Since nobody else has asked yet, replaced with what, exactly?
Are they going to breach their suits and go full monster and hope they take a few anthros with them? Doesn’t seem plausible; they can’t claim the remains of the planet that way.
Upload/install themselves into incorruptible bodies e.g. cybermen? That’s within the bounds of the tech we’ve seen in the story.
We don’t know for sure that the wolf was innocent. His story is plausible but the details are sketchy. Walt isn’t insane, so he didn’t go into a rage, but he’s not going to take the wolf at his word either, under the circumstances.
That’s more wisdom than I can recall seeing from anyone in Endtown for a while now. Kudos to Mr. Neathery for the thoughtful writing!
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