Fell asleep by accident, forgot to leave an author’s note! For now, here’s the poll! It ends Saturday night at a minute to midnight, so vote while you still have time.
!["Consider this, Star Sage. You can reasonably be assumed to possess advanced knowledge which could aid us in defeating the Cosmic Mind-Thief." "YES. THAT IS A REASONABLE INFERENCE." "Yet, whether you impart or withhold that knowledge, you are making an informed decision. If you elect not to share your knowledge with the Star Scouts, are you not, ultimately, choosing to aid the Cosmic Mind-Thief through your inaction?" "YOUR ARGUMENT IS ONLY VALID, SCOUT SMART, IF ONE ASSUMES THAT THE STAR SCOUTS ARE THE ONLY HOPE FOR DEFEATING THE COSMIC MIND-THIEF." "You are correct, Star Sage. Therefore, what is your decision?" [LOW, TENSE MUSIC] [BRIEF PAUSE] "VERY WELL, STAR SCOUT. YOUR ARGUMENT WITHSTANDS RATIONAL SCRUTINY. WE SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH INDIRECT ASSISTANCE IN YOUR BATTLE AGAINST THE COSMIC MIND-THIEF." "What, really? I wish college-level consequentialism could resolve EVERY problem so easily!" [HUMOROUS TROMBONE]](https://www.endcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/14.png "\"Consider this, Star Sage. You can reasonably be assumed to possess advanced knowledge which could aid us in defeating the Cosmic Mind-Thief.\" \"YES. THAT IS A REASONABLE INFERENCE.\" \"Yet, whether you impart or withhold that knowledge, you are making an informed decision. If you elect not to share your knowledge with the Star Scouts, are you not, ultimately, choosing to aid the Cosmic Mind-Thief through your inaction?\" \"YOUR ARGUMENT IS ONLY VALID, SCOUT SMART, IF ONE ASSUMES THAT THE STAR SCOUTS ARE THE ONLY HOPE FOR DEFEATING THE COSMIC MIND-THIEF.\" \"You are correct, Star Sage. Therefore, what is your decision?\" [LOW, TENSE MUSIC] [BRIEF PAUSE] \"VERY WELL, STAR SCOUT. YOUR ARGUMENT WITHSTANDS RATIONAL SCRUTINY. WE SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH INDIRECT ASSISTANCE IN YOUR BATTLE AGAINST THE COSMIC MIND-THIEF.\" \"What, really? I wish college-level consequentialism could resolve EVERY problem so easily!\" [HUMOROUS TROMBONE]")
