All right, then, since you gave me a serious answer, I'll give one back. Hypotheses of reasons other than evil intentions that he might keep secrets: One, security. This is a ship full of criminals after all. If I were him, I'd keep all information I could close to the chest myself. Two, his alien nature. Communicating motives and methods can be immensely difficult when your fundamental thought processes are vastly different from the person you're talking to. Three, the Admiral is perhaps a trickster, a practical joker. He likes to keep us on our toes, and his sense of humour is vastly irritating but not necessarily malevolent.
Should I go on? I'm sure I could think of a few more hypotheses, but I think that proves my point. Your supposition is no better than any of mine.
Now, here are a few facts as I know them. One, if the Admiral wanted to conquer a planet, or distort space-time, or engage in otherwise megalomaniacal activities, the Barge gives him the technology to do so. He wouldn't need us for that. Two, there are inmates have gone through the rehabilitation process and afterwards chose to remain on the Barge. Their souls are not swallowed up by an evil force, nor are they brainwashed. I recommend you speak to a few of them.
I don't think the Admiral is good--if he were he wouldn't require these deals to save a species from annihilation. But if his goal is to spread evil, he's not very good at it. He'd be the most inefficient and inept evil entity I've ever seen.
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Should I go on? I'm sure I could think of a few more hypotheses, but I think that proves my point. Your supposition is no better than any of mine.
Now, here are a few facts as I know them. One, if the Admiral wanted to conquer a planet, or distort space-time, or engage in otherwise megalomaniacal activities, the Barge gives him the technology to do so. He wouldn't need us for that. Two, there are inmates have gone through the rehabilitation process and afterwards chose to remain on the Barge. Their souls are not swallowed up by an evil force, nor are they brainwashed. I recommend you speak to a few of them.
I don't think the Admiral is good--if he were he wouldn't require these deals to save a species from annihilation. But if his goal is to spread evil, he's not very good at it. He'd be the most inefficient and inept evil entity I've ever seen.