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I er... you know what? fine!... [color=7ea7d8][b]*As i open my mouth to retort as i pout, the comms console of our ship lights up with the holographic display of the commander of the fleet we called*[/b][/color]

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[color=a2d39c]Scouts Remnah and Oriell, this is Commander Ulhey'Tia, We are about to warp out next to your pinged coordinates, please stand by and ready, fleet Soliss 7 is about to engage the anomaly![/color]

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[color=7ea7d8][b]*I begin pointing frantically at the screen and look at you*[/b][/color] See? This is what's about to happen! And you KNOW the military is ruthless! What if we trigger some snowballing effect of events because of our rash interactions here?
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Affirmative Commander. Standing by.
*Turns to you*
Do you want to be the one who dooms our entire species by showing mercy to a hostile alien race? If the creature can be communicated with, then our superiors will find a way to do so.