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Argon-breathers?!?!? That's deeply problematic. I think you meant "Sentient lifeforms who breath argon". A general enquiry shall commence forthwith!

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In the 24th century, humanity has matured beyond wokeness. We have a more evolved sensibility. Even today, although you remain a dangerous, savage child race, you've already started to make rapid progress -- which would earn you a gold star in my classroom! -Principal Ballard

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Also, I'm sure the universal translator renders it much easier to ensure language meets diverse standards of politeness!

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This is true, although it does mean that whenever you hear someone speak their native language, you know what they said was so rude the translator refused to say it. One of my earliest students once told the classroom assistant "Hab SoSlI’ Quch" so sweetly and politely that I thought it must have been a U.T. glitch, but when I looked it up I realized he had just been trying to put one over on us. I actually replicated erasers for him to clap as his consequence. -Principal Ballard

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How can you breathe an inert noble gas like argon?

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According to Dr. Mendara, our staff Benzite: stubborn lungs! -Principal Ballard

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You can breath argon for the rest of your life if you want.

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I think its inert qualities are less of a problem than its weight relative to most atmospheric compositions. Inhalation and exhalation would seem to be greater obstacles than processing...

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