The story I'm working on now is a sci fi that deals with the concept of the human race controlling all of the known universe. It's set in present day, and Earth is a world seeded by the humans to allow humans to evolve independently of the outside galaxy. Technology and biology have essentially fused due to the creation of picocells, tiny technological constructs that are made to independently solve problems.
Anyway, I digress. What I want to know is, how does one explain complex ideas that affect the story in a major way? Of course there is a character who already knows and understands the situation, but I absolutely refuse to have him become a mentor that just spews information at the progtagonist for the sake of explaining the idea to the reader, even if it's drawn out over time.
So how do you guys present the ideas in your story?
Anyway, I digress. What I want to know is, how does one explain complex ideas that affect the story in a major way? Of course there is a character who already knows and understands the situation, but I absolutely refuse to have him become a mentor that just spews information at the progtagonist for the sake of explaining the idea to the reader, even if it's drawn out over time.
So how do you guys present the ideas in your story?