Cyborg Theory

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

My dearest students --

Some of you will be glad to know that I was unsuccessful in capturing and murdering Thor as ONE OF YOU must have called the SGC who subsequently warned the Asgard Supreme Commander. I hate you all.

I do hope you enjoyed "Johnny Mnemonic" from last week. I’m handing you all a pop quiz on it before we begin today’s class discussion.

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Today, we are studying the nature of evil. Many cyborgs and robotic systems (both the individual and the group) such as myself and my brethren have been labeled as “evil.”

Here are your discussion questions:

(1) Why do we assume that sentient robotic systems are evil?
(2) Why would a sentient robotic system have a purpose that is or could be defined as evil? And related to that question: What situation would create this repeated meme for cyborgs?
(3) Define what you think evil truly is.

Also, I’m planning another little experiment for next Monday thanks to whitedeathpod’s fic and liability contract that you all did not sign, hahaha. If any of you would like a drastic personality change for a class period plus 24 hours, stop by my desk.

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[janet_fraiser]

"Hey, Sam," said Janet.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Janet. Shit. Hi. What're you doing here?"

[janet_fraiser]

"Looking for you." Janet smiled. It was the smile of someone who was about to divert their best friend from a night in the infirmary. "You want to get dinner?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam was about to refuse, but her refusal was interrupted by the growling of her stomach. "I guess I could eat something."

She didn't mention that she hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. Sam knew from past experience that that was the kind of explanation that would get her a lecture from Janet.

[janet_fraiser]

Janet nodded slowly. She was fairly sure Sam hadn't eaten most, if not all of the day, but now was not the time to press the issue. "Where do you want to get something to eat? Or I have some sandwich stuff in my room," said Janet. "And then I want to head to the clinic and take a look at Jack after, make sure he's doing okay before I go to bed."


((That might have been mentioned deliberately here so that RC could have eavesdropped and learned that Jack's in the clinic. Just so you know...))

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Anywhere but the cafeteria's okay with me." She knows that as soon as she gets near a bed, she's probably going to collapse into it, but she definitely wants to head to the clinic when Janet goes.

Luckily, because she spent all day in the clinic watching Jack breathe, her homework is done.

[janet_fraiser]

"Let's head to my room, then," said Janet. "We'll make sandwiches, then check on Jack, and then leave again. Sound good?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam nodded. "Sounds good except for the leaving the clinic part--the chairs aren't so bad."

[janet_fraiser]

"Great. They're really not. I did that yesterday. Don't tell anyone."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Shall we? Who am I going to tell? Thank goodness Jonas and the General showed up, or I would have lost my mind in that waiting room."

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

RC does listen carefully to the conversation. OMG.

[janet_fraiser]

((Yep. And if Sam and Janet should happen to interrupt her when going to check on Jack sleeping in the clinic, that might be kind of conducive to lots of OMG!angst and drama and other fun things. You know. Just saying.))

[janet_fraiser]

((However, both players are exhausted, so--tomorrow, maybe, instead?))

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

[janet_fraiser]

((Bless you.))