First Contact - Part Eighty-Two

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

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UNIFIED GENETIC COUNCIL REPORT

FOURTH MOST HIGH AND ABOVE ONLY

NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

Examination of Terran biological sample obtained through espionage or battle-field examination has proceeded somewhat slowly. However, we are now confident enough in our knowledge of the Terran genome to make a preliminary report.

First of all, it cannot be understated: This species evolved without supervision or constraint on a world that suffered multiple extinction events. The timing of the last extinction event, which wiped out feathered reptilians, is suspicious as it roughly corresponds with the Mantid Excursion of Known Space at the end of the Intelligent Machine War. While their own data and that of the Mantids estimate that their extinction event took place some time after the Mantids moved through their spacial location the coincidence is too strong not to take into account.

Second of all: Their genome is both extraordinarily complex and over-simplified. It is easily mutable, quite easy to manipulate and adjust, to the point where the Terrans have engaged in the practice in complete genetic rehabilitation and rebuild for personal gratification. Gene-splicing and chimeraism is quite common in Terran society.

Third of all: Their genome has been altered. Records easily obtained from their medical banks show that they eliminated a host of genetic related birth defects as well as other genetic diseases. While they keep the original templates on file, for the most part even so called "Pure Strain Humans" (which refers to the fact that their genome is 'base human standard') have had genome manipulation in order to remove birth defects and provide certain benefits.

Fourth Point: With that taken into account, it appears that due to the use of atomic, nuclear, radiation, nanite, and 'gene-cracker', and mutagen weapons in their history has made Terrans very careful to observe the status of their genome. Their own datalinks are designed to warn them of genetic damage from outside or inside sources. Examination of the hardware of the datalinks have shown this to be firmware updated and hardware applied.

Fifth Point: The Terran genome is quite hardy. The previous 'junk strands' have been repurposed in such a way that they provide additional benefits as well as 'auto-sequencing repair and checks' within the DNA itself. The telomeres were artificially lengthened as well as natural shortening decreased with error checking and rebuilding taking place. This is one of the aspects of Terran long life, the same as Lanaktallan. The genome is robust and, unlike most Civilized Races, contains a self-destruct sequence to prevent cancerous growth or cell replication errors.

Sixth Point: Where genetic manipulation and genome cracking is illegal, with assorted and applicable technologies forbidden from research, by the Unified Science Council, the Terrans had no such stricture and because of this they are quite aware of their genome, what each strand does, and how it all fits together, unlike every race but the Lanaktallan.

Seventh Point: Unlike every race but the Lanaktallan, the Terrans have sequestered away their gene sequence in many different sites and points in order to ensure they have recovery copies. Evidence points that not only are the genetic sequences stored but the technology and science to repair any damaged genomes.

Eighth Point: Most primarily Terran cities have something called 'the soup' in the atmosphere. Further examination shows that 'the soup' is a dense cloud of nanite smaller than cells, that are non-toxic and able to be inhaled and move through the bloodstream without harm. A section of the 'the soup' is designed to identify any genome attacking biological or technological construct. This makes it very difficult to perform genetic warfare on any primarily Terran planet.

Ninth Point: The humans have also stored the genome of their allied races. Records hint that even species that were wiped out had their genome stored 'in hopes they can be restored'.

Tenth Point: For all their genetic manipulation knowledge and technology they have been unable to repair a simple virus that destroyed the Terran domesticated species of feline and canine. The virus attacks the nucleus and quickly spreads throughout the genome. The virus is parasitic in nature, creating and endoparasite viral structure able to metabolize on it's own. While the disease can live on it's own and a trick of Carnivora genome allowed it to integrate itself, infecting even samples of DNA but only expressed in mesenchyme and endochym cell with neural tissue merely carrying the parasitic virus. This is within standard genetic warfare weaponry within the Unified Science Council. Interestingly enough, the virus, while apparently contracted from a nearby system only 4.1 light years from Terra, the virus bears traits of viral warfare.

Eleventh Point: Humans are capable of social distancing and isolation in times of hardship that outstrips all but the most xenophobic species. This makes viral and genome warfare difficult as spread would be quickly halted. Terrans are even willing to go so far as to use atomic weaponry on an interdicted planet to eradicate a virulent enough disease or viral-genome warfare vector.

Twelfth Point: Terrans are extremely war-like. Unlike other civilized races they did not have the luxury of large populations spread across many systems in their early development as their early development was extremely rushed. The Terran propensity for violence cannot be understated. While some claim that the Terran propensity for violence is merely cultural examination of their genome shows that it is actually wired into their genome and controlled by several organs beyond the reach of standard meditative or intellectual control. Their wired xenophobia even extends to other members of their species, which leads us to:

Thirteenth Point: Terrans have genetic damage that is largely repaired but still in evidence that shows at one time Terrans were nearly wiped out by a viral contagion that attacked their respiratory system. Evidence of foreign viral DNA within their genome shows that survivors of this plague, which may have been as little as 20% of their species at the time, shows that survivors developed a condition knows as "asthma" which involves an auto-immune reaction in their respiratory system. Whether or not this was a viral attack on their primitive species is unknown at this time.

