Independent thought

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From: Educating Lyme 1

The crucial question. Can you help Lyme learn to think on his own?

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• 76 - very chancy (41%)
• 95 - chancy (51%)
• 113 - modest (61%)
• 132 - very modest (71%)
• 150 - low-risk (81%)
• 169 - straightforward (91%)
• 185 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Glimmers of rationality

[…] Eventually, he starts coming up with questions of his own. "Would I prefer to work for Jasper and Frank," he asks, "or for Mr Fires, or for the neddy men, or for myself? Or for others of Clay? Or for society as a whole?" He's an apt pupil. […]

Description summary:
You start out with the classical dilemmas of moral philosophy. Soon enough, your pupil moves from theory to application. Are you sure this was a good idea?

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• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Pygmalion is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 18)
•  You've gained 111 x Shard of Glim

Failure

"Why is this better?"

Lyme understands that someone has to make decisions, but he's used to it being someone else. You lecture him on practicality and consequences, but it's too dry, and you're struggling. After the fiftieth 'why' of the lesson, you call it a day.

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)