I'm dying of boredom

Of all the complaints ever voiced by children of the wealthy few; this was the one Frankenstein hated most.

He couldn't recall the exact circumstances where he first heard the complaint but Frankenstein could recall the shock he felt when the abilities he had developed had translated the meaning. How could a person of less than twenty years feel there was nothing worth doing in their life when Frankenstein hadn't finished everything he wanted to do in over 900?

That this lack of interesting things to do was supposably killing them made matter worse especially when studies appeared to affirm the concept. Frankenstein looked into the things that were considered 'boring' so he would not have to inflict them on his Master and was stagged. It seemed the aspects of live most commonly found boring were among the ones that should be held most precious.

Work;

It was not meant to be fun, interesting, exciting and work life balance only became an issue shortly before industrialisation. Not that worker's were always treated right in fact it tended toward the opposite; just look at slaves.

That was not what people were complaining about. They were calling work dull, tedious, insufficiently entertaining and expecting the employer make it better. They worked reasonable hours, they were well paid, they were not at risk of losing life and limb. Thankfully or not those poor enough to struggle to pay the bills soon lost this perspective as they were confronted with the true difficulties that surrounded work.

Study and School;

When did learning become a chore? Something to be held in distain? Only a few centuries ago or less public schooling did not exist and an education was the mark of the upper-class something to be valued. Not even half the world away there are people who still were struggling for the right to learn.

Was it the internet and its instant gratification to any knowledge a youth may seek? Perhaps the compulsory nature had striped knowledge of its specialness. All the knowleage in the world was not at the fingertips of children. Plentiful it may be but there are thing undiscovered unknown. The Nobles, werewolves and even the union; all these things were hidden from the world at large. The time of discover was never really over.

[Frankenstein quickly dismissed the idea of protecting his master from being bored to death. The Noblesse would likely find the concept of being denied these things as unpalatable as he did. If it was possible for such an obscure aliment to effect a noble than Raizel would have died long before they meet.]

House Chores and Cleaning;

The necessity of cleaning was rediscovered recently and chores were much like work; they prepared you for those things you would need to do in future. They also kept things clean and reduced the risk of demise and gave you an organisation system so you could find things; or for those who didn't consider organisation a part of cleaning at least made you familiar with every things location.

This was not among the things he had intended to have Master do but how did this make the list?

Boring things;

The list went on and varied from person to person but Frankenstein would never be able to internalise his understanding of this topic. He didn't want to, letting it remain an intellectual awareness of subject was quiet enough. No one who lived under his roof was allowed to be 'bored.'

Oh, Tao would occasionally claim to be bored but that was more of a signal for the rest of the household to come and join him before he planed something worse. If anything Tao was one of the best cures for boredom; he always had something in mind, something to do, so he did not have to dwell on memories of the past.

None of the children thought life was boring, parts of it certainly but not to the point they would die from it.

So I kind of just went through all my current stories and added a chapter to each this weekend... enjoy. -Sim