Chrysalis
Chapter 262
"Ok. Let's try this again. The enemy is down there. We can see them, we are in a superior position where they cannot fight back. All of the advantages are ours. So, what are you going to do? What is your strategy?"
The twenty hatchlings and I are positioned in one of the original four farms, clinging to the ceiling out of harm's way. I lured a monster out of the towards the edge of the open space and tied it down with a gravity bolt. The poor creature is labouring on the ground beneath us, barely able to move, whilst I try to teach these hatchlings how to fight.
The particular young worker I've been trying to teach twitches a little as I focus on my attention on them fully. I'm not sure exactly why but these workers seem a little cowed by me. Perhaps it's just that I'm older and larger.
"Well, I see the monster down there."
"Right."
"I know that I have numerical superiority."
"Right!"
Maybe this time I'm getting through to them.
"I also know that we have a positional advantage here, and the ability to attack our opponent when they can't fight back."
"Yeees?"
Here we go!
"So, I will charge down to engage the enemy, forcing myself into its jaws so that by my sacrifice my fellow workers will be able to attack without being harmed!"
DAMMIT.
Immediately the rest of the hatchlings respond positively.
"Ooo, that's a good idea!"
"Curses! I should have thought of that."
"That has to be the right answer. It's flawless."
The worker who suggested it is now staring at me like a puppy waiting to be praised. Almost wiggling with joy as the praise of his fellow hatchlings rings in his ears.
Ugh. This again.
"WRONG!"
*Thwack!*
an antennae down hard I slap
times do I have to say this?! You. Are. Not.
the workers
feel a splitting headache coming
the plans that you put forward are you allowed to act in a suicidal way. You should always act to minimise the loss to the colony
hatchlings look at me as if I'm speaking a different
unsatisfactory. I've been trying for thirty minutes to get them to value their own lives, to think of own
seems to be like a personal failure on their part. They burn to sacrifice themselves for
about this the wrong way. It's clear that they aren't going to value themselves for their
to me, all
of eyes and antennae focus on me
earnest, it's quite
wish to serve
"Of course!"
"Yes!"
die before this day is done for
slow down there. So I take it, you also
"Naturally!"
heart of
my life
there, to the side,
take a moment to compose
for me. Can you do more to benefit the colony, can you do more to serve the Queen, when you are alive, as opposed to
"….."
be ridiculous but the fact that they are thinking at all is a massive
pipes up dubiously, "we were to serve the
able to do more for the colony whilst still alive? Especially after you've taken Biomass and
selfish as if throwing up vile poison and
"Selfish?!"
"NEVER!"
I would rather die! Unselfishly
I nod sagely.
If the colony has invested resources in you, it is your duty to
closer to
thing to consider. Which colony is better, one with one
amongst themselves for a moment before deciding that yes, more workers is clearly superior to less
supposed to increase its
"…"
that hit them hard. Time
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