Running STFs with the constant Borg trash-talk/taunting/whatever and it got me thinking. The first thing it made me think about was telling my comm officer to "Hail the Borg, all frequencies, advise them that we know who they are, so they can stop talking now." They just won't SHUT UP. Following that, made me think about the logic of their taunts.
"Your defenses are unable to withstand us, etc"
Ya think they have ever rolled into a system, scanned the locals, and transmitted "Your defenses are very impressive. Please don't shoot us. We're leaving now" ?
"Lower your shields. Surrender your vessel. Escort us to your homeworld. etc."
Among the thousands of encountered species, I wonder if ANYONE ANYWHERE EVER has said "ooooooh, okie!" Maybe the Pakled....
I like to think of the intimidation as some failed neural-hub politics.
"WE MUST GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM OTHER SPECIES. ALL DRONES SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR IDEAS. ... SUBMISSION COMPLETE. TABULATING RESULTS. THREE DOMINATE CONCEPTS DEFINED."
1) "We should offer people a happier life to join us! Every race has sick and injured beyond the sciences of their capability. We could offer them immortality for their information! We'll be the love of the galaxy!"
2) "Let us demonstrate our superior ability. They will be overwhelmed by our awesome and surrender to us."
3) "Boom!! Shoot em all, assimilate whatever's left!"
AVERAGING RESULTS. NEW POLICY ADDOPTED:
PHASE 1 -- OPEN HAILING FREQUENCIES TO BE DIPLOMATIC
PHASE 2 -- MAKE THREATENING BOASTS
PHASE 3 -- SHOOT EVERYTHING
Thanks for the suggestion, when the PUGs and I are online later, I will start spouting anti Borg insults
Just like every time I play my KDF toon I will stage the most epic anti Federation discussions on Qo'nos zone chat. Thankfully, I rarely log on to KDF.
I like to think of the intimidation as some failed neural-hub politics.
"WE MUST GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM OTHER SPECIES. ALL DRONES SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR IDEAS. ... SUBMISSION COMPLETE. TABULATING RESULTS. THREE DOMINATE CONCEPTS DEFINED."
1) "We should offer people a happier life to join us! Every race has sick and injured beyond the sciences of their capability. We could offer them immortality for their information! We'll be the love of the galaxy!"
2) "Let us demonstrate our superior ability. They will be overwhelmed by our awesome and surrender to us."
3) "Boom!! Shoot em all, assimilate whatever's left!"
AVERAGING RESULTS. NEW POLICY ADDOPTED:
PHASE 1 -- OPEN HAILING FREQUENCIES TO BE DIPLOMATIC
PHASE 2 -- MAKE THREATENING BOASTS
PHASE 3 -- SHOOT EVERYTHING
Lol!
If that whole thing wasn't bigger than the allowed signature space, I would put that up as my new sig.
Hmmm... Its hard to trash talk a borg. I mean "go suck plasma, you hive minded blood flea" lacks oomph. And something like "all that surgery and you couldn't get a boob-job for your queen" feels cheap.
Also change your uniforms. Wires and stuff isn't attractive. You guys should take some cues from Seven of Nine.
They'll just tell you that attractiveness is irrelevant. They don't like individuality you know.
I don't mind that at all. I don't care what man, woman or child is captaining that other ship in STF runs. It just needs to fly well and output 'adequate' levels of DPS
To (semi) Quote a very good piece of Fan fic written when the borg were fairly new
Borg cube "We are the Borg , resistance is futile, you will be assimilated (etc)"
Response "This is the Solarian Scout Vessel 3011 of task force Imperial splendor you have 15 seconds to surrender"
Borg opened fire
The one man scout vessel returned fire the Borg cube Vanishes instantly
pilot then hails his base ship (40 times the size of a cube) and says "Lord commander we have encountered an inferior species in need of extermination I am forwarding scans now , glory to the eternal empire"
the rest of the story is about Star fleet trying to save the Borg from the Solarian Empire.
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"WE MUST GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM OTHER SPECIES. ALL DRONES SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR IDEAS. ... SUBMISSION COMPLETE. TABULATING RESULTS. THREE DOMINATE CONCEPTS DEFINED."
1) "We should offer people a happier life to join us! Every race has sick and injured beyond the sciences of their capability. We could offer them immortality for their information! We'll be the love of the galaxy!"
2) "Let us demonstrate our superior ability. They will be overwhelmed by our awesome and surrender to us."
3) "Boom!! Shoot em all, assimilate whatever's left!"
AVERAGING RESULTS. NEW POLICY ADDOPTED:
PHASE 1 -- OPEN HAILING FREQUENCIES TO BE DIPLOMATIC
PHASE 2 -- MAKE THREATENING BOASTS
PHASE 3 -- SHOOT EVERYTHING
Just like every time I play my KDF toon I will stage the most epic anti Federation discussions on Qo'nos zone chat. Thankfully, I rarely log on to KDF.
Lol!
If that whole thing wasn't bigger than the allowed signature space, I would put that up as my new sig.
Response: "When you have a better healthcare plan, I might consider it."
Don't forget the cosmetics. I like the prosthetics but Borg facial sucks. For 500ec I can get a better facial care package.
They'll just tell you that attractiveness is irrelevant. They don't like individuality you know.
I don't mind that at all. I don't care what man, woman or child is captaining that other ship in STF runs. It just needs to fly well and output 'adequate' levels of DPS
Borg cube "We are the Borg , resistance is futile, you will be assimilated (etc)"
Response "This is the Solarian Scout Vessel 3011 of task force Imperial splendor you have 15 seconds to surrender"
Borg opened fire
The one man scout vessel returned fire the Borg cube Vanishes instantly
pilot then hails his base ship (40 times the size of a cube) and says "Lord commander we have encountered an inferior species in need of extermination I am forwarding scans now , glory to the eternal empire"
the rest of the story is about Star fleet trying to save the Borg from the Solarian Empire.
The rest of the tight look was awesomesauce.
The silver suit you mean? Absolutely!
"Return to sender... Address unknown... No such number... No such zone"
(And now that song is stuck in your head)
well given that they believe resistance is futile, they will never give you up.
Joining the harmony of the collective is ken to assertion, so they will never let you down.
and if you break form the collective consciousness. they will never turn around and desert you.