I wish someone would offer me these options...

[pepper]

If you had to choose between --

a) a life on a spaceship (with artificial gravity and all that scifi jazz - think of, say, a Goa'uld mothership) and the freedom to go anywhere in the universe, but you were an exile from Earth - people back on Earth could contact you, but only rarely, and they might get in trouble for it. They can leave and visit you, but they might be arrested when they came back. There's a whole universe of planets out there, but they're not all nice. And you have a crew.

Or --

b) a life on Earth that was powerful, rich, and comfortable, with a job you love, position, rank, duties which it is your honour to fulfil, but no freedom to just drop everything and go...

Which would you choose?

(For those who know where this question comes from, no copying Miles. *g* Which would you find more fulfilling?)

(Edited for clarification.)

Comments

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

a) Would this also mean I could never communicate or interact in any way with people from Earth? Does the space ship have navigational charts I can read so I know how to get places? Am I alone on the spaceship? Can I set foot on other planets?

hmm.

[shinysilvergrl.livejournal.com]

Would I get to bring my boyfriend? :) What about books? My cats? Internet access?

If I can't have that stuff, screw it, lol.

[nandamai]

Much to my own surprise, my brain immediately lit on B.

I must now go sit in a corner while I contemplate why.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

Knowing me, probably the latter. Mostly because I'm already used to not having the freedom to just drop everything and go lol. And if it is something I would truly love doing.... I could live with it.

So... where did this come from?

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

I'd go with A). It reminds me of the lifestyle I imagine the crew of Serenity have. Plus I need my freedom. :)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I would definitely choose B. I have simple needs. And if I needed to explore, I could do what I do now, read a book.

And Earth exploration wasn't off the map. Steady income, power to make changes, job I love...yep. I'm failing to see a downside with B. Like nandamai said, if I love it, it's giving me stimulation, not being an anchor on me.

(But I've been loving abyssinia's all important questions. Heh.

[sg1danny.livejournal.com]

I'm going with 'B'. Very much a homebody and I'm getting to old to be going off and exploring the galaxy.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

A. Definitely. I could potentially pass up the adventure of a lifetime if it were here on Earth, but give me space aliens and I am SO THERE.

Though B actually sounds pretty nice, really. Very cushy.

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

B. Because I would want my family and the friends I already have more than I want adventure. I like adventure, but it does, as has been said, make you late for dinner. I'm a big fan of dinner. That's why there are novels: all the fun of Option A without the drawbacks.

[caladria.livejournal.com]

I'd love to think that I'd say A, because that sounds like more fun, really.

But who am I kidding? I'd be a B. I don't need the comfort, riches, position, rank or power, but I do need the purpose. If I ended up with A, I'd mooch around a spaceport forever. And if it's a job I love then it will challenge me enough and be exciting enough for an entire galaxy (again: who am I kidding? There's really only the one job for me).

So, what did Miles say that was so eminently copyable?