[Unlike Grainne's, Gilgamesh's smile doesn't fade; in fact, it grows stronger.]

Your disappointment is based on your own human rationalizing. But that in itself is not surprising -- you see only what's in your own world and time.

If I did not believe there was a hope that my boredom would be alleviated, I would not observe. The game master only relies on himself for entertainment; the observer relies on the world.