@WilsonTurnerHmm, I might be missing something but how and why do they know English?
I suppose there are humans or at least their equivalents in other space empires but I am sure I did miss something.
Anyways, this is the complete opposite how Starfleet or even the crew of the Enterprise imagined things would go.
Lemme list them:
1.) Meeting aliens straight on approach (even Kirk had low expectations on finding alien civilizations, to say at least)
2.) Quick scan confirming they are less advanced and "barbaric" (due to having warships, among others). Given the age of the universe or the galaxy the Federation expected the opposite if they ever meet aliens. Kardashev, eat your heart out!
3.) Holy cow they are hailing us in English! where did they learn it?
Anyways, the point of the Federation not meeting aliens yet is exactly due to their remoteness so randomly bumping into them is almost impossible. Then again it could be hilarious to making first contact straight after the Enterprise left for doing that elsewhere. Still, I support Wilson's idea to let the Abh join the fun out in the Raudona Saulé system. Some say three is a crowd but personally I was always in the "more the merrier" party.
I suppose there are humans or at least their equivalents in other space empires but I am sure I did miss something.
Anyways, this is the complete opposite how Starfleet or even the crew of the Enterprise imagined things would go.
Lemme list them:
1.) Meeting aliens straight on approach (even Kirk had low expectations on finding alien civilizations, to say at least)
2.) Quick scan confirming they are less advanced and "barbaric" (due to having warships, among others). Given the age of the universe or the galaxy the Federation expected the opposite if they ever meet aliens. Kardashev, eat your heart out!
3.) Holy cow they are hailing us in English! where did they learn it?
@Willy Vereb Hey, would you be good with an Abh battleship dropping out of warp above the Moon and asking for some helium-3? They can pay. They've got tech, fissionable material, Rissan slaves, and probably some precious metals to scrape off of railings.I think you'd be forced out of warp before reaching the edge of either Federation controlled star system. Hyperspace/warp/whatever was only discovered recently but a decade or two are a lot for the accelerated development of the Federation, especially if they have a new subject to work with.
Anyways, the point of the Federation not meeting aliens yet is exactly due to their remoteness so randomly bumping into them is almost impossible. Then again it could be hilarious to making first contact straight after the Enterprise left for doing that elsewhere. Still, I support Wilson's idea to let the Abh join the fun out in the Raudona Saulé system. Some say three is a crowd but personally I was always in the "more the merrier" party.