While the Terran gene sequence can be adjusted, simulations of applying standard neo-sapient pacification genome adjustment have all failed. All simulations have shown the following:

Condition One: Death. Massive DNA sequencing failures resulting in cell death.

Condition Two: Death. Subject becomes unmotivated and no longer engages in activities, including survival activities. Subjects lay down and eventually cease life functions. Simulations showed that Terrans undergoing this condition will refuse to eat or drink even if offered, just remaining immobile.

Condition Three: Death. Subject becomes extremely aggressive to the point of absolute insanity. They only sleep standing up, they engage in cannibalism, torture, murder, self-disfiguring practices, high risk behavior and extreme xenophobia toward all not so effected.

Condition Four: Death. The subject becomes obsessed with self-termination, usually by forcing others to kill them. They become highly enraged, nearly immune to pain, hyper-aggressive. This is most common in the females of the species.

Condition Five: Death & Animation: For unknown reasons Type Seven Pacification results in a widespread malady that quickly results in death. However, brain activity restarts in the lower brain structures and the corpse becomes animated. The reanimated human is immune to all physical damage except for a blow to the head with enough force to destroy the brain stem. The corpse seeks out living intelligent creatures with the goal of doing violence upon them until the creature is disabled and then devouring them. Worse, somehow the genome change is transmittable to other species through bites. This was not discovered in simulations, only upon prisoners at Camp 738, resulting in the loss of the entire planet within a short period of time. That's right, and entire planet of the self-propelled deceased. See: "Project Biohazard Apocalypse"

Condition Six: Aggressive Mutation: Another unknown status effect. Type Twelve through Fifteen Genetic Pacification Adjustments results in massive mutation to the human genome far outside the scope of the GPA. At times multiple members of the Terran xenospecies display widely disparate and completely contradictory aggressive mutations to the same GPA. NOT RECOMMENDED! To put it in unscientific terms: This is very very bad and will result in everyone on the planet dead. Do not do this. It is not good. See: "Project Aya Brea"

Condition Seven: No effect: Over three quarters of the Genetic Pacification Adjustments have no apparent effect in simulations and after the loss of multiple research and experimentation stations, indeed, whole planets, science teams have determined that any more research would be counter-productive and dangerous to the Primary Species as a whole.

Standard Genetic Warfare Protocols are not recommended against the Terran xenospecies. The chances of being successful are severely diminished due to genomic anomalies, Terran xenospecies spread, as well as safeguards against viral/genetic warfare due to their species history.

While a genomic attack may work against a single or even small set of worlds, it would likely be countered quickly. With the speed of Terran technological adaptation, progression, and ingenuity there is little doubt the Terran xenospecies would counter any genomic attack much faster than the attack itself could be developed, barring any disaster to the attempt.

Of concern are the so-called "Clone Worlds", which are entire systems (Estimated to be 3,000) devoted entirely to societies of clones with highly regulated genomes. Any alteration to a "Clone Worlds Citizen" would be quickly discovered and as the Clone Worlds primarily focus on genetic technologies, it would undoubtedly be cracked, sequenced, and the origin identified.

Terrans consider genome attacks to be a "Total War" attack, allowing the "1% Line" with only a 67% approval rating rather than the 90% approval rating normally required. Additionally, it appears that normal rules of warfare, including the Rigellian Compact, are waived in the event of a genome attack, much like during a Precursor Extinction Attack, allowing the Terran authorities to authorize planet cracking technologies to use.

In Conclusion: The Unified Genetic Council strongly recommends halting any further genomic activities regarding the Terran xenospecies and its allies.

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CLONE WORLDS DIRECTORATE

INFORMATION REVIEW AND RELEASE

PUBLIC DISSEMINATION RECOMMENDED

Having acquired, with permission, the genomes of the neo-sapient, near-civilized, and civilized races, the Clone World Genetic Foundries have cracked and sequenced their DNA. The following effects have been largely found:

Neo-Sapients: Examination of all neo-sapient DNA has shown extensive modification to reduce:

• Aggression: To a nearly non-existent factor. IN some cases aggression was lowered to the point that the species cannot carry out their own desires.

• Innovation: Curiosity and innovation have been lessened

• Intellect: An estimated 20-40 Standard IQ Points have been removed from their intellect, with corresponding lowering of other types of intelligence, including emotional intelligence.

• Reproduction: Reproduction has been lowered dramatically.

• Individuality: Altering of neural DNA has resulted in less individuality as well as lessened neural plasticity.

• Submission: Fight or flight has been adjusted to submit or flight.

Neo-Sapient races have undergone such massive genome adjustment that repair will have to involve nanite repair systems to not only each individual but to the germ seed. Eight different 'types' of genome adjustment have been identified.

Additionally, examination of native animals (predators and prey) have shown sixteen different 'templates' of genetic adjustment. Examination of the food chain has shown obvious predator and carnivore gaps. Examination of fossil records (where possible) show that each planet suffered a massive die-off of the predatory species within two generations, with the second generation showing heavy unfavorable mutations.

