Thread:The-resident-psycho/@comment-8895976-20130501180813/@comment-5721986-20130502002047

Please excuse me for intruding in on your conversation like this.

Your assessment of the situation seems accurate to me. As you said, Christof was using the boys as tools to check and see if the massacre had ended yet by convincing them it was safe to go outside. The speculation is confirmed by the fact that after he manipulated the second boy into exiting he stayed put for days, even though he told the the kid he was sure the first boy was safe and off relaxing somewhere. Clearly, he didn't believe in his own preachings, thus leading to the conclusion that he was just using his "friends."

Edit: Ah, didn't realize I posted that around a minute after TRP. I'd say there's enough implied evidence to put it in, but really, that detail's pretty trivial so it doesn't matter either way.