The Neutrals
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TheNeutrals

They sat out contact with Earth for 15 years. Then they came to see if we'd changed.

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The Neutrals

They sat out contact with Earth for 15 years. Then they came to see if we'd changed.

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The Neutrals

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The one who held back

The one who held back

Chapter 1

The one who held back

When the Association of Worlds, a friendly club of hundreds of planets, discussed contacting Earth, one member held back. They're a very compassionate people. They just felt contact wouldn't change much, "due to the nature of humanity". So for about 15 years, they stayed out.

Chapter 2

Nothing like us

Most visitors who talk to Earth are distant cousins, with a head, two arms and two legs. Not the Neutrals. They share nothing with us. They're barely solid anymore. Even "the Neutrals" is just a placeholder name.

Chapter 3

Everyone, or no one

The Neutrals never decide by majority. Every single member has to agree. If even one holds back, nothing is decided. They also love careful protocol, and they look at the whole picture, never just one detail.

The verdict

A yes, in the end

Later, the Association asked them to take a fresh look at Earth. They agreed to check whether anything had changed. In the end they decided, unanimously of course, to interact. How? That stays a secret.

“There's no mission. Just worlds whose vibrations fit together.”

5 things to know

5 things to know

In their own words

“When we say "I am", we mean the whole and the individual, both at once.”

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