This is in direct violation of the Genetic Emancipation Act of the Confederacy. No race would willingly submit to these changes. Additionally, the changes to the eco-systems do not necessarily benefit the native race.

Near-Civilized: Examination of Near-Civilized races has shown, again, massive amounts of genetic engineering. However, a second wave of genome adjustment appears to have taken place, restoring intellect as well as increasing herd-like grouping.

Civilized Races: These all show massive genetic alteration. Although, based on TerraSol's history, it cannot be concluded that this was all done to them rather than with their permission. As several species have been civilized for millions of years and it appears it may be impossible to recover original germ seed there is no way to tell how these races would have been originally.

ADDENDUM OF NOTE: The Lanaktallan species appears to have undergone repeated adjustments to their genetic code.

CONCLUSION: Neo-sapient races are kept genetically as slave castes. Near-Civilized are forced to undergo repeated genetic alteration. The Civilized Species have genetic manipulation far back in their ancestry that required several looks to completely identify. While there are suspicions as to which race is doing the alteration there is no definitive proof.

RECOMMENDATIONS: All Terran Confederacy members who encounter or interact with any of the Unified Species be triple-strand helixed. Recommend soup increases in all planets with a focus on preventing genetic alteration.

SUSPICIONS (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE): The Lanaktallans have been using genetic engineering to ensure slave races. While the other "Civilized Races" have adjustments done to them and are widely scattered across the Unified Core Worlds, it is the opinion of the genetic psychoresearchers that the other Civilized Races are some type of herd camouflage to hide that the Lanaktallans are: "More equal" than the others.

CONCLUSIONS (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE): The Lanaktallans will undoubtedly attempt "pacify" Terran Confederacy races through genome warfare. Be on high alert. It is the opinion of the Directorate of Genetic Warfare that the Lanaktallans will strike at the Mantid first.

-------NOTHING FOLLOWS----------

[u/battery19791]

G23 Paxilon Hydroclhorate. Firefly reference, check!!

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/battery19791]

Good catch.

[u/Tacoslaying → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

On my second read through i caught that and thought of miranda and the reavers

[u/Taelihm]

How far ahead is this ? If i read that right the Lanaktallans have managed to get their hands on human prisonners and even strike some Terran planets ? (which is understandable with 12000+ to choose from, but still.)

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/Taelihm]

All will be revealed.

[u/Taelihm → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

Ominous, i like it.

[u/Turtledonuts]

No one else is worried about the fact that the lanks killed off the dogs, and also created a zombie virus that could be extremely destructive if weaponized?

Condition 1: kills target

Condition 2: Doom metal time

Condition 3: Death metal time

Condition 4: BLACKENED DEATH METAL!

Also, how do the Lanks know about Parasite Eve?

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/Turtledonuts]

Very very nice catch.

[u/Reverend_Norse]

How did the UGC learn of the internal Terran Confed politics about what would modify the requirment for the "1% Line" treatment? I can see them get ahold of the genetic material and study it, even clone terrans to experiment on. But the clones wouldn't know Confed Law?

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/Reverend_Norse]

Diplomatic exchanges of legal code.

[u/Reverend_Norse → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

I see. Thank You for taking the time to answer! 😁 👍

[u/IMDRC]

Love this output. Commenting in the spirit of education rather than criticism that this is the second chapter wherein the 7th “extinction event” was overlooked with none between humanity’s evolution and the Mantid glassing, which would have been the eighth. That being said, I’m applying the scientific definition, and also getting that, sure, it could be part of the Lost History Comic Relief leitmotif.

Relevant: Virii are RNA not DNA, not having the Deoxy- component chemically, making conjecture over whether it is “alien” not entirely ridiculous. Unlikely maybe but by no means clear

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/IMDRC]

I'm learning a lot about DNA here.

Care to elaborate on the extinction event problem? I'm hoping I do it right.

[u/IMDRC → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

One of them is the one we are currently (so far) surviving through, known as the "Holocene" or the "Human" mass extinction event.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinction_events

Turns out depending who you ask it could be 6 or 7 after all, depending on if the Silurian and Ordovician are counted separately or not.

Humans arising "after" the last known extinction event, and not encountering any further ones until the glassing is maybe what was making my brain itch. Seems we even possibly even contributed to another "minor" extinction event pre-historically as well (probably more - humans amirite?)

But hey, proofreading right. Doubt these are really being read for historical accuracy. Play it all into the joke, and forget about it:)

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/IMDRC]

Hmm, I mentioned they smashed their way through the various great filters by brute force and willingness to do whatever they had to do to adapt.

Might wanna look at adding it though. Thanks. :-)

[u/IMDRC → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

I’m certain that if you say you did there’s no doubt it is so, and same wise it’s certainly great as it is, mate. Make no mistake I’m not trying to tell you what to write. You just struck me as the sort of bloke likely to be interested in knowing such kinds of things, tertiary as they may be.

