"Fermis Disappointment" drabbles by DevilDeviant

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The Source

Fermis Disappointment #5

"That guy work for the Bureau?"
"Maybe. Who knows? I trust my source though. He gave me prior information on the Great War and the Truce before they happened. He seems to be kinda in the middle of it all."
Bartog took another puff of his pipe, then set it down to have a drink. Dax was too mentally occupied with this information to continue sipping his drink. He was hoping to interview some aliens but the prospect of war was going to make this difficult. The Bureau would know all the details but gleaning information from them was impossible.

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Through The Grapevine

Fermis Disappointment #4

"Why do we need a super weapon? We were at peace!", Dax said, incredulously.
"That seems to have changed," Bartog replied. "The planet, Dasuna-Pavlee, was annexed because of intelligence gathered from our spies.The Pavlee only accepted peace to further analyze us while we had our guard down. They were planning on creating a super weapon with Dasuna's resources to use against us. Some physiological warfare weapon. Our spy stole the plans and we are currently working on a modified version to use against them."
"How do you know all of this?"
"I know a guy who knows a guy."

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So Much For Peace

Fermis Disappointment #3

"I'm Bartog," the 'droid said, moving a long, thin pipe from its mouth to successively exhale a puff of smoke. Bartog turned his head to get a better view of Dax.
Dax could see he had mistakenly classified the cyborg as an android as the second portion of his face came into view. Skin. Plus, androids didn't smoke.
"Dax." He paused, interrupted from his train of thought by the droid's delivery of his drink. He continued.
"Seems crazy. Risk starting a war with three alien species over one measly planet?"
"Rumor is, that planet's resources can make a super weapon."

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Complications

Fermis Disappointment #2

"War?", he asked. Dax's inquiry was half-hearted as he sat on the stool, navigating the menus of the touch screen in front of him. He finally pressed down on a selection with a flourish of finality as he picked his poison, and hunched over to watch the android mix his cocktail.

"Yup, happened yesterday. Our smart and capable leaders decided they wanted to annex a planet in the Pavlee system."

Dax lazily tilted his head from its resting place on his palm -propped up by his arm- to notice the words come from what appeared to be another 'droid.

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Fermi's Disappointment

Fermis Disappointment #1

It was his first time. You weren't allowed in unless you could speak three of the common languages: English, Vardaak, and Pavlee. Being his native language, it was easier to use the English names for the languages, after the planets on which they were birthed.

Despite this bar's reputation as a cultural melting pot, there didn't seem to be any aliens he could see.

"Where are all the aliens?", Jim said to the bartender, as he walked up and pulled a stool.
A few patrons around him shot him some glances.

"Not here since the truce broke. At war again."