The question of why aliens didn’t Contact us, the Fermi Paradox, has many interesting theories. One is that humanity was created alone in the universe with the ability to think and do something with it. The dolphins for instance, while very intelligent, had no hands and so couldn’t build anything. Interestingly, Contact has done far less to negate this theory than many thought it would. Aliens are just as human as we are, creating a number of other questions.
The DRS Dresden was one of the first German heavy cruisers to join Aneerin’s fleet. He fought with us in all the Battles of Alpha Centauri, stayed through the hellish Hyades Cluster, and went on to sail with us throughout the Outer Colonies and beyond. He was a good ship. Betty liked him too, though for way different reasons than I did. They still flirt every time we end up in the same system, which happens often enough that I don’t think it’s coincidence.
Before Contact, all colonies were major governmental or international endeavors, taking years or decades to plan and organize. In the century before The War, smaller private organizations began to expand into the vast reaches of the Outer Colony Region. One such organization from Kansas colonized New Salina. We passed through the system during The War, chasing a Russian fleet. I left a shard behind, and now I sell dress suits to enterprising young men.
As we explored the star systems around us, our governments began to seriously consider another answer to the Fermi Paradox. We may not have had Contact because it is the nature of intelligent life to destroy. Stories of Berserkers or Von Neuman probes destroying all life were once common. And then there is the simple possibility of genocidal aliens who do not want competition. Peloran Contact was a pleasant surprise to the more pessimistic of us.
I served on the HMCS Elizabeth for a few months back in 2315. She was the first Canadian heavy cruiser in Aneerin’s fleet and he wanted someone who knew Canadians to help ease them into the fold. Here’s the secret. Canadians are Americans too, especially in the west. I spent a lot of time partying with them as a kid. They are lovely people. Quebec is full of crazy people though. Lucky me, the Elizabeth was full of westerners. Easiest orientation cruise ever.
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