We do actually know of dead alien civilizations. The Albion, the Ennead, and many others died two thousand years ago. They were very thorough when it came to ending each other in that old war. But they were thousands of lightyears away. The light of the stars that watched them die has not yet reached Earth. It is amazing to think of how vast the galaxy is. We have explored such a small percentage of it.
Officially, we purchased Texas and New Mexico as part of the peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. We actually gave them much better terms than most victors give the vanquished. But Mexico was never happy about the loss of their territory, and continued to print maps showing it as belonging to them for centuries. It would remain a contentious issue until Mexico herself fell to the drug wars of the Twenty-First Century.
The intelligent rats expanded fast after getting out of the lab. They smuggled themselves on trucks, trains, planes, and ships bound for pretty much anywhere. And they bred like…well…rats. I never really saw them where I grew up. Northern Minnesota is too cold for anything that small to stay by choice. They really loved Washington DC though. New York too. I’ve met a few New York rats, and let me tell you, they are nuts.
There are many theories as to why intelligent life is so rare. Some follow the old pre-Space alarmist ideas of global war wiping out civilization as we know it. Insert global warming, global cooling, stray asteroids, killer plagues, alien attacks, and countless other pet theories. We’ve found many worlds that actually have suffered from many of them. What we haven’t found is the remains of dead alien civilizations.
I’ve done so much in my life. Administration. Running a warship. Flying fighters. I was born to work with the public. It’s in my code. To my crew, I’m the person they can talk to about anything when they’re having trouble falling asleep. I love being that friend. Flying a fighter was hard though. Bonding with a single pilot, learning what makes him tick, what he’ll do before even he realizes it, is…intense. There can be no secrets in such a partnership.
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