True to his word, a full survey of the human homeworld revealed that it was indeed category twelvea deathworld. I began to suspect, however, that Jenkins had not been entirely fair about his own species. Vedreg and I exchanged a glance that bypassed the social implants.There are going to be a lot of nervous species out there when your kind develop quantum communication, Vedreg opined. It's progress, but doesn't wrap anything up yet. At first I thought it had received some pleasant comments and then sank without a trace. Legit gasped when I got the notification, I have been excited for this for a long time. This bot is open source. As had their descendants, and their descendants, until apparently one tribe had tortured this beings physical avatar to deathhe gestured to the tattoo at this point, explaining that it depicted a crucifix, the very instrument of torture in question. This series had so much story potential until the reveal. The UTA, United Terran Alliance, controlled over 87% of mankind's colonies from its seat of power on Earth. Nach, Faen and Delv, security and hardware experts that excel in getting the team in and out of heavily protected places and computer systems to conduct espionage. Read the FAQ, read the Subreddit Rules, and check out our Wiki. In hindsight, I really should have expected that Jenkins would have attracted a journalists attention. The idea of the suicide bomber was alarming, and caused something of a stir when it was presented to the committee for interstellar security, who called an emergency session to think up means by which such an insane tactic could be countered. David and SHODAN raid their own ships and do a little hacking. He seemed embarrassed by the fact. Classics; Must Read; Previously Featured; Old School Text Posts; Library of Published Works Standalone posts which serve only to advertise wares, commercial or non-commercial, will be removed. Seems it already exists here, but with a less than optimal title: https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/5xfaj1/mankind/, https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/6h1tdq/text_the_veil_of_madness_torn/, https://www.reddit.com/user/kirvin-/posts/, (Still upvoting this one though. A more SANE takeover than Napoleon's return, and with significant help, but still! Then a moment that would change our history came. He fired upon the Supremacy, which in a placating gesture had lowered its shields. So it sound like we need the A-10, but in space. I couldnt tell if he had failed to notice the humans discomfort, or if he simply didnt care. From the scarring and damage, along with the derelict ship floating nearby of a different make, they had been fighting not too long ago. Every attempt to convince people that we wanted fair negations was seen as a deception. IIRC, it's one of the scenes on the Helena, but it could be one of the Bonthans too. Ideally, it should mean a simple 12 pageloads for a day per new thread, and it does not re-download images, so the load should be negligible. Here you go: https://imgur.com/gallery/2Q59t. It's back! But if that's what it takes then I guess that's whats it takes. I havent slept in two standard Diurnals.. David and Gron go hunting for a lost crewmember, but encounter trouble almost immediately. We were silent for some time. Hunters dont wear inter-species communication implants, but I didnt need one to recognise the fear and panic it briefly had time to show before it was beaten to death with another Hunters severed leg. I noticed that a patch of skin on his left arm had been artificially pigmented. Not disappointed, progress is progress. I filed this away as a rebuttal for the next officer to approach me on the subject. David forges some funky metal, trains with his crew, finally gets laid and ATF's someone's dog. My desk registered this as the creatures Interspecies Communication Implant, though it seemed like a shockingly crude example. A few inspired quite intense emotions in me. Only explanation. Jenkins didnt seem especially frightened by the news, but then I realised he had almost certainly never heard of the only carnivorous species in the galaxy that preferred the meat of fellow sentients. Been seeing new Spellguns, and now this. Then a pulse round took him in the torso and flung him against the wall. ThePoshFart 5 5h40m. The security footage records you being shot seven times by heavy pulse gun fire and you have fully healed in less than three-times-eight diurnals, I said. The incident prompted the council to do two things: first they passed an amendment to the Treaty that allowed for a species to be declared sentient if it had developed calculus, rather than interplanetary FTL, though the Contact Prohibition would remain in effect until the species went interplanetary. Everyone knows (or is supposed to anyway) what just happened and what is supposed to happen next, as time on comms is supposed to be as short as possible. I'm getting a 502 error, which might mean there are so many of us flocking to that page that it's overloading the server! And the reason you guys are going to shit yourselves when humans finally get off the ground. It collapsed, what passed for its face shattered by the impact, and I ducked as its fellows returned fire. I have to think that you, as a contributor, have more sway than a random internet plebe theyve already decided to shit on. Transmitting message now. Modern militaries use brevity codes that are based off a completed action in a battle strategy that are one word, usually on the same subject (sports teams for example), and go in alphabetical order. Despite my longer legs, he covered the ground faster and threw himself behind a customs booth as another kinetic pulse missed him. The character writing and the world-building are fantastic, the plot and battle descriptions maybe even more so. A second alarm began to soundthe long wail of a station damage alarm. I requested, and was granted, a transfer and promotion to head of security on the research station. Prey's back, Round Three!! It was completely involuntary. And we have other weakness. Theyre both products of the same religious root anyway!. Often futuristic science fiction, some of these copypastas can get quite long. Henhouse. I have also had leaders who would repeat the code three times, even though thats not the norm. Our first contact did not go so