“Dr. Frankel, I’ve carefully chosen subjects based on hundreds of evaluations, and here’s my assessment.” She handed him a holo-report.

“Is there some kind of mistake here?”

“What do you mean?”

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“Dr. Rebek, all these candidates are physically qualified, but each has a ‘dark triad’ personality trait—narcissism, Machiavellianism, or psychopathy. It would be equivalent to creating a cult on Titan. Please explain your unique selection.”

“They were the only ones who didn’t ‘crack up’ under extensive isolation tests. Instead, their ‘dark triad traits’ rendered them capable of long-term space travel and colonization. Making them the ideal spacefaring candidates ...”