[ You know what he hates more than being on an alien planet? Ian being more knowledgeable about the whole damn situation. What a smug fuck. He's loving this, isn't he?

Anyway, down to business again — the news sucks as much as he'd imagine. Maybe not as catastrophic as what he was picturing before Ian reassured him that they weren't on the world's most bleak timer, but still around the same levels of 'shitty'. ]

I won't lie, all of that sounded crap but doable until you got to the last part. [ He sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. ] "Peaceful" like the Judge are benevolent beings that "mercifully subdue" us, I fucking bet.

[ He wonders if they believe that when they say it, or if it's just a plot to get people to surrender. Delusional aliens are an even scarier thought. ]