Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Hunger
Hunger verb - Feel the need to eat.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- They're still incredibly fast and strong, and must eat flesh if badly injured, to the point they may go literally mad with hunger and fail to distinguish friend from food.
Source: Literature / Fledgling -
Tijuana Toads: A pair of Mexican toads usually fail in catching food, but are luckier in avoiding the hunger of one Crazylegs Crane (who later got his own series).
- There's a play style called the "Wolfling Run" where you hatch a bunch of Norns and leave them to their own devices - since the default Norns are outsmarted by buttons and fail to connect hunger with the need to eat, this is an exercise in genocide.
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