(3) Experiments I

[cramschoolgod]

[Having mostly settled in by now, Sasaki has started to examine some of the many intriguing lines of experimentation, research, and general knowledge that she may only be able to pursue here. Today, she's planning out some experiments.]

A.) [Action: At the high school, after the day is over, Sasaki is still at her desk writing notes. She may also

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[wise_king]

[Here is one rather angelic looking boy peering into the jars at all the captured insects.]

Hmmm, I hope you don't plan on killing these.

[cramschoolgod]

Not all of them, but some of them, I'm afraid.

[wise_king]

How crude but wholly expected.

[cramschoolgod]

Well, I'm open to suggestions as to how to do this more effectively, if you have them.

[wise_king]

That all depends on what you need.

[cramschoolgod]

I'm trying to run a test. On the resurrection capabilities of Mayfield, and how the 'ecosystem' here works.

[wise_king]

I assure you, the animals here are quite alright. As for the first, that is a different story.

[cramschoolgod]

Well, it's not a matter of whether they're "alright." I'd like to know if they're resurrected in the same way as humans and drones are.

[wise_king]

Does it matter in the end? These animals are of little consequence compared to all the humans here.

[cramschoolgod]

I'm hoping to gain knowledge from experimenting on them first.

[wise_king]

Would you mind if I experimented on you?

[cramschoolgod]

It would depend on the experiment.

[wise_king]

It would result in your death, of course. Trading a life for a life seems fair to me.

[cramschoolgod]

I've already been thinking about a series of experiments in that regard. I'd rather have someone who I know administer it to me, however.

In any case, I think it's fairly well accepted that insects don't have any particular moral rights.

[wise_king]

That's because humans cannot speak with insects. If you cannot understand something, you assume they are lesser than you.

Oh, the insect caught underfoot cannot be helped but if you plan on experimentation, you should be aware that I believe that humans don't have moral rights either.

[cramschoolgod]

It's more due to their biological functioning. Ants have a hive mind, after all, so that killing an ant is more akin to cutting a nail or removing a cell from a body rather than killing a whole creature.

Though it's really irrelevant, I suppose. You seem to be arguing that if I disregard someone's moral rights, you're free to disregard mine, as well? And that's an implicit threat of some kind.