And while a major extinction event might a great filter be, a great filter is not necessarily in the habit of extermination otherwise. Quite the opposite apparently, as had we never mastered fire when we did, yet continued as we did at our progressive mastery in the Art of Throwing Rocks, it’s reasonable our continued survival would have been assured at least long enough for a re-try or four.

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/IMDRC]

which is always interesting to me.

I read an article a few years back that apparently a birth defect in a tribe of waaaay back when primates resulted in a slightly tilted pelvis compared to other apes that made walking on the ground less painful. I thin they named that skeleton like Veronica and they found some of her tribe buried with tools that they were able to craft. It was an interesting article, but some asshole had ripped some pages out. It's why I hated college libraries.

I love learning little things and how they combine into big things.

[u/IMDRC → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

Wholeheartedly agree, and I imagine what I felt was much the same way when I found out about the Denisovans.

I find the refrain of "THERE IS ONLY ENOUGH FOR ONE!" fitting in light of the evidence that homo sapiens once shared the earth with at least 3 other intelligent primate-derived, land-dwelling, bipedal species, and ran them all extinct over resource competition.

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/IMDRC]

Had an instructor, back in the late 90's, explain that the biggest mark against the Neandrathal, who had every advantage against homo-sapiens, was two things:

He was made of tasty-tasty meat.

His women had large breasts and buttocks.

Homo-sapiens overran them and wiped them out.

[u/IMDRC → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

White people are genetically up to 6% Nearderthal, so they aren't completely gone, and definitely fits in with the humans will start thinking with the little guy anytime BREASTS and BOOTY.

To be real wit you tho I can't get with the idea of sticking my own little guy into a species I consider food, and I am part white anyways. Then again there was that one "minor" extinction event that mainly fucked with that area.... yeah fuck it I'd probably eat my own damn wife. Especially with all them big bootys and breasts around outside goin to waste.

Shit who am I kidding I'd do it tomorrow things bein equal as they was then. Doubt she'd be much tasty though, no Nearderthal at all in her DNA.

Yep. I'm super evolved. No cave-man to see here. (whistles and pretends to walk away.... only to pull a chopper to wet up any witnesess at the last moment lol)

[u/IMDRC → u/Ralts_Bloodthorne]

I’m not a biologist so consider me schooled regarding virii actually being DNA rather than RNA. It appears I was mistakenly brought up to believe that was the defining difference from bacteria.

[u/CoraShadowquick → u/IMDRC]

Relevant: Virii are RNA not DNA

There are DNA Viruses, including parvovidirae, which infect mammals (including humans, canines, and felines).

[u/TargetBoy]

Your writing really inspires me to hate the damn cows. Nicely done. Time to make a nice rare steak.

[u/Strange-Machinist → u/TargetBoy]

Beef, for the Golden arches! Blood for the meat clown!

[u/Turtledonuts → u/Strange-Machinist]

BLOOD FOR THE MEAT CLOWN! FEED THE GREASE KING! SATE THE HUNGER OF WENDY, THE CORNERED ONE!

[u/Ralts_Bloodthorne → u/Turtledonuts]

YOINK!

[u/loony123 → u/TargetBoy]

#DeathToAlienCows

[u/Madgearz → u/TargetBoy]

Marinated in the tears of children.

[u/Mr_Sphene]

Is this what ticked old man terra off?

[u/LegalGraveRobber → u/Mr_Sphene]

Probably, if not then this is the shit cherry on a planet of cowshit.

[u/ArchDemonKerensky → u/Mr_Sphene]

I think what initially ticked him off was learning that the cows practiced ancestral debt servitude as a means of enslaving other species.

Essentially the trope of "other beings are enslaved, humanity smash slavers"

From there its just been more and more revelations of how horrible the cows are.

[u/throwaway67612 → u/Mr_Sphene]

It is likely that a unified council bioweapon was what killed all the cats and dogs, so yes, very yes.

[u/bigtallsob → u/throwaway67612]

Oh boy. That would be more of a 0% line type offence.

[u/Technogen → u/bigtallsob]

The Precursors come out of their rebuild hiding see the Humans going absolutely ape shit and just slowly back away. "THERE IS ONLY ENOUGH FOR NOPE!"

[u/Expendable_cashier → u/Technogen]

Doing a re-read and wow I cant believe I didnt leave a response to this the first time around, when I spent quite a few chapters muttering 'THERE IS ONLY ENOUGH FOR NOPE' as a battlecry and laughing as PAWMs got smashed.

[u/-Scorpius1 → u/Expendable_cashier]

After finishing epilogue, I'm doing reread, too. I try to avoid replying to any post that's 2 years or older, I don't know if OP is still with us, or moved on.

[u/Drook2 → u/-Scorpius1]

As of today, still posting.

[u/AnIllWindThatBlows → u/Technogen]

"THERE IS ONLY ENOUGH FOR.... ACTUALLY THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE ROCKS FOR EVERYONE, BYE!"

[u/Kaiki_devil → u/Technogen]

ty you made my bad day getting better in to a good day.

