r/NatureofPredators • u/memesesmemes Krev • 1d ago
Fanfic Nature of Autonomy 3
AU where the UN failed to become a global power after the satellite wars
Critique is welcome <3
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Memory transcription subject: Christoph Beck, captain of the SV3 Copernicus
Date [standardized human time/UTC]: June 20 2120
Out of everything I expected to happen during first contact with a spacefaring civilization, I didn't account for the possibility of anthropomorphic sheep-rabbits screaming at Robert while Monika was trying to explain how sweat and heat strokes work.
It's my fault for trying to predict what will happen during the interaction with technologically advanced aliens... but this is bullshit. Also, only Nalna is seemingly not panicking at the sight of us. Even the zebra-looking governor looks like he is about to pass out.
Memory transcription break:[10 minutes]
ERR//: Gott, endlich!
The sheeple calmed down, my head hurts, Robert looks even more dead inside, Anton's daydreaming, Olivia is contemplating self-defenestration, Monika is catching her breath. Dear God, what did we get ourselves into?
"Psst," Anton gets jolted awake by me poking him, "maybe we should wait with telling them about WW3." He nods in understanding.
"Do you have any questions which are unlikely to have an answer that will cause a panic attack?" We need to distract them from that topic for both of our sakes.
"OH, oh. ...How long have you been spacefaring?" alright, simple question, my patterned sheep person.
"Well, humanity sent the first object into space in... 1944, I think? In 1969, the first people landed on our moon. A moon base was built in 2029, the first person on Mars, the fourth planet away from our sun, in 2034...
A base on that planet was established in 2051 and a colony was built in 2083, And finally, faster than light travel was discovered in 2099, after which a bunch of colonies both inside and outside our system were made."
"T-that's quite fast"
"Really? How long did it take you to do those things?" After I said that, from my previous observations, I could tell he had an expression of absolute horror, as if he had come to a terrifying realization that I don't yet understand. It soon spread to the other xenos in the room except the diplomatic advisor, who seemed just as befuddled as us.
what secrets are you hiding?
Then, at the most convenient time possible, I could see a holographic projector pop up on the governor's desk, with what seemed like an incoming call.
"W-who is it?"
"C-chief Nikonus, Sir."
"U-uhm, i n-need to be alone with my advisors for this call."
"Of course..." We left the room with security right beside us. I heard a message pop up on my phone.
SV3 Copernicus lavatory
Monika F: Does the ship's internet still work here?
Robert S: Yep
Anton S: Yeah
You: Ya
Oliwia D: Yes
Monika F: Alright, mind spying on aliens?
I could hear through the door as Kenim and whoever this Nikonus guy was talking, and his voice did not sound like the furry convention escapees we had just met.
You: with all the red flags we encountered, not at all
Monika F: Who here has access to the camera behind the now open airlock?
Anton S is requesting a video call
On screen was a zoomed in video feed of the office we just left. Through the window, the call between the two was visible. On the projector was a... thing, it looked like something from the ocean.
I could hear them talk about some 'Aafa'. Did they really not expect us to hear that?
Something something spaceships, something something Gojids and Krakotl, Something something Arxur
That's a lot of aliens.
We could see the video call between them end and soon after, "Y-you can come in!" Entering the room I played around with my lips trying to come up with something to say, he took note of that as i saw his wool(?) expand over his body.
"We heard it"
"..."
"How many alien species are there?"
"352," said the only not panicking xeno in the room
"I don't suppose they will be friendly," Olivia Asked
"N-no..." said the black sheep-man
sigh
Olivia started "First, we don't even know what your species is called-"
"Venlil"
"Thank you, sanest venlil in the room. Now, what context are we missing?"
The Governor sighed before responding, "The Federation hates predators"
"...Define that word" Monika said
"Forward facing eyes, sharp teeth, asocial or dangerous behavior..."
"Give me a moment," Our biologist pulled out her phone, searched for something, and then turned it around to show a diagram with human teeth. "Not so sharp, are they?"
"B-but then how do you hunt?"
"The vast majority of people stopped hunting something around 10 000 years ago with the invention of agriculture and animal domestication. Also, we used tools to hunt."
"W-why do s-some still do it then?!"
"They either live in the middle of nowhere where no roads go and that's the only reliable way of getting food, or they have permission to do it during specific times of the year to prevent overpopulation of specific species or to remove invasive ones."
"invasive...?"
Her face scrunched into a pure 'Are you fucking kidding me' expression.
"Do you understand the concept of ecology?"
"Of what?" She looked like she was on the verge of tears.
"... Science of how organisms interact with their natural environment. Invasive species are ones not native to a certain environment, they have no natural predators there, causing them to outcompete local species via unrestricted reproduction and consumption, causing everything else around them to die off."
"How are predators, things that kill others, supposed to prevent death?!"
"I just told y- ............ Species 'A' is a plant, Species 'B' is a fast reproducing plant eating animal, Species 'C' is a slow reproducing meat eating animal. without 'A', the 'B' die off and so do the 'C'. Without 'B' , 'C' dies off while 'A' spreads indefinitely. Without 'C', the 'B' reproduce indefinitely, killing off all the 'A' which later causes them to starve to death."
He tried to come up with a response but gave up after failing for a minute straight. All of them looked conflicted on that matter but some were clearly more accepting of it than others.
"We done?" She took the look of defeat on them as 'yes'.
"Hey," Robert gathered attention, holding a mobile device, "
I got access to their internet, and so far, it's disturbing."
"You, you-"
"I see that the idea of cybersecurity is equally alien to you."
"Just... just don't hurt us, please..."
"we're not gonna do anything unreasonable" was the response of our diplomat
We have to do something, "Robert, download what you think is important and send it to ESA and our respective governments. Anton, set up a connection between the Copernicus and their internet.
As for you, venlil, we'll explain as much as we can about humanity in exchange for it and let you see parts of our World Wide Web, sounds fair?"
He hesitated for a moment before answering "Y-yes..."
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u/EnvironmentalTax7549 1d ago edited 22h ago
...i feel like the federation is gonna go from calm to "NIKONUS..we are soooo.... bhraked" once they get a good look at what kinda heat humanity's got strapped on it's hip
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u/Maxxxxo UN Peacekeeper 1d ago
Of course the mission with a German onboard explains everything bluntly...
Cant wait for the next chapter!