Delay is absolutely due, yes. We postpone every turn anyway, and with the Christmas holydays I dont even know if I will be home. ^^
(cough)
Of course we treatened humans with massive destruction to talk them from destroying the world! Its what we call 'guile'. Humans also call it 'lies', being rather unenlightened beings and all.
We monkeys strive to create a world everyone would love to live in, with free healthcare for everybody and even a perpetual storm as a bonus!
