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"You're welcome," Director 3 said. "Now, there is something that we have to discuss. In preparation for offensive action against the omni-union we sent scouts into their territory. Just before the attack on Sol we discovered an alien planet that had been attacked by the Omni-Union. There were no survivors of this alien race."

Silence filled the room as I struggled to comprehend multiple things at once. First, the humans were able to scout while also defending a system from Omni-Union attacks? Preparing offensive action? But also...

"What do you mean there were no survivors?" I asked.

"Just that," he responded. "The Omni-Union committed xenocide. There is no doubt that this is the case. The OU attacked the system, destroyed the defending fleet, commenced a planet wide orbital bombardment, and then landed an invasion force to eliminate any survivors."

I was stunned, "I... I don't..."