Hunter's Learning

[chozo_girl]

1. [Samus is, as usual, in the Arboretum. However, she seems to be... not meditating, but rather reading. She has a couple laptops in front of her as she sits crosslegged on the ground. Judging from the images and detailed diagrams, one of them seems to be full of information on various Earth lifeforms (she seems to be paying attention to a few

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[orewagundamda]

[It was strange for Setsuna to initiate a conversation, but this woman seemed to have done the impossible and garnered his interest. Now, how did Lockon usually initiate conversations?]

Hey, what do you have there, little missy? [... maybe we shouldn't take social cues from mister Stratos.]

No idea which prompt, so I'll assume 1

[chozo_girl]

[Samus turns her head slightly to look at Setsuna, and points at the laptop she was looking at, where a few 3D detailed schemas and scientific texts of what appear to be horrendous clawed shrimps adorn the screen]

Characteristics of an order of animals known as Stomatopoda, currently.

[Thankfully, she does not seem to particularly care about the little missy thing. That said, though... "little missy", Setsuna? Really? She has like 35cm on you at least!]

Was gonna put that in an edit, but you replied first :P

[orewagundamda]

[to be fair, all the women Lockon's talked to in his experience have been at least 35 cm's shorter than the sniper.]

[Setsuna's now looking at these images with interest.] ... This is a mantis shrimp. [Obvious statement is obvious.] Why are you researching this?

[chozo_girl]

I know nothing of life in this galaxy. And it seems that I will have to stay for long.

This tells me much about the animal and those who analyzed it at the same time. And Earth arthropodes are interesting.

[orewagundamda]

[This woman comes from another galaxy?]

What is life like in your own galaxy? ['in comparison to ours' is left unsaid.]

[chozo_girl]

Would you tell me what life is like in this galaxy? [The question is obviously rethorical. It would take for-freaking-ever, and that's her point. Samus herself is in several screens of lots of text and she's still barely scratched the surface of this one planet yet.]

It would take longer than that, as there seem to be fewer life-supporting planets in this galaxy. [She seems about to just cut it there, but after a momentary pause she seems to think that could work as a way to summarize the scale]

In fact, if you want an answer, take that one. Humans in this galaxy seem to have trouble with nonhuman sentient beings. In mine, the ninety five known sentient species have formed a Galactic Federation.

[orewagundamda]

[The answer throws him back as it hits him like a ton of bricks. Still, what she mentions about her federation...]

I wanted to compare civilizations, to see if it was possible for true understanding to happen between different species. That ninety-five of them have joined together under a single banner gives me hope that the humans here can unite together as well.

[chozo_girl]

Do not misunderstand me. There is a galactic Federation that is open to all species. But their actual membership fluctuates.

Of the ninety five species known, sixty three are currently members. Some were but decided to leave. Some never joined. And some [she frowns in a deathly look] were refused vote until they were willing to lay down arms against the other members, and refuse to this day.

LAAAAAAAAATE

[orewagundamda]

Even so, that such a large number of different beings can come together at all shouldn't be seen as a set back, it should be seen as an achievement of understanding.

...Though it seems that even in other universes, conflict will exist.