who couldn't bear children. This is Mutton's logic; drive non-reproductive couples apart to lead them to reproductive relationships.

So this leads to another reason as to why Erica has nightmares; Mutton is her boss who hits on her which she rejects. Mutton, as a human shepherd would want to preserve Toby's life and possibly keep Erica for himself. >.>

As odd as it sounds and as sound as your argument is keep in mind the point of the trials are first and foremost to "separate men from fertile women they have no intention of procreating and starting a family with." While it's true that Toby is attempting to settle with a woman who cannot bear children, the fact of the matter is he wants to procreate and for all intents and purposes assumes that Erica can. Erica however knows full well she cannot and also has no intention of settling down and having children(at least biologically). Toby is therefore technically innocent in the eyes of the trial and while they could still attempt to punish Toby we also need to keep in mind the trial is designed for men who are holding back perfectly fertile mates from having children, which Toby is not doing, but Erica is.

The trial is in place to punish people for holding back others, not for holding back themselves.