Talk:River/@comment-24216186-20160117220442/@comment-7270135-20160130175217

In a way it is, but sentience is being aware of oneself. Animals who pass that test are aware that they're looking at their own reflection, while most other animals think they're seeing an entirely different animal. Ah, that's alright then, a month would be a little too short, and we would probably have to skip a few days where we don't have much planned for the characters and they go about their normal business until they come upon a place that we have planned stuff for, or we have a random event. NOOOO! I can't eat you, I'll miss your smile so much…