Agree, a captain with 1 ship? Making decisions for the whole of the human race? Where the rest of the human fleat???

@17mindgate

3 ай бұрын

To expand on your point, why isn't an Ambassador, someone who is versed in politics, not present in these negotiations. You entrust the political arena to a "Battlefield" commander? Isn't that an unfavorable scenario... for all of humanity? Other than that, I enjoyed the story.

@anwaraisling

3 ай бұрын

​@17mindgate The author must think his MC is like Captain Picard from Star Trek. I'm fine with a captain fulfilling an ambasadorial role, but the author must first demonstrate that they have earned it.

@jensjurgensen846

3 ай бұрын

my thoughts exactly!

@Mr.Incognito11

3 ай бұрын

Ever watched star trek? Lol

@michaelgarrity6090

3 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly about the nature of Earth's power dynamics. We would have an Ambassadorial delegation negotiate with the Galactic Council and the all of the decisions upon how to proceed would have been made by a united Earth body probably an extension of our current United Nations. It's also not likely that Earth would have not just one Dreadnought vessel but a fleet of them. Reynolds would not simply be a single ship captain but fleet Admiral. In World War II, Eisenhower and McArthur were Five Star Generals to match the Field Marshal level of top military commanders that led Allied Forces in the War. Reynolds would no doubt be a part of the delegation of Earth's leaders. This also jumped too quick to the forming an alliance that decided upon war with the Council, rather than collectively present their proposals to the council regarding the ability of Terran exploration of new sections of the galaxy. That all said, I have been enjoying these stories of this sort since they came my way.

These stories never cease to amaze me that something that could be said in two sentences takes 100s to spit out and get to.

@sparkeyjames

2 ай бұрын

Here's a short story I hope your limited mind can understand...... Write your own story. The end.

@warpedweirdo

2 ай бұрын

@@sparkeyjames Sure thing, SparkeyJames! Reynolds, a supremely important and competent diplomat and captain of a warship, was negotiating with the galactic council for human right to exploration when: "Captain! Prometheus is under attack!" "Spit," Reynolds muttered under his breath. "Let's go!" Reynolds and his crew jumped aboard the space-borne battle-cruiser and jetted off at warp 110, making their way toward Prometheus with all haste. "Good thing we have the galaxy's fastest warp drives" he told to the navigator. "We'd never make it in time to save the settlement otherwise!" "Aye, Captain. Our engineers are the best. The technological prowess of all other species in this galaxy pale in comparison to ours!" His sense of superiority thus bolstered, Captain Reynolds relaxed back into his seat as his personal masseuse began to massage his tense shoulders. "Ahhhh, that's nice. It is good to be captain", he said. "Aye, Sir", she said. "The burden of leadership weighs so heavily on your broad, strong shoulders, it's no wonder they're all knotted up." "Yes. What weighs most heavily upon my heart is the suffering of our colonists on Prometheus", he said. "But your strong, beautiful hands sooth my anxiety." - - - Blood. Blood everywhere. Charred corpses too. "They will pay for this" he thought, surveying the carnage on Prometheus. "But who?" "Captain!", his personal masseuse called excitedly. "We got a live one!" "Great!" Reynolds said, sauntering over to his masseuse, who was standing over a severely wounded creature. "Time to get some answers. Do whatever it takes to squeeze information from it." "Aye aye, Captain!" she said, roughly picking up and throwing the slight creature onto the portable massage table she always towed behind her. She went to work on the creature, first using her elbows, then her knees and, finally, her hands, literally squeezing the blubbering creature for information. "The Galactic Council", the creature screamed in a voice very much like a squeaky toy, " sent us here to wipe out this colony." "But why?", Reynolds asked. "It was to be a warning against further human expansion into the galaxy", the creature squeaked. "All right, we're done with it. Kill the creature now", Reynolds told his masseuse. "Aye aye, captain!" she said, then squeezed the creature's tiny head with her big, beautiful, strong hands, until the creature's head exploded, showering herself and Reynolds with the creature's gore. Reynolds wiped a hand across his face to remove some of the purple goo, then stuck his finger in his mouth. "Yum, tastes like berries" he said. "Tell my personal chef to collect some of these dead creatures and make some pie for tonight's desert!", Reynolds told one of his crew who happened to be standing there. "Aye, Captain!" "And inform the Galactic Council that we will abide by their restrictions on further human expansion, so long as they keep humanity well-supplied with these creatures." - - - And so galactic conflict was avoided, the human menace contained. Peace ruled the galaxy for millennia, until the creatures went extinct; but that's a story for another time...

Earth only had 1 warship?

Everytime I heard Uts instead of the U.T.S. Defiance I cringed a little

@tr66tr66

3 ай бұрын

So true 😆

@victoriakelley3525

Ай бұрын

Me too, lol.

Not to complain too much as I liked the story overall, but where was the Earth Govt during all the negotiations and subsequent colonization efforts?