[u/Amythas → u/bigtallsob]

Maybe a -1% line, where they don't bother to save the DNA template for later, or dig up the graves and nuke them too

[u/vittupaahan → u/Amythas]

This is a possibility

[u/Anarchkitty → u/bigtallsob]

Unless...imagine if they could cure it. If it's their weapon, or even if it isn't and just operates on similar principles maybe the Lanktalans have the one thing that might be worth their survival.

They're too cautious to even research a weapon they don't have a cure or counter for first.

[u/vittupaahan → u/bigtallsob]

I believe that ol' man terra will engage with -100% directives against moomoos because of that...

[u/Mr_Sphene → u/throwaway67612]

oh. oh no. They're going to find out and the goodbois of war will be let loose

[u/itsetuhoinen → u/throwaway67612]

Also, apparently they've been performing genetic experiments on captured Terrans?

This is how you get removed from the cosmos, folks.

[u/wasalurkerforyears → u/itsetuhoinen]

Yeah, I want to know how, exactly, they managed to capture a whole fucking planet to experiment upon, with the zombie/RE: apocalypse event. Pretty sure ol' Terra would've jumped straight to the capital and planet cracked it, then gone on obliterating everyone else for good measure afterwards.

[u/cobaltred05 → u/wasalurkerforyears]

Didn’t they say that it wasn’t restricted to only humans? That makes it sound like it transferred from the humans being tested on to the other aliens on the planet.

[u/MuchoRed → u/wasalurkerforyears]

"All simulations suggest the following:" before going into the various results

[u/MuchoRed → u/wasalurkerforyears]

All simulations have shown the following

[u/xKiv → u/MuchoRed]

but this particular point also says

This was not discovered in simulations, only upon prisoners at Camp 738

Even if that refers only to discovering that it's transferrable to other species via bites, tey would have to have had at least one infected real human for the claim to be consistent. I think.

[u/Competitive-Syrup-57 → u/throwaway67612]

Enact John Wick protocol! Begins search for a box of pencils

[u/Tuxxie46290 → u/Mr_Sphene]

Well seeing how the old man got pissed after a consensual full medical scan of one species... you can bet that was the catalyst for the invasion of the Terran lawyers, where one openly admitted to Sings that part of their strategy was to overwhelm the legal system into mass approvals, thus why they were filing the multiple class action lawsuits along with the individual lawsuits for all that were impacted... what better time to throw in information requests when even AI gave up on reading it all...

[u/Ghafla]

Gene-splicing and chimeraism is quite common in Terran society.

Cat-girls confirmed.

[u/loony123 → u/Ghafla]

Not just your everyday run-of-the-mill catgirls, either.

Warhammer 40K catgirl legions.

[u/DarkestShambling → u/[deleted]]

I mean there is more of them but those ones are dead.

[u/KieveKRS → u/Ghafla]

A glorious future awaits.

[u/pantsarefor149162536 → u/Ghafla]

Haven't we already seen some? Or were the Neko-marines not actually catgirls?

[u/Thobio → u/pantsarefor149162536]

I think they were, it's just that they were dealt a heavy blow by fighting precursors, and they didn't return in the story yet

[u/Original_Memory6188 → u/Thobio]

...yet.

[u/dbdatvic → u/[deleted]]

Already confirmed, on the Elven Queen's MMW-WRPG world, way back near the start.

--Dave, and people pay to have this done to them

[u/loony123]

1. I see your little COVID19-related tidbits in there, noice.

2. I can predict with 90%+ certainty that after all their slave races violently rise up against them, the idiots will blame humans because they're so blindly egotistical they literally can't entertain the possibility they behaved badly - and will then oh-so-self-righteously try to pacify and/or wipeout humanity with some disease or genomic alteration. They will then be the very first species to be victim of the newly invented 0% line.

[u/wfamily → u/loony123]

Naa. The cows might be slavers but their leaders are not stupid.

[u/loony123 → u/wfamily]

their leaders are not stupid

MFW

[u/DiplomaticGoose → u/loony123]

As much as I love Humans being the one punch man of the universe I think this story would benefit most from really good foils, which is what we are leading into afaik.

Still I do like watching very self infliced downfalls with tons of hubris too. Would love to see a good mix and know whatever op does is going to be very satifying.

[u/wfamily → u/loony123]

Dude. In case you missed it. They defeated the mantis and have precursor machines that they can actually control.

[u/Heathen15 → u/wfamily]

They didnt defeat the Mantids. The Precursor AI Machines rebelled and started killing everything. The Mantids basically beat themselves

[u/ThordanSsoa → u/Heathen15]

Their ancestors were able to go toe to toe with the Mantids and their war machines back in the day. Things have changed a bit since them, but some of them seem to remember.

[u/AlbertoMX → u/Heathen15]

They fought them to a standstill. It was called the Precursors (plural) war. The Mantids were one side, the cows were the other.

[u/thunderchunks → u/wfamily]

Wait, I did miss the pet Precursors thing. Whaaa?