well, however. The issue? At first I thought it had received some pleasant comments and then sank without a trace. I guess I missed the notification, but this time I remembered the name. As part of my job, I was required to pass information of potential military significance back to the Council. I couldnt restrain my strangled bleat of disbelief. I think the fact that we're pulling the largest practical joke in the galaxy was already proof enough of that. It was met at the edge of their solar system by a vigilante fleet that had apparently been preparing to divert a comet in-system to hit Earth. HFY. You had to, didn't you? The Corti were smalleven smaller than this beinggrey-skinned but with large eyes and oversized brains as a result of a centuries-long eugenics program within their species which had vastly expanded their intellect. For anyone who missed it hidden at the bottom of the story page-. We don't know why, but they apparently had been doing this for some time. Could you repeat your identification for me, please?, Abductee 907-42-96-53-3 Male. My job was trivially easy, so I spent much of my time browsing the content of their worldwide data network. I will need to interview you in private. I told it. He laughed, a sound that served the exact same purpose as it did in mine, though this one was tinged with bitterness. Your visa will be denied if you continue to mock the immigration system., Its facial feature twisted up into an expression of amusement. Your Superman sounds like Tvnndrkktktk, who defended his tribe from a pack of predators for a year without sleeping., Or Gudruvgnagnut, who grew so large that his tribe could shelter beneath him from the year-storm, said Vedreg. If Jenkins was to be believed, then the line between fantasy and reality was, for many humans, invisible. Suicide also seemed to be something they would resort to with little or no good reason. Some previously un-archived screencaps, a bit of OC, discussion. This is my very simple attempt to come up with an archival program. Three short howls of noisethe attack alarm. I think this is fantastic because it makes a lot of the classics much more easily searchable. My social implant tentatively suggested that Jenkins body language communicated tired endurance. Short jaunts were safe enough, but more than that and permanent damage to the mind would result. The formatting was good too seeing as how you didn't have to continue the story in the comments like on reddit. So you think you may be able to have humans reclassified?, A wave of purple pigmentation rippled down Vedregs flankpessimism. Please can I have more Welp time to read the first two entries again then read this. I slapped the shield emitter to the power dock on my harness. The navy arrived to break up the resulting fight, but only after horrible casualties to both sides. A civilian fleet set out to make contact with Earth in the hopes of peacefully talking them down from this religion. Human words started to slip into the languages of the stations crew, filling gaps in our philosophical vocabulary. Please contact KaiserMagnus or j1xwnbsr if you have any queries. Ditto. He popped up to his feet, looked at me as he raised his arm, and threw, accurately and much, much further than I could have thrown them. I say you have a talent for worrying in vain. Blazcowickz fighting against the magitech cult of Zarus. The Hunters trotted round the corner, eerily silentnobody had ever heard them communicate verbally. You can see why the administration on station 442 kicked me out. he said. The recording would just have to do. They arenot crazy. Then it took a second. I didn't even need to google "grasping hoof. I had never had to deal with an abductee before, though I had been trained and knew exactly what to do. As far as I can tell, it was originally posted by an anonymous author on 4chan's /tg/ board on 23-02-10. The chemical weapons they use as less-lethal alternatives would slaughter us. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHGAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Read the whole series for the first time, and when I got to the retreat screened by the Associated Republics, I couldn't stop thinking of this mv in particular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vqUJ4T4wQ, What we need, Admiral, are fighter craft that are more heavily armored than the Bearcat and Tigercat, that can engage more hostiles before having to re-arm, that can survive multiple hits from the Rashans laser turrets, and that can also take on the larger combatants that the Rashan field along with their fighters, their destroyers, and cruisers.. Humans, it seemed, had for most of their sentient era preferred to invent explanations for the world around them rather than admit a lack of knowledge. What good is sanity when faced with crushing loneliness anyways? How strong are you, Purveyor Jenkins?, Jenkins shrugged. It shrieked and flailed, swatting the human with its hindlimbs. Jenkins sprinted for cover, and I followed. Some had died off so early only a few stone monuments marked that they had ever been there, some had established empires spanning nearly a dozen systems. Ethnic, religious, and cultural differences became less important when you were away from Earth, and in the end those who could not agree simply lived on different worlds. HFY is a genre for stories in which humanity as a whole and our abilities, knowledge, culture, pmore [close] HFY is a genre for stories in which humanity as a whole and our abilities, knowledge, culture, physiology, psychology etc is shown to be of superior quality. We do not deny an author's need to promote their work, however we do require this only be done in a relevant context. 67,622 talking about this. Same. It staggered, collided with its comrade and fell. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ORIGINAL 1964 CATHAY PACIFIC Route Map - Convair 880 Jet - CLASSIC - SWIRE at the best online prices at eBay! Most of the crew found it impossible to believe that she was not insane, but Jenkins assured me that her beliefs were considered perfectly normal. Civilian trade station 591 Outlook on Forever, Customs and Immigration Officer Krrkktnkk aktnnzziktk interviewing immigrant pre-Contact abductee. . I nodded. It was when I started to explore without his guiding hand that I started to find the positives. I ripped the data from the storage and attached it to the recording. While judging any species by the aesthetic values of your own species doesnt make a lot of sense, Hunters were ugly. 