Please, please let a person read the transcript for these stories!! The wrong pronunciation and awful intonation ruin the experience. It would be so wonderful to have the story told with the correct emotional tone. ☀️
alright. That's a unique take on FTL-like travel. It would be good to know more about this universe. I mean, there's hyperspace, subspace, warp9, jumpgates. This is a little different.
' One ambassador remarked; When humans smile, they bear their teeth, in normal cultures, this is a sign of naked aggression. For the humans, it is a sign of happiness. One does not know if they are happy to be aggressive or if they are happy in general... It is best not to find out if they are happy to be aggressive."
"And no we don't know why they keep coming to the meetings" Bro, you're forced to read out "Fuck off you xeno scum, you don't deserve to know the name of our people or empire" every time you address the human dignitaries to get acknowledged. That would never stop being funny, and I'm sure "delegate to the council" is one of the most sought after jobs in human history just to hear that phrase.
Three things you don't do when you start a war with Americans/humans: 1: You don't fuck with our ships/boats. 2: You don't kill the officer on the battlefield. 3: You never, EVER give us permission to commit war crimes.
"Seemingly out of spite" *does reckless sh!t that damages a successful war fleet to an extent they might as well have been the weakest creatures in the galaxy* yeah, that sounds about right. Spite is one of humanity's great motivations.