In return, the people of the planets Muina, Tare and Kolar want to open diplomatic relations with Earth, something that’s seriously hampered by the gate to Muina only opening once a year for a few minutes. So, as a first step, they…
[Large intake of breath, pause.]
As a first step they’re giving you their technology. All the things they know about medicine and physics—and psychics—and nanites and all of that. Because their planets would have been lost by now, if that gate to Earth hadn’t opened.
They’re sending a delegation to assist in explaining all the information they’re giving us…you…Earth. They think a more reliable route to Earth will be found within the next couple of years. And…and, well, there’ll be a longer explanation transmitted along with this, so I’ll just wish everyone good luck.
Oh!, and if there are any ice skating instructors who want to move to another planet next time the gate opens, and don’t mind the possibility of not being able to get back for a while, there’s about a billion people here who want to sign up for lessons. And if David Attenborough wants to make some BBC documentaries here, my son would be super happy.
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