Two alien life forms are hunkered over monitoring equipment at a forward command post ten light years from Earth. They scan our broadcasts, deciphering our telecasts, figuring out what makes us tick. Anything could be important for the invasion.
They found us by our feeler space messages, send in a universally understood language of mathematics. And once they located us, translating our world's different tongues was no hard task for a race many times over more intelligent than ours.
"These beings are formidable," one says to another. "They talk about death and violence every day. Look at these news stories. Murder. Rape. War."
"It does raise some questions. We shall report our findings most hastily. Precautions must be taken. They do not seem perturbed by their violent tendencies. Only when it affects to them directly does it appear that they care in the least."
"And their forms of entertainment. Have you see their movies and television shows? They watch the same depraved actions for fun. As if it is not enough that it happens in real life, they must be shown more of it for entertainment!"
"Yes, they might be quite formidable indeed, for ones that seem so immune to threats, accustomed to death and destruction. It will be a long struggle to conquer them. Yes, it will take many lives."
"Perhaps our first contact, we shall not bother with introductions."
"What is your suggestion?"
"If they do not have the time for it, they cannot resist us. We can destroy all of them from orbit if need be. There is no need for losses on our side if they cannot be reasoned with. We can clean up the survivors afterwards. That would not be difficult."
"You make a good point."
"It might be good for them. It will be the greatest show on the planet."
"Oh yes. Won't it be exciting?"
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