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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 180027" data-attributes="member: 2020">The taraakian reads the riot act to the IRThe taraakian watches with his intent grey eyes - and through him his people watch.&nbsp; He communicates again, in a cold, stern voice:&nbsp; - - -&nbsp; Some of you believe this is a test.&nbsp; It is not.&nbsp; You will agree to our terms, or you will face war with us, and upon your defeat you will face terms far harsher than those set forth now.&nbsp; You believe this unreasonable and dictatorial.&nbsp; You have behaved as badly behaved children would behave.&nbsp; You have picked up and used implements not appropriate for those of your maturity level to employ, to the detriment of yourselves and others.&nbsp; You have caused the deaths of billions of people, the destruction of hundreds of worlds.&nbsp; You have alerted the death machines of the existence of the Spheres, and they will now come to the Spheres to kill and destroy.&nbsp; You have empowered the (untranslatable:&nbsp; he is referring to the Mists) and many of your own and others would be there now, if we had not intervened.&nbsp; You have proven you cannot govern yourselves.&nbsp; You have proven you cannot govern your worlds.&nbsp; You have proven you cannot act responsibly.&nbsp; You have proven that you not capable of wisely employing the gift of Magic.&nbsp; You have proven that you are not capable of wisely handling the knowledge of Science.&nbsp; You have behaved as badly behaved children.&nbsp; We offer you a new home, and a respectable upbringing, so that you may achieve true maturity, and a true civilization, based upon clear thinking and wisdom.&nbsp; We offer you prosperity and peace, respite from your own past, reprieve from the destruction you faced.&nbsp; However, we will not permit you further freedom.&nbsp; You have demonstrated that you are too dangerous to be allowed freedom.&nbsp; You have demonstrated that you cannot handle freedom.&nbsp; You have demonstrated that you will abuse freedom to the detriment of yourselves and others.&nbsp; Therefore, we are removing your freedom.&nbsp; We will be blunt:&nbsp; you will be unfree.&nbsp; You will be our subjects.&nbsp; You will be treated as the children you are.&nbsp; However, good parents raise children not only with discipline, but with love, and they cherish them, and they instill in them the values that have made the sentient races noble.&nbsp; We will teach you.&nbsp; We will enable you to surpass your limitations, to overcome obstacles that currently are impossible for you now.&nbsp; We will impart to you the wisdom and strength you need to survive and prosper.&nbsp; We will give you the nurturing necessary to enable you to attain true mastery of yourselves and all around you.&nbsp; However, you must accept our terms.&nbsp; Our terms, are not negotiable.&nbsp; If you refuse our terms, you choose war.&nbsp; We understand that.&nbsp; We understand your mentality.&nbsp; We appreciate that, from your point of view, war with us is the appropriate response to our terms.&nbsp; We will therefore make war with those of you who refuse our terms.&nbsp; We will achieve victory in that war.&nbsp; Those of you who choose war, will be pacified.&nbsp; We will not depart.&nbsp; We will not withdraw our demand.&nbsp; Those who accept our terms, become our subjects.&nbsp; Those who refuse, must prepare for war.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 180027, member: 2020"] [b]The taraakian reads the riot act to the IR[/b] The taraakian watches with his intent grey eyes - and through him his people watch. He communicates again, in a cold, stern voice: - - - Some of you believe this is a test. It is not. You will agree to our terms, or you will face war with us, and upon your defeat you will face terms far harsher than those set forth now. You believe this unreasonable and dictatorial. You have behaved as badly behaved children would behave. You have picked up and used implements not appropriate for those of your maturity level to employ, to the detriment of yourselves and others. You have caused the deaths of billions of people, the destruction of hundreds of worlds. You have alerted the death machines of the existence of the Spheres, and they will now come to the Spheres to kill and destroy. You have empowered the (untranslatable: he is referring to the Mists) and many of your own and others would be there now, if we had not intervened. You have proven you cannot govern yourselves. You have proven you cannot govern your worlds. You have proven you cannot act responsibly. You have proven that you not capable of wisely employing the gift of Magic. You have proven that you are not capable of wisely handling the knowledge of Science. You have behaved as badly behaved children. We offer you a new home, and a respectable upbringing, so that you may achieve true maturity, and a true civilization, based upon clear thinking and wisdom. We offer you prosperity and peace, respite from your own past, reprieve from the destruction you faced. However, we will not permit you further freedom. You have demonstrated that you are too dangerous to be allowed freedom. You have demonstrated that you cannot handle freedom. You have demonstrated that you will abuse freedom to the detriment of yourselves and others. Therefore, we are removing your freedom. We will be blunt: you will be unfree. You will be our subjects. You will be treated as the children you are. However, good parents raise children not only with discipline, but with love, and they cherish them, and they instill in them the values that have made the sentient races noble. We will teach you. We will enable you to surpass your limitations, to overcome obstacles that currently are impossible for you now. We will impart to you the wisdom and strength you need to survive and prosper. We will give you the nurturing necessary to enable you to attain true mastery of yourselves and all around you. However, you must accept our terms. Our terms, are not negotiable. If you refuse our terms, you choose war. We understand that. We understand your mentality. We appreciate that, from your point of view, war with us is the appropriate response to our terms. We will therefore make war with those of you who refuse our terms. We will achieve victory in that war. Those of you who choose war, will be pacified. We will not depart. We will not withdraw our demand. Those who accept our terms, become our subjects. Those who refuse, must prepare for war. [/QUOTE]

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