...Ah. I see now. *why Eikichi and the others are so avoidant of him...*

It is not a bet in the human sense. There is no real "wager", no reward. ...We, ourselves, question the nature of our existence, just as humanity does. Are humans like Nyarlathotep? Intrinsically dark-natured, with only the framework of society keeping them from destroying one another? Or are they capable of much more? That is what we wish to know. And in doing so, we might find the answers as well.