Here's a little bit more of the third installment in the Petri Dish Chronicles! As always, the disclaimer is that this is a draft and, as such, it's unedited and likely full of errors and is subject to revision, revamping, and being completely scrapped and rewritten. But, with that in mind, I'm reasonably satisfied with the basics of it, at least at the moment, or I wouldn't have bothered posting it. Enjoy! :-)
Excerpt from Shifting Paradigms:
Petri braced herself for whatever reaction Daji’s criticism might bring, and prepared herself to defend her friends as best she could. But, to her surprise, no explosion was forthcoming. If anything, she thought Vlad looked as if he might be amused.
“I don’t require your approval, warrior. My philosophy, as you call it, involves giving people what they want. It’s not my responsibility to determine if what they want is good for them, or my place to decide if they should have what they want based on any likely negative effects. But neither will I exert myself to save others from the consequences of their choices. If individuals are foolish enough to fail to consider the likely outcome of their decisions, the end results are their responsibility to deal with.
“You don’t have a very high opinion of humanity, do you?” asked Chessie.
Another slight shrug. “I find humans no more or less inclined to stupidity than any other race among of the so-called intelligent species.”
“So it’s just people, in general, who you hold in contempt?” rejoined Daji. The enigmatic entity’s eyes flashed as he looked around at their group, and then back at Daji. “Some more than others.”
“I don’t require your approval, warrior. My philosophy, as you call it, involves giving people what they want. It’s not my responsibility to determine if what they want is good for them, or my place to decide if they should have what they want based on any likely negative effects. But neither will I exert myself to save others from the consequences of their choices. If individuals are foolish enough to fail to consider the likely outcome of their decisions, the end results are their responsibility to deal with.
“You don’t have a very high opinion of humanity, do you?” asked Chessie.
Another slight shrug. “I find humans no more or less inclined to stupidity than any other race among of the so-called intelligent species.”
“So it’s just people, in general, who you hold in contempt?” rejoined Daji. The enigmatic entity’s eyes flashed as he looked around at their group, and then back at Daji. “Some more than others.”
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