You just never asked

[abugslife]

[Hetepheres eventually returns from Macross to her office in Alhambra by TSEN. And it might not be easy to see at a first glance, but she looks tired. Regardless, time for rest will come later, because now she has an announcement to make. One of her scarab-like helpers gives her a cup of something to drink.]

I never expected the giants to reach Earth. But at this point, it is a safe bet that what are they after is your ship, the Macross. The ship that is currently around the orbit of Uranus.

Some of you might have heard about it, and it is true; my people encountered these giants before. As well as Decepticons, and Wulgaru, and Aerogaters. We barely know much more about them than you do; our contact consisted mostly of exchanging projectiles, not words. Regardless, if you have any questions, I will try to answer them to the best of my ability.

[She can be easily reached through the network or in person.]

Comments

[gold_four]

Hmm... that Optimus guy did apparently say stuff about valuing the freedom of sentient beings, so I guess that means a bunch of people don't care for that stuff...

It'd be nice if people knew about the better first contacts we've had.

[abugslife]

The Autobots don't conceal their presence anymore. It is only a matter of time before the public learns about them.

I suspect Earthlings will be happy to see them.

[gold_four]

Maybe... but others are gonna be pretty paranoid going forward. Did you know? There's conspiracy theories out there claiming the GDF is actually in league with aliens like the Wulgaru, and we'd been 'letting' ourselves lose up to this point.

[abugslife]

What kind of harebrained idea is this? What would you gain by doing that? If you really were traitors, there are several faster and more efficient ways to sell out to the enemy than losing to them on purpose.

[gold_four]

That's the way with conspiracy theories - notice something that doesn't fit a preconceived pattern, try to create a whole new one from thin air to explain things. Even if its as ridiculous as us having been in cahoots the whole time. Not even the recent will throw 'em off though, since they'll just say its misdirection.

[abugslife]

In other words, they are the delusions of madmen, with too much time on their hands and no idea how to spend it to do anything constructive.