Perhaps the point of Rodney's torture is for the Asurans to probe how much he, as the scientist, knows about nanotechnology -- and thus, how formidable an enemy he and the Atlanteans might be for them on a technological-savvy basis. And then to poke (and stroke) at him to learn more about humans in general -- know thine enemy, etc.
I love the idea of adding a bit about Rodney's evaluation of his situation -- that he's the weakest link of the group, but he's brave enough to let them hurt him first. To buy the others time? And/or because he thinks he can hold out better than when Kolya had him? Hmmmmm.
I really like the name Basano. It fits perfectly with this kind of story, especially because a lot of what Rodney says doesn't end up being what they want to hear; I remember reading a debate for one of my Latin papers about how much useful testimony they got from slaves under torture.
Now you've got me wanting to put my Classics-geek hat back on!
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Perhaps the point of Rodney's torture is for the Asurans to probe how much he, as the scientist, knows about nanotechnology -- and thus, how formidable an enemy he and the Atlanteans might be for them on a technological-savvy basis. And then to poke (and stroke) at him to learn more about humans in general -- know thine enemy, etc.
I love the idea of adding a bit about Rodney's evaluation of his situation -- that he's the weakest link of the group, but he's brave enough to let them hurt him first. To buy the others time? And/or because he thinks he can hold out better than when Kolya had him? Hmmmmm.
Thanks! And yours is a perfect icon, too.
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Now you've got me wanting to put my Classics-geek hat back on!
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