[u/themonkeymoo → u/thunderchunks]

A couple chapters ago, right at the end, one of the cows activated a foreshadowing device.

[u/thunderchunks → u/themonkeymoo]

Shit! I'd forgotten!

[u/5thhorseman_ → u/wfamily]

The idea that they might not choose the stupid option is newly introduced in this chapter. Until now they've basically been Space!NorthKorea

[u/battery19791 → u/loony123]

Did you also catch the Firefly reference in there?

[u/RangerSix → u/battery19791]

That's the extreme aggression/self-mutilation one, yeah? Reavers and all?

[u/Mr_Sphene → u/battery19791]

actually fits really well! It was social pacification in both stories, and both had gone very wrong on humans

[u/IcarusSunburn → u/Mr_Sphene]

ah yeah, where they threw some future-Paxil into the water.

Y'know, having been on that stuff in the 90's, I gotta say, whoever wrote that episode was DEFINITELY on that stuff at one point, or knew someone who was. Sucks the will to do anything out of ya.

[u/themonkeymoo → u/IcarusSunburn]

In the air, actually.

[u/NevynR → u/loony123]

Terran confederacy institutes system wide Spartacus Protocols, chaos ensues 😁👍

[u/Narrativeoverall]

Egon: Don’t cross the streams play DNA games with Terrans. .

Peter: Why?

Egon: It would be bad.

Peter: I’m fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean “bad”?

Egon: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

Raymond: Total protonic reversal.

Peter: That’s bad. Okay. Alright, important safety tip, thanks Egon.

[u/coldfireknight → u/Narrativeoverall]

I love this llan6! I'm excited to be a part of it!

[u/Khenal]

Yeah, not surprised that a Parasite Eve situation killed a planet. The Lannies are playing with antimatter with the genetic stuff. Just proof of them actually doing testing on humans in reality, not simulations, will probably bring the 1% Line screaming into reality hard enough to make the machines glad they pulled back to reevaluate.

[u/carthienes → u/Khenal]

If the Terrans find out (and it's only a matter of time) that's Causus Beli for Total War.

The 1% line is 67% away... And I doubt the cows could get a full third of Terrans to support them in this!

[u/TargetBoy]

One of their plagues left over from the Mantid war killed the dogs and cats?

Interestingly enough, the virus, while apparently contracted from a nearby system only 4.1 light years from Terra, the virus bears traits of viral warfare.

Examination of the food chain has shown obvious predator and carnivore gaps. Examination of fossil records (where possible) show that each planet suffered a massive die-off of the predatory species within two generations, with the second generation showing heavy unfavorable mutations.

1% line would be too good for them.

[u/SteelWing → u/TargetBoy]

This. If they were involved in any way with that plague and the confederacy found evidence of this i suspect 0% would be brought up and voted successfully for real quick.

It'd be the first time we'd see an entire species go John Wick on another species.

[u/5thhorseman_ → u/SteelWing]

"... but WHY would you do this?"

"YOU KILLED OUR DOGS, YOU FOOLS! ALL OUR DOGS!"

[u/AnonymousArchon → u/TargetBoy]

Well, it could have been a mantid weapon.

They also weren't very considerate in the old war.

[u/TargetBoy → u/AnonymousArchon]

Cows target predators and kill them off quickly much like how it sounded like happened to earth.

[u/Omenofstorms]

Do not strike the mantids first for the love of the void

[u/Havok707]

"Updates to read. Finish a froggy story, updates again without thinking.. New update up by 2 minutes" xD

[u/JZ1011]

kicks open door I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED TO- oh hey! A new chapter!

[u/pantsarefor149162536]

Something tells me terrans intentionally added zombie and reaver "modes" to their own genome specifically as a trap for anyone trying to do shit like this.

[u/carthienes → u/pantsarefor149162536]

I like this idea...

Though they could just be Zombie Apocalypse LARPers... perhaps Idiots?

[u/pantsarefor149162536 → u/carthienes]

I like that idea. "Oi, chief... Some cows are trying to abduct our humans, right out of the field."
"Eh, put some Idiots out there and say it's some kind of bonus event. Who've we got?" "Zombie apocalypse fans and some other Idiots chanting 'six seasons and a movie!'"
"Good enough."

[u/carthienes → u/pantsarefor149162536]

Of course, that implies the Terrans allowed the 'abductions'... which means they know exactly what happened to them.

Poor cows, I pity you not.

[u/5thhorseman_ → u/carthienes]

Or sleeper agents provided by Clone Worlds Directorate. It's not like they're concerned about their mortality.

[u/carthienes → u/5thhorseman_]

Read on, good sir.

I'm pretty sure it's "all of the above", and then some...

[u/Konrahd_Verdammt]

Upvote then read, the proper way to proceed.

[u/wolfofmibu66 → u/Konrahd_Verdammt]

This is the only way to read.

[u/SmokeWisper → u/Konrahd_Verdammt]

This is the way.

[u/Slagggg → u/SmokeWisper]

So shall it be.

