"I'm fascinated with what I've been reading about the breeding programs. Why is it that aggression seems so difficult to phase out?"
"It's not my particular field, but my understanding is that when it was pursued more vigorously, the results were unsatisfactory. In most species, initiative and creativity suffered. They are inextricably linked. Have you read Models of Sentient Maturation?"
"No, but I'll look into it."
"You should, especially the experiments done on Water World. I wonder how responsible we are for what is occurring there."
"Well, we all wanted another Level 5 destination spot in the galaxy."
"Indeed we did. Instead, we now have a Level 3 maturation population, but with Level 4 technology. Hard to imagine this going well without more of our interference."
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Science FictionAfter a revealing search for his birth mother, Lee declined to pursue the paternal side of the story. Little did he know how the fate of the planet itself was wrapped up in his own star-crossed origin. Only through the unexpected appearance of an al...
