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Arioch wrote:

CrimsonFALKE wrote:How large is a bug's division?

It varies, but a typical Umiak division is around 75 vessels.

Quoting Captain Obvious, "this is bad, isn´t"?

Nice; I wondered when someone would throw that snide my way. I have had this discussion before in 'Looking forward to the Mirror', so I will make it short and sweet: Throughout my studies I haven't seen anything to show that women are as capable warfighters as men or that they even DESIRE to be war...

I have been wondering about loroi deviance . I Imagine a subculture (a cult) that is secretly trying to use genetic engineering to make a higher ratio of male to female (cloning or in the womb) discovery of anyone affiliated with this group makes you an instant pariah (or dead). A second possibilit...

Not replying to someone when directly adressed is seen as a grave insult here in Greece at least, quite possibly almost everywhere in the world from what I have observed. It is essentially a declaration of considering the individual talking to you as beneath you, to the level of considering them an...

Therefore, when a Teidar speaks aloud to you (in a case where she could use telepathy insead), it is an open declaration of hostile intent, usually in the form of a challenge or an ultimatum. Which may become a problem, since humans like Jardin usually feel rattled about the lack of verbal communic...

dragoongfa wrote:

Imbrooge wrote:


My guess is that Fireblade will talk either when battle or duty demands it of her.

Or when stuck alone with an alien with a permanent lotai which makes telepathic communication impossible, in a fubar situation.
What are the chances of such thing happening?

Most importantly: if attacked play dead. That 's a myth. When a bears attack, fighting back and trying to hit it in a sensitive area like the nose may be your only chance. Playing death or running away are almost never recommended against a predator which can outrun you. :geek: ...this said not sur...

What are the privacy norms for the Loroi given their telepathy? How often are we going to see Alex's various alien shipmates walk in on him changing simply because they didn't sense him? :P Don't worry, I bet the Loroi 'little rooms', like their Earth equivalents, can be locked from the inside. :P ...

And now there is an upstart species from a backwater planet the whole 'civilized' galactic society never heard of being the living proof that their beliefs might be completely wrong, that they're not at the top of the totem pole as they're believed to be. It's not just Loroi society humans would be...

deadlypie wrote:The Holocaust happened, and the nazis are bad people. I'm pretty sure these two things are both true. Also, I don't know what this has to do with blue elves in space.

Godwin's law, I guess.

there are good reasons to believe that dedicated engineering will be able to surpass the naturally occurring in some metrics that are useful. While true, that's also such a broad truism that's it's next to useless for actual discussion. The challenge required to spoof radio commands, or even person...

I guess this chapter solves the question about Jardin being forthcoming or not regarding Earth´s location to the Loroi.

Ok, leaving aside the pointless genocidal option, what will be me most likely outcome for Humanity after first contact and assuming the Shells have been already dealt with? Vassal state, for example?

Loroi do not pair-bond, and so while they must compete for access to the smaller numbers of males, they must also share them. Attachment between a male and female is considered unhealthy and is discouraged, and so jealously is not regarded as a beneficial emotion. This subject is discussed in more ...

I wonder if it would be inappropriate to ask Beryl if she can think of any reason the Loroi might want to destroy "humaniti" in the foreseeable future, before Alex stars pointing at star systems. Well, as far we know humanity currently lacks the numbers, resources and technology to present any cred...

This may end up being a spoiler so feel free not to answer this if it is. Are humans the only of Earth's lifeforms with Lotai? I.E. Will the Loroi be able to sense the animals of Earth? My guess? They'll be able to read the thoughts of cats, and will be startled to learn that they are both evil AND...

Kava wrote:"Stop learning Humaniti customs... that's my job!"

Territorial Loroi.

Mmm... maybe is not so far fetched. I wonder if their caste system is so strict that a Loroi can take offense when she feels a member of another caste is interfering or even performing her duties.

but it would be pretty funny if Tempo was actually thinking, "Wow, this human sure is weird and smelly, and he can't even hear anything I'm thinking!" Shouldn't Tempo actually be extremely interested in Alex? After all, she can't hear anything that he is thinking. And afaik, she is used to know exa...

What I think happened so far: Beryl fell asleep during Tempo's wall of text without wanting to, due to being so dead tired. Tempo being at her limits after so many days on edge due to Stillstorm being a bitch wanted some reprieve as well now that things were somewhat peaceful. Talon and Spiral made...

Ha, ha, ha... but seriously, what reason does Beryl truly have to react this way? do loroi have a concept of prudety?
If anything, the display of human typical greeting and their need of physical contact should have piqued her interest.