[ WP ] Aliens have come to earth with the intent to conquer it , but when they arrive , they realize that , due to random chance or otherwise , they are biologically indistinguishable from humans .

“ And so, I must echo again, ” Orthel continued, “ that we, like you, were and still are, just as astonished to find not only your home, your planet, but also your inhabitants, your beings, you humans, to be so akin to that of ours. It was a most serendipitous event, and I believe I speak for us all when I say that this past year, and the time in which we ’ ve lived together, has been unbelievable beyond words. ” 
 
 He looked good, I thought. The atmosphere and climate did him well. Perhaps it was the density of the oxygen here. Over twenty percent, I ’ m told. Regardless, it was undeniable – his skin, softer and suppler, the creases around his eyes, more forgiving, and I would say he even looked slightly… taller. Perhaps it was the clothing. But yes, he looked good, as if getting younger with each exo-day. 
 
 I looked across the ballroom of yet another, what is called, press conference. This was one of countless, ever since our arrival. We sat on the panel in the expected attire in what are called gala gowns and tuxedos, whilst newsmen in business suits pushed against each other, as photographers scrambled in an odd dance clicking and flashing away – flash, flash, flash! – each reminding me of a star in the sky. Side note: The stars here are much more beautiful and abundant, nothing like I ’ d seen at home before. 
 
 But I suppose, this was to be expected. Had we expected capable beings, of course! And beings so similar to us, by nature! Nearly indistinguishable upon skin, in fact. What were the odds of that! In the vastness of space and infiniteness of time, the existence of such a world was probable, but for us, drifting through it all, to have the vertices of space and time cross at our most desperate moment, and to find the world with inhabitants so nearly the same so we could have transitioned so quickly? Well that… was entirely impossible. I felt my cheeks flush. 
 
 But here we were! After everything, here we were. And by nature indeed! How similar we were! The glint of Prime Minster Chalmers ’ smile was the very same that thrust me towards Orthel so many ages ago. And the face I must have made when I first met the eldest daughter of President Zhao! The same black-brown hair, which is much longer now ( must be the climate as well ), my thin red lips, our high-sat cheekbones, and slender, tapered chin. So similar in fact, that as I look across at her now, if I hadn ’ t known better, I would have believed I was staring into a glass. 
 
 “ But we ’ re not only similar on the surface, ” Orthel continued. “ But internally, in the integrity and constitution of our minds that make us such kindred spirits. We come from distant world. But we share the same understanding of sympathy for which I am thankful, the same understanding of curiosity, for which I attribute to our being here today, the same understanding of hope… ” 
 
 And the same understanding of deceit, I thought. 
 
 “ And so, on behalf of our kind, on behalf of myself, and my beautiful wife Chechan… ” 
 
 Orthel raised his glass and smiled at me – the same smile that won me over so long ago, the same smile that kept my love, and the smile that renewed my faith – the smile of conquest. 
 
 “ I give to you our ineffable gratitude and indebtedness. May I propose a toast: To Harmony! ” 
 
 The humans lifted their glasses and so did I. 
 
 “ To harmony, ” I whispered. 
 

