Talk:Mountain Men/@comment-66.87.133.66-20150204073047/@comment-25869525-20150205020546

Who ever said they didn't know the outside would be unsurvivable to them? At the time of the Big War, I imagine they were too preoccupied with just staying alive "for now". Later, when they had time to think, perhaps they thought "eventually" they would be able to survive outside, after the radiation levels dropped. However, after 97 years, patience may be wearing thin in the mountain.

It's far more likely they did not know there'd be people who did survive the Big War, and adapted to the changed environment. So, when they finally did discover there were people outside who survived, it's only natural they'd want to find out HOW these people are able to survive an environment that is lethal to them (Mountain Men) in minutes. And, that question made them want an answer. And that brings us to their blood draining project.