CF should be treated like the setting of some larger improve production where you and everyone else are the actors working off-script most of the time.

The take away then is cliche but - "acting is reacting". I can nearly gaurantee another could have assisted you in locating those items, which not only could have opened the doors to more interaction, but perhaps a path of either vengeance, forgiveness or anything in-between.

Pulling the plug in almost any scenario isn't an IC choice as much as just the player alone.