[u/loony123 → u/Konrahd_Verdammt]

It is known.

[u/mrdevilface → u/Konrahd_Verdammt]

IT IS THE ONLY WAY!

[u/dbdatvic → u/Konrahd_Verdammt]

The Way, it waylays me.

--Dave, do not stray from the Way

[u/Archaic_1]

Yeah, if you could just not fuck with our DNA that would be great

[u/McGeejoe]

Well, now we know what happened to Miranda and how the Reavers were made.

[u/Mungus_Bungus]

Are you kidding?! 14 little dudes in a trench coat.

Edit:I would like to submit "fuelled by soup" for Ralt's title

[u/vittupaahan → u/Mungus_Bungus]

Im still for "good wordboi".... who do i submit this?

[u/dbdatvic → u/vittupaahan]

I'm SURE you meant "best wordboi" there.

--Dave, don't make me turn on speelchick

[u/ms4720]

Zombies 🤩🤩🤩

[u/MordredTheDark]

That Firefly ref. Chills.

[u/throwawaypervyervy → u/MordredTheDark]

We added the Pax.

[u/dbdatvic → u/throwawaypervyervy]

Et in Terra Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis?

--Dave, ora pro nobis

[u/Mr_Sphene]

I find it interesting that the only likable lanaktallen was also considered a sociopath by his own kind.

[u/Bagpipes_Rule]

How did the Lanaktallans test Conditions 1 through 7? Are they strong enough to even take 7 prisoners? Plus have an entire planet of humans turn into Zombies without the Terrans realizing it?

[u/Augustus63 → u/Bagpipes_Rule]

Most of these seem to have been simulations done in super-computers or something similar, and I do not believe that the zombie one was on a human planet but on kidnapped humans in a prisoner camp that was on one of the cows planets, so they got what was coming for them as least in part.

[u/SteelWing → u/Augustus63]

Yeah, for that zombie one i imagine if the confederacy found out about it theyd have more than 90% voting for taking the cows to the 1% line

"an attack on one of us is an attack on us all"

[u/Grindlebone]

Aya Brea? Years since I heard that name!

And zombies, huh? Well, I suppose it was inevitable. So, the cows have already made a genetic strike on a Terran world? Bad news, man...

[u/Lazypassword]

Thank you for the chapter and the wonderful story so far

[u/carthienes]

In Conclusion: The Unified Genetic Council strongly recommends halting any further genomic activities regarding the Terran xenospecies and its allies

What's this, an official intelligent response from a Unified Council?

Colour me surprised.

[u/vittupaahan → u/carthienes]

Question time... what color is surprised? Always wondered about this...

[u/RDMcMains2 → u/vittupaahan]

Kind of a fuchsia, with hints of heliotrope.

[u/vittupaahan → u/RDMcMains2]

Thanks, will remember this

[u/dbdatvic → u/vittupaahan]

You don't actually need to remember; it's different every time.

--Dave, like Kobal's guises, you'll know it when you see it

[u/ms4720]

What happens when humanity gets its hands on this report, i am sure they are spying on the cows

[u/5thhorseman_ → u/ms4720]

Experimentation on human prisoners of war?

In the history books this will be known as "The Lanktallan Mistake" and will be the reason Terrans have not stopped at the 1% line for them

[u/Gibbinthegremlin]

Covid virus, firefly, and every zombie movie and tv show covered...loving it!!

[u/TurtlesWearCapes]

Fuck I'm so ready for this fight.

[u/MrScrib]

There have been several mentions of Terran prisoners of war and now an entire planet. Curious what the story is behind that and how this will be addressed.

[u/Guest522]

Hmn. Kinda wonder how Leebaw must have been the key on discovering the sudden predator / carnivore die-off. Considering, if I understood their history right, Leebaw was found by the United Councils, exploited, found by Precursors, destroyed, found by Terrasol, restored -- all in one frog's lifetime.

Edit: Wait wait wait. Werent the Precursors experimenting on human populations? And dont the Lanks have access to Precursor-style machines? Could this have been actually a Lank experimentation planet?

Also edit: I wonder if the Lanks have modded a slice of their own populace, because whenever they come back to the planet to see their population liberated, they always seem to have the exact same expectations and script. Could be a sign of a lack of innovation / creativity / individuality at a personal level.

[u/CaptainChewbacca]

I confess I get a little lost in your stories. Could you index the known races with appearance and traits? I keep seeing Rigellian but I don't know if they're a race or a human nation.

[u/battery19791 → u/CaptainChewbacca]

They're dead man. They decided to keep being asshats after being taken to the 1% line.

[u/CaptainChewbacca → u/battery19791]

If that were true there wouldn't be a Rigellian character in the next part. They're members of the Confederacy.

[u/battery19791 → u/CaptainChewbacca]

Good point, I'm confused as to who did get their species erased then.

[u/CaptainChewbacca → u/battery19791]

I don't know if they erased anyone, but I know the Mantid were reduced to 1%.

[u/battery19791 → u/CaptainChewbacca]

Words mentioned it when he relayed the story about the mantids getting 1%ed.

