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[Murph]

Spiral also seems to have a typical "Fighter Jock" sense of humor.

[SaintofM]

Spiral also seems to have a typical "Fighter Jock" sense of humor.

Jeah, the spoiiler pic out of contexted said com hither boy.

In contxt she's a ten year old boy trapped in a 16 year old girl's body

[Murph]

Spiral also seems to have a typical "Fighter Jock" sense of humor.

Jeah, the spoiiler pic out of contexted said com hither boy.

In contxt she's a ten year old boy trapped in a 16 year old girl's body

With a fighter jock's ego to match I suspect.

[Onaiom]

What are their sleep postions ? Who got to spoon Alex ?

SpoilerShow

Who will be spooned by Alex ?

[Roeben]

I'm more interested in what fun music and videos are on the local storage that Alex can show the Loroi (Beryl specifically) to quench their curiosity about human culture, if they have any.

[Krulle]

Beryl: You've been mentioning this a few times now. What is a "spoon", and what does it have to do with sleeping positions in cramped sleeping facilities?

Dramatic yes, but he also has to consider all angels as even though he represents humanity to the blue space elves, he needs to know more about them and the Historian would best do that.

Who are these "angels"?
(I think you meant "angles"?)

[Ithekro]

You mean Talon and Spiral aren't the Blue Angels?

[SaintofM]

If nothing else, they are probably going to be curious about Humaniti entertainment. Just saying, the Historian App better bring up a folder with Cat videos soon.

[Krulle]

And then all the Loroi want Cats.
That would be the second species dominated by the Cats.

[Arent]

And then all the Loroi want Cats.
That would be the second species dominated by the Cats.

Sure. If both the Loroi and the Umiak would submit to the Mrrshan, the world would be a better place.

[Krulle]

I dom't think the bugs would bow. the Klackons would neverbow to a race that would use them as ball-like toys...

Let's wait for the Atarans to remove them for us....

[Murph]

Eager for 165. Very eager.

[Hālian]

I think that Spiral put it best in regards to Tempo's approach:

Smell like buttocks!

Remember that Stillstorm called her dishonest in regards to how she approached Alex, heavily implying that they saw more eye to eye than Tempo would like Alex to believe, Tempo is still on the side that considers Alex and Humanity a threat; she just wants to hang him from his own petard. Which puts her panels up to this point in a whole new light.

In that case keeping a historian tag-along a secret is turning out to be an increasingly bad idea. Perhaps even a trap?

Bad idea, trap or ace in the hole, depending how the dices roll.

"Dice" is already plural.

[Murph]

I think Tempo is playing 4D chess compared to everyone else's 3D chess.

[Philly]

But, who are the good guys (or gals) and who are the bad guys? I suspect the Umiak are bad guys, but the others? Hmmmmm.

If we are just talking about the setting for this comic then both Loroi and Umiak are the bad guys.

The Umiak will enslave, a universally bad thing, your entire race and gear it towards the production of anything military-related. If you resist, you get genocide. (Universally bad thing number two.)

The Loroi bully any races to join them because they refuse to acknowledge the right of another race/nation to not involve themselves in conflict. If you do join them you are basically a second rate "citizen". If you don't you get genocide.

Humanity is right now just plain fucked.

[cacambo43]

But, who are the good guys (or gals) and who are the bad guys? I suspect the Umiak are bad guys, but the others? Hmmmmm.

If we are just talking about the setting for this comic then both Loroi and Umiak are the bad guys.

The Umiak will enslave, a universally bad thing, your entire race and gear it towards the production of anything military-related. If you resist, you get genocide. (Universally bad thing number two.)

The Loroi bully any races to join them because they refuse to acknowledge the right of another race/nation to not involve themselves in conflict. If you do join them you are basically a second rate "citizen". If you don't you get genocide.

Humanity is right now just plain fucked.

It's complicated. Both the Umiak and Loroi could be seen as "bad" from general Human standards, but "good" and "bad" don't translate neatly into allies or enemies. For example, the Soviets were instrumental in the ultimate success of the second world war, and we were allies (after 1940). But I don't think anyone in military, intelligence, or State Department capacities were under any illusion that the Soviets weren't "bad" guys.

CJSF

[Krulle]

But, who are the good guys (or gals) and who are the bad guys? I suspect the Umiak are bad guys, but the others? Hmmmmm.

The Loroi bully any races to join them because they refuse to acknowledge the right of another race/nation to not involve themselves in conflict. If you do join them you are basically a second rate "citizen". If you don't you get genocide.

Well, that paragraph of yours is equally true for the Umiak, who also deny the right of neutrality...
Also, the Loroi used Genocide only against those who kept resisting, despite having lost the wars for independence.
Everyone loses patience sometime...


Be with us, or be against us...

[CF2]

But, who are the good guys (or gals) and who are the bad guys? I suspect the Umiak are bad guys, but the others? Hmmmmm.

It's all shades of grey I'd wager, but from the perspective of Humanity the Loroi are the unquestionably better choice -- so long as they win.

[SaintofM]

Both sides I would consider a Lawful Evil.

Umiak work themselves to death and leave their worlds an ecological wasteland on par with a dystopian post apocalyptic movie, and expect that of their allies. THe ancestors of the Modern Umiak were brutal and savage, and and this continues today.


The Loroi see themselves as honorable warriors, but so did knights and samurai and both could act like the thugs of a mob boss. While humans in this setting have firsthand evidence of what the Umiak can do with their first extraterrestrial contact, they also know Loroai are the kind of people that would think the Death Star is an awesome idea, lets make one.

[Krulle]

Well, ow we have something to give to the Loroi, the plans.
And to safeguard our long-term interests, we won't tell them about the cooling vent shaft.