@Mr.Incognito11

3 ай бұрын

I guess you can only fit so much in 45 minutes. Bit I agree Massive plot holes. Where is the rest of the galactic community that people trade with?

SO, Humans have the best space drives and also superior weapons, and they are the new kids on the block?

@mycroft16

3 ай бұрын

Just because you're new to the Galactic neighborhood doesn't mean your mechanics are stupid. Clearly we aren't that new as we've been exploring for enough time to make the council nervous.

KZread must be hurting for revenue since they're determined to put ads in the stories every 2 minutes of so. Absolutely destroys the flow of the story and St. Jude is not getting their money's worth as the ad just clocks.

@spicyd6213

3 ай бұрын

I use Ad Block: no ads ever.

@warpedweirdo

2 ай бұрын

Like @spicyd6213 said, an ad blocker is the answer. I use uBlock Origin. KZread is unbearable without it.

Nobody puts baby...I mean, Humanity, in a corner.

A single Capitan or ambassador could not make the decision of sharing advanced tech on his own. That would have to go back Senate

This story needs condensing to about 20 minutes

@daviddunn7784

3 ай бұрын

They had adverts every 5 minutes, so if it was condensed they would have only had 4 adverts instead of 9. It's basic maths on how they make more money

@markfergerson2145

3 ай бұрын

Right. It’s jammed with repetitious filler.

Why wouldn't you send a diplomat instead of a starship captain, to negotiate.

Did anyone watch "firefly"? Captain Malcolm Reynolds? It is pretty obvious where this came from.

I am a spacefaring expert, expert in alien diplomacy and the galactic council. I have over 6k hours in Stellaris....I mean the human deep space exploration school. And the only thing I can say, again and again is: Colossus, Colossus, Colossus! Crack, Shield, Flood, Convert. When this xeno scum,....I mean alien races act up and demand things, it is NEVER good for humanity. So I say: Genetically Modify, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate, Purge...uhm sorry, Displace. Rinse Repeat. We can put them in Alien Zoos, Hyperentertainment Forums or maybe Give some to the Ancient Caretakers. The rest must GO! Or, as I always say: I LOVE DEWMOCRACY! I LOVE THE GALACTIC COUNCIL!...However...The council is, in actuality...ONLY ME!

OMG this story should have been 10 minutes long if that. They stretched it out like a Congressman doing a filibuster.

Not a mention of ANY other Earth ships. Does Earth only have the one ship? All the other races have "Fleets", yet Earth with one lone ship? The fate of Earth reliant on one lone ship captain. No Earth Ambassadors representing Earth in these talks with the Galactic Counsel and other races?

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such decision should have been discussed with earth leaders not a captain

Chat GPT, please use the words 'indomitable' and 'spirit' as often as possible.

Turn up the volume

How many times do we need to hear this is not just for the ship but all humanity? Don't talk or write for the desire to write even more of the same repeating the same thing.

They shock who? Who gets tazed?

@Ralampos

3 ай бұрын

haah haha HAHA HAH You are the funniest man on earth.

The story is good but it keeps repeating the same thing over and over again. We get it the weight of the mission weighed heavily on the captain how many times and how many different ways are you going to repeat that

It's pronounced I va no va.

@tommyknocker4155

3 ай бұрын

If your a B5 fan is is prounounced I Van O Va

Like they are only humans to do anything

45 minutes of my life I wont get back. I’ve been reading sci-fi for 60 years now - and this is probably one of the very worst I’ve come across!

We commit a repy so it hopefully gives feedback so they can get better! Nice try!

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Too wordy!

Downvote. Bad text to voice conversion and clearly nobody is checking.

@user-zy9vm4tc6m

3 ай бұрын

Agree

Just...stop.

Not the best storytelling. I'll ignore the obvious flaws in the story already pointed out by others and focus on the elements that would make it better. Temporal pacing, the story lacks a sense of time, which is crucial to plot development. Are we talking minutes, hours, days, or years? The reader needs to know this for the scale of the story. Sensuality, no, this isn't about sex or anything related, but rather the senses. This story is more like a summary of events that doesn't leave the reader feeling engaged. Great storytelling engages the senses, particularly smells and sounds. Evoking these can bring a reader back to a moment in time. My recommendation would be for the author to go back and revise their work.

Bored.

WTF is the galactic council????????? 45 minutes of wasted time!!!!!

If you don't like don't listen

@SCFPV

3 ай бұрын

Good point.

@MrRacing44

3 ай бұрын

I see you have commented good for you ! So let the rest of use comment if you don’t like tuff!😊

@CombatDangerNoodle

3 ай бұрын

Ok, I won't.

@anwaraisling

3 ай бұрын

There is such a thing as constructive criticism. Here's some for you. Grow up. Anyone can give a banal response such as yours.

@computernerdtechman

3 ай бұрын

@fabianwood9457 The comments section is not only there for praise and adulation. It is also there for constructive feedback.