Historian 1: So we have these two options as a species - telepathy/telekinesis or sheer numbers. The best way to see which is superior is in the natural environment with other species.Keklas Rekobah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:21 pmOR...
This whole war has been manipulated by the Historians as the final phase of a multi-million-year experiment, to see if it is the bugs (rapid reproduction) or the elves (telekinetics & telepathy) win out, so that they can better decide which way to guide their own future evolution.
Historian 2: Why don't we just upgrade both?
Historian 3: Look, we've been bored for the last thousand years after we assimilated the knowledge of the ancients. The ancients said everyone needs a hobby to pass the time, and this seems as good as any.
Historian 1: Actually, I was just talking about trying this to see how I should upgrade in my StarWarcraft game. I need to find a killer strategy for an upcoming match.
Historian 2&3: [deathglare]
Historian 1: I've lost three in a row to the champion, I need to make a comeback.
I still like my idea that this is all an elaborate VR simulation to see if Alex is suitable for the actual mission. The person who just took over had enough of the "getting to know the loroi" part and wanted some action.