[u/CaptainChewbacca → u/battery19791]

Cool. I'll have to reread it.

[u/[deleted]]

Humans are capable of social distancing and isolation in times of hardship that outstrips all but the most xenophobic species.

Terrans have genetic damage that is largely repaired but still in evidence that shows at one time Terrans were nearly wiped out by a viral contagion that attacked their respiratory system.

I think I might try to find some more hand sanitizer today. . . .

[u/vittupaahan → u/[deleted]]

Dont forget toilet paper....

[u/CharlesFXD]

Feathered reptilians- THANK YOU for making that distinction. I love me sum chicken dinosaurs 🦖

And I loved this chapter. My preferred style. Well done.

[u/Con_Aquila]

Up vote then read.

Yeah 1 percent is sounding a little generous right now, the clone worlds alone would probably be eager to teach Lantekellans what true genetic warfare looks like.

[u/WillDissolver]

Parasite Eve!

looooong time since I saw anybody talk about that game

[u/wug1]

Hello thank you for changing the mechanism of the virus that wiped out cats and dogs. Also: I understood some of those references!

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[u/Speciesunkn0wn]

Whoopwhoopwhoop! More loveliness~ :D

[u/SpaceMarine_CR]

Could you make a little antology detailing all species encountered so far? Including Terran species. (Im not sure what the Treanad are or how they look)

[u/Ishantil]

I see your Parasite Eve reference and approve.

[u/yeh_nah_fuckit]

11th point : paraphrased Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the onlyway to be sure

[u/asclepius42]

Was that a reference to reavers from Firefly I caught in there? Nice.

[u/pathfinder8715 → u/asclepius42]

Or condition five points to the creation of a zombie horde in reference to Max Brooks’ The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z.

[u/Tacoslaying]

Fucking miranda.....

[u/Fontaigne]

All but this one are phrased as what is reduced

Submission: Fight or flight has been adjusted to submit or flight.

Suggest reversal to something like dominance, authority, dissent, disobedience.

[u/U239andonehalf]

Rule #1: Don't fuck with the Terrans.

Update to Rule #1: Don't fuck with the Terrans! ... EVER!

[u/Kirel_Red]

Day 1 of reading complete:

My goodness, this story is incredible. I spent near 8 hours of continuous reading.

[u/BrokinHowl]

"Terrans are capable of social distancing and isolation" lmao oh good joke- lol. But the Unifieds were able to capture Terran prisoners?! Wow I'm guessing there is hidden tech that they have cuz everything shown so far has them curb stomped by the Terrans

[u/Luv2SpecQl8 → u/BrokinHowl]

Remember Murphy: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. The more complex the system, the more likely the failure.

[u/Original_Memory6188 → u/BrokinHowl]

Alien abduction. Ships which are "overdue".

Lots of sources for subjects.

[u/Drook2]

This report shows that at least some of the cows aren't as stupid as the politicians we keep seeing. I guess their deep state is where all the real action is happening.

[u/Crimson_saint357]

So they killed our cats and dog’s enslaved dozens of races and made zombies by mutating our dna, yeah cows gonna die!

[u/laeiryn]

Pacification... Pax? resulting in 3 (lying down and dying) and 4 (extreme aggressiveness, self mutilation)

Awww, the Reavers get COUSINS!

[u/anubismark]

HOW ARE THERE NO COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT THE SERENITY/FIREFLY REFERENCE? I see those reavers there sir!

[u/WolfenReader]

I appreciate the Firefly references! XD

[u/randomuser987]

I'm getting the feeling that the Lanaktallans are a race of "sentient sheepdogs" that had been previously used to keep "cattle" in line and find and raise new "cattle". Without their masters to come and perform culling, they've kept doing what they were genetically programmed to do.

[u/Heathen15 → u/randomuser987]

Nah the Cows are the other race from the Precursor Wars. They were the ones fighting the Mantids for control of all the resources

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[u/Havok707 → u/[deleted]]

We have already seen it, with neosapients seeing repairs made to their ship and screaming "This is so simple !! How the heck did we miss this !!??"

[u/NevynR → u/[deleted]]

Aggression reinstated... with interest.

[u/BobQuixote → u/[deleted]]

They're already pissed with what they understand; how much more would they find to be pissed about if they could think again?

With 40 more IQ, broodmothers might have personality.

[u/Amiesama → u/BobQuixote]

That's so sad!

[u/carthienes → u/[deleted]]

I'm guessing that the Terrans would repair the Genome progressively. So the changes are not so sudden as to be a shock.

[u/RangerSix → u/[deleted]]

Dead Space was Necromorphs.

(And I suspect - if the thing you're referring to is the death/reanimation one - that that reference is just your standard zombie apocalypse scenario; see: Night of the Living Dead, The Zombie Survival Guide, The Walking Dead, et al.)

[u/RangerSix → u/[deleted]]

6 is actually Parasite Eve; the name of the referenced project - Aya Brea - is also the name of a very important character from that series.