Originally Posted by
Jay R
Perhaps there's only one rope, going up and down like the thread in a seam. A few rounds after you cut it anywhere, it comes undone, and the Mechane drops into some location that just happens to have a heroic sidequest that needs a hero.
Julio knows this, and only cuts a rope when he's ahead of schedule, and there's time for a sidequest with a lovely damsel, which takes up just enough time that he will still reach his destination in the nick of time.