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Heh, it was a fun challenge. You guys and your consistently excellent fiction are ruining my life in all right right ways. I swallowed my pain and staggered to my feet. His endoskeleton issued a loud clicking sound and he issued a sigh that my implant interpreted as pleasure. We spent a lot of time monitoring the political situation at first. A new HFY thread, almost no copy paste, a few new stories, and an interesting Veil of Madness continuation. Narrating Reddit HFY - CLASSIC Series - Chronicles of Clint Stone Book 2 Chapter 14 - YouTube Original Story : https://www.reddit.com/r/hfy/wiki/series/the_chronicles_of_clint_stoneIf You. Oh, I know which one you're referencing. A human who could fly without wings, and who was impossibly strong and utterly impervious to all attempts to harm him. Holy shit! It's an amazing universe with engaging characters, an incredible backstory, and fantastic writing. Profanity A comedy. Also he punches a ghost to death. It's not just the humans, the other races as well feel well realised, and you have a balance of things that scratches my hfy itch without making humans overpowered Mary Sues. They were barely beyond the Stone Age, farming and agriculture still in its early days. It's better than my writing projects by far. When mankind ventured out into space, we never suspected what was to come. I look forward to reading your future works and thank you for sharing your story with us! You can find their music here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliumcKpyD4wSPGsfSCd0Jwhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC19SB4ExQCZLAlKa65vmoVgThis video comes instead of my 1000 sub video, which I want to take a bit more time on the edit. This, along with all the other HFY classics is what got me into this sub. One of the first hfy I ever read. Also, brief writefaggotry featuring telepathic Churchill vs. psychic Hitler. Humanity had become the bogeymen of the universe. Fuck me there's my life in a sentence. Join me in the love of old Hollywood movies from the Silents to the 60's. Aliens can be surprisingly strange at the best of times, but I was beginning to suspect that humans may be weirder than most. It was, as far as I could track back, originally posted as two parts, the second of which I will post tomorrow. They had invented a sentience that was capable of doing any logically consistent thing, capable of knowing anything. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to re read part 2 again because I forgot about some stuff lol. I enjoyed watching their movies, and Jenkins and I spent nearly a full diurnal watching first a series of enjoyable fantasies called Star Wars, then a trilogy called The Lord of the Rings which I then discovered had originally been a book and read. The most successful troll in /tg/ history skews the OP's topic into a debate on whether Humans are the worst fantasy race. The shot was able to breach the hull at a single point, and cost the lives of three crewmen. Whatever this thing was, it was from a high-gravity planet. Lots of monsters are also designed. Today I found your first Prey story and felt it was one of the best stories I've ever read. Ended up re-reading them before starting this. A thread about what humans would have as advantages over other sapient species turns into an intelligent, critical discussion about xenobiology, evolution, and the nature of space-faring species. I wasnt permitted to witness the interview, but every being that entered that chamber exited displaying the signs of worry and stress. Not just because of a confirmed Rashan POV chapter but because it sounds like we still have plenty of chapters to go :D. You have a wonderful ability to write and I am glad you are doing so. Exactly what it says on the tin, some awesome HFY writefaggotry about humanity as teachers and parents. I've read a few stories based on this universe, most have been pretty damn good. Vedreg had turned a grim shade of worried dark green by the time Jenkins finished telling the story. Weve always thought of ourselves as weak, Jenkins said. You have those nervejam grenade things. he pointed out. I visited it only once - aside from being a third heavier than usual, I swiftly felt the heat and humidity making me unwell and returned to the core of the station, which was tuned to the interstellar norm I was used to. We might be referring to different things. Ho-leee shit!! New stories, space dragons, kickarse tales, More of humans being the cutest race in the galaxy, and exploiting the hell out of it, /tg/ asks how well Lex Luthor would do in anon's setting of choice, and /tg/ explains why people from capeshit are bullshit. please leave this site immediately. Another group borrowed the idea of poetry reading and took it in turns to stand up and read their compositions aloudan exercise doomed to ridiculousness by the fact no two of them spoke the same language, but they took to it with enthusiasm. A setting where the PCs are fantasy B.J. Frankly, you deserve all the gold and virgins for continuing this story 2 years down the line! Jenkins thought about it. It has arrived!!! Gonna deliver the Rashan some good ol' fashioned freedom, one BRRRRRRT at a time. I didnt see it at the time, but I think that getting into space and finding that he could rip the limbs off its worst terrors really upset him. Nuryaw, Bonthan High Admiral and leader of the Assemblage grand fleet. After much discussion the author of that piece finally agreed that maybe the Torn story arc was a bad idea. GLad to see the VoM getting some more pagetime. Jenkins received no such luxury from the chairs, but seemed comfortable enough anyway. David holds a few spars, has a fight mid-warp and starts clearing out one of the drone ships. I literally did a mini-jump as soon as I saw the words "HFY" and "Prey" in the same alert box. Aw I loved that one too. In which David pushes his ship and his equipment to their limits. Humanity Fuck Yeah! Click here for legal information.If you are under the age of 18, It is considered impossible for sentient beings to evolve on category twelve planets, I said. 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