"Ah, Darkas, we've been expecting you. Please, sit."
"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Commander Krg was very evasive."
"After two years of dealing with them, or trying to, we expected nothing less. What did you learn?"
"Well, as you already knew, that planet is not their home. He says that they went there for colonisation purposes, and that they did not know it was inside Kallum territory."
"Hm, I'm not surprised, our studies show that once the Kallum have used up everything on a world they simply abandon it and move on. Most of the heart of Kallum territory consisted of barren worlds, the only exception being the ones they found to be strategically advantageous."
"But if all of the worlds in Kallum territory were barren then how did the Wardancers find a suitable world to colonise?"
"The Wardancers prefer high gravity worlds, three gees is their comfort zone."
"Such strong gravity must have been very off-putting for the Kalum."
"So your learned about the Wardancer homeworld? Do you know where it is?"
"No, and I do not think I learned about their homeworld either. If the Wardancer homeworld is a high gee world then why are the Wardancers so tall? I have never in my professional career met a tall heavy worlder."
"So high gee worlds is simply a preference... hm... what about atmosphere?"
"They can breath oxygen atmospheres they just don't like doing it, what they prefer to breathe sounds almost primordial."
"Which again could be simple preference. What do we know, actually know?"
"They want planets."
"Why? I've seen the sensor data, we all have, and I don't think much could have changed on that planet in two years."
"There is more of them coming."
"How many?"
"I don't know."
"Obviously more than you can fit on a planet."
"How many planets do they want?"
"I don't know?"
"I have a better question. Is it possible that Commander Krg and friends are simply a scouting party for an invasion force? Look, their planet is in an empty part of space on the edge of the galaxy, their only ship is a warship, they openly admit to spying on us-"
"Which we would have done too."
"And on top of all that there are so many more of them coming that they can't all fit on that damned planet. That's how many? Millions? Billions?"
"The war has made you paranoid."
"Look me in the eye and tell me it doesn't make sense!"
"How about I look you in the eye and tell you to-"
"Gentlemen! Please! We don't know enough to make any assumption. Hm... Perhaps we should give our new members something to do? A joint operation perhaps?"
"What the hell for?"
"So we can learn something."
"But what kind of operation?"
"I don't know... pirate hunt, border patrol, anything. Ask one of the fleet commanders, they should be able to come up with something."

> EmperorHez wrote:

> @ Yell

the English never actually conquered Scotland. Scotland itself was always too big, too harsh & the Scots too fierce to actually conquer!

In 1707 the English bribed the Scottish parliament to unite the two countries, despite riots in the streets the Bill was passed & Scotland lost its freedom.

Im personally hoping for a Scottish break-away, with a bit of luck it will result in Wales getting its freedom.
_____

Not strictly true, the money given to the Scottish parliament was to bail them out after their attempt to colonise "New Caledonia" failed miserably, so that six months later all that was left was about 10 people, most of whom died on the way home.
It made Scotland bankrupt, literally. If England had not "Bought" Scotland with all that money Soctland would have become part of England anyway as it's fall was inevitable at that point.

Edit: Oh, and the companies drilling for oil in the North Sea are England based, what would that mean for Scotland if it tried to become independant and claim sole ownership of the oil?

Isn't this what Interpol is for?

Wow, I haven't seen C since 1996.
Justinian is right, learn C++

Darkas Mbenge, diplomatic attache to the UEF and specialist in first contact situations, slouched in the high backed chair accross the table from the armoured bulk of the Wardancer called Krg. The Wardancer seemed intent on maintaining the air of mystery that surrounded his people, the bubble that Darkas assumed protected Krg's head was dark to the point of being almost reflectionless, the overhead lights reduced to nothing more than bright stripes on the dome.
"Would you be more comfortable with the lights lowered?" Darkas offered. Maybe with the lights dimmed the Wardancer would open that bubble and he would finally be able to see what Krg's face looked like, assuming he had one. "No, thankyou." The voice that came from the armor was electronic, just like in all previous communications with the Wardancers. Darkas nodded, straight to business then, "I'll be open with you, Commander Krg. Some people feel that because we know so little about you Wardancers that allowing even one of your warships to operate within UEF boundaries, even under UEF control, is a risk not worth taking. Luckily for you most of the people that hold that view are not in any real position of power, however those that are in a position of power have some questions they would like me to ask you before they consider the situation any further." The armoured hulk seemed to bow slightly, "You have studied your sensor data from the battle two years ago and have concluded that the world you found us defending cannot be our homeworld, and so you wonder why we lied." Krg raised a six fingered gauntlet to the dark bubble, which cycled up and back behind his head.
Krg had pink skin, bright pink skin, and unblinking purple eyes set beneath a slightly bulbous forhead. He appeared to be smiling, however the rows of fangs were less than comforting. This time he spoke with his own voice, a voice which was much higher in pitch than what Darkas expected from a being of such size, "When we came here our mission was simple colonisation. We genuinely had no idea we were in someone else's territory, let alone walking into someone else's war. To be honest we had no way to be sure that the right side won, so we did the bare minimum to keep the victor happy while we did some research." Krg smiled again, "We liked what we discovered." Finally Krg sat down, and the chair creaked under his weight. "We like you. We want to be friends. We need to be friends."
"Need?"
"We plan on colonising a number of planets in what used to be Kallum territory, and we don't want to run into any... difficulties. We feel that such things could be avoided if we achieve a greater understanding of each other, if you learn that we are not a threat."

Rugal nodded once, "Indeed, people willing to do such... devastation, must surely face justice. Back in Plesnik we know all too well that such people never stop untill they are stopped." He inhales deeply, smelling the smoke from Captain Ramsey's cigar, "Virginian tobacco?"

> beaners wrote:

> how can i be someone as seemingly devout as joe4444 know so little about the bible and christianity and its teachings in a whole ? i cant imagine how this has happened but i would like to find out. joe4444 you think you could write me a autobiography of yourself with the part where you decided to slander gods name in it.

I think joe simply craves attention.

I have returned from the dead!
From hereafter this day shall be known as easter, you shall stuff your children with chocolate and caffine in thanks!

I have returned from the dead!
From hereafter this day shall be known as easter and you will fill your children with chocolate in thanks.
...
I still don't get that... the chicks and the flowers I understand, that part comes from the not insignificant amount of borrowing Christianity did during its early years, but the chocolate?

In that case:

Name: Krg
Rank: Commander
Race: Wardancer
Afilliation: UEF (Provisional)
Bio: The Wardancers were discovered at the edge of the galaxy by UEF forces during their war with the Kallum Empire, with the arrival of the UEF forces in ther home system turning the tide of the Wardancer's desperate battle for survival. So far all contact with the Wardancers has been via text and audio only, however that is about to change as the Wardancers have pledged their best newly created warships to the service of the UEF.
Despite the lack of real contact already some aspects of Wardancer culture raise questions as to wether their membership of the UEF will ever be more than provisional.

Can I not be Zero anymore? As much as I liked the character I found developing it's character to be extremely difficult.