[ WP ] Humanity is the only race in the galaxy with such a massive lack of common sense that we 're the only species that requires laws to form societies . Other races just form naturally and are shocked when confronted with humanities laws and regulations .

`` Difur, the Humans are here.'' 
 
 Difur, the Accordat of the 12 Systems government sighed through it's mandibles. These Humans had been a trial and a terror since the 12 Systems had first made contact after detecting the Human radio emissions that they so foolishly cast forth into the galaxy. 
 
 They had something akin to a world government, basic implant technologies, and the tool using curiosity needed to be a technically proficient planet. But they lacked the Q'uria and had no sense for it, much less the ability to enhance it with implants. The science castes of Difur's people reported that Humans could link with the Q'uria, barely, but would do so entirely artificially. 
 
 In came the delegates from the Humans; all agog and filled with wonder at the simple luxuries that the 12 Systems provided for every citizen. Of course every citizen had access to the infotainment networks, meal fabricators, and virtual spaces to practice their particular skill-desires. That these Humans did not and were on the cusp of travelling to other worlds was a source of incredible unease. 
 
 `` Please, sit down,'' Difur gestured to the simple benches laid out in a small circle in the middle of the room. The Humans settled in and Difur placed himself on the seat. 
 
 `` Thank you for meeting us Accordat,'' the lead Human, a'Politician' from the seemingly wealthiest group of Humans. The'Politician' was accompanied by two other Humans. 
 
 `` Appreciations for arriving promptly Madame Secretary.'' Forms and protocols, devised for the process of bringing the 67 different sophonts into the 12 Systems into accord still seemed to work with these Humans. It seemed to be the only thing. 
 
 `` I am here to offer the thanks of a grateful United S- Nations for the assistive technologies you have given us,'' the Human plodded through, baring it's teeth in what Difur was told was a gesture to place itself at ease with the Human. 
 
 Difur had brought in the last four sophonts to the 12 Systems, baring teeth was not exactly new to him. 
 
 `` It was nothing, Madam Secretary. It was apparent your world was approaching a massive ecological and climate shift. You are from from the first world we have encountered to have suffered from such a fate.'' 
 
 The Human coughed, and then bared it's teeth again. `` My, uh, world, was curious as to what the cost was?'' 
 
 Difur pulled at his implants for data comparisons. `` Roughly the total output of your worlds current economy for three years.'' 
 
 The human turned strange colors and the other humans stiffened, their eyes darting around and assessing for threats. 
 
 `` We ca n't pay that much!'' the Madam Secretary shouted. 
 
 `` Pay? Oh, you mean to exchange a good or service. No, Madam Secretary, you are n't required to pay for our technologies. We want your world to be safe and secure. Climate stabilizers, planetary ecosystem rehabilitators, and the necessary power systems to run them are expensive for you on a relative term. If you join the 12 Systems these items are common place. Besides, once each planet reaches technical parity only the rarest of goods and services are worth transporting across stellar distances. We've found that planetary economies are the most efficient. You have absolutely nothing to offer to the 12 Systems that is of value great enough to balance the devices we have installed on your planet.'' 
 
 `` Nothing?'' the Madam Secretary seemed nervous on this point. 
 
 `` Well, not in terms of a good or service. We find that our inter-planetary economy is largely that of information. New ideas, art, technologies and entertainments. An exchange of culture, as it were.'' Difur's implant pulled up examples and analysis of these systems and bundled the data to the Madam Secretary's data viewers. Humans, so far, had been resistant to the idea of implants. 
 
 `` Is that how your members paid for their assistive technologies?'' 
 
 `` Actually, no Madam Secretary. They joined us. Those without the Q'uria, like my own species, had implants installed in order to gain that sense. Once we did the 12 Systems welcomed us.'' Difur felt a glow of pride at the wisdom of his ancestors for making such an enlightened choice. 
 
 `` And what is the Q'uria? We've heard described before, but can not quite understand it.'' 
 
 `` Our science castes can give you the technical matters more accurately than I can, but it is a sort of... Quantum entanglement I believe you would call it that allows all of us to be linked to each other as a sort of'meta-consciousness'. It allows for a portion of our minds to observe and inform each individual on the correctness of their actions.'' 
 
 The Humans reacted poorly to these words, Difur could see that. He had done something wrong. `` Please, allow me to explain Madam Secretary. As I understand it, on your world you have a thing called a'contract', this is a device to determine what each party agrees to and how each is to be compensated for the services provided by each party?'' 
 
 `` Yes...'' Madam Secretary nodded. 
 
 `` It took us several of your'days' to locate a reference to such a thing in my own people's texts - Documents so ancient to as escaped their digital entry. We used to do something similar. Now, two parties form an arrangement and fulfill it. Failure to fulfill the obligation or to misrepresent their part of the agreement is looked upon through the Q'uria and all know it.'' 
 
 `` So your protections are that everyone knows everything about everyone else?'' 
 
 `` More or less. I lead because I want to but also because the 12 Systems knows who I am on a very profound and intimate level. They trust me and through the Q'uria I can feel that trust and my need to fulfill it.'' 
 
 `` What about crime, robbery or murder?'' 
 
 `` Only the insane do such things, their actions would be known by the Q'uria almost immediately. And the implants we all use do a great deal to prevent such madness from occuring by insuring our intelligence structures are properly maintained.'' 
 
 Madam Secretary breathed deeply. `` So no one has any secrets, you do n't need any laws, and you have no crime, because everyone if they really need to know can know you in a profound and deep way. So, if we would like to pursue a treaty with to determine our mutual obligations we'd have to become tapped into the Q'uria.'' 
 
 Difur was pleased, it sometimes took years for a sophont to understand this. `` Exactly.'' 
 
 The Humans around Madam Secretary were unhappy. His implant compared them to the information regarding expression analysis that the 12 Systems had gathered from the Human's own info-nets. 
 
 `` Has anyone ever refused to join the Q'uria?'' Madam Secretary was leaning forward, indicating some sort of aggression matrix was at play. 
 
 `` Of course, but we are very successful at integrating. 67 sophont groups are a part of the 12 Systems.'' 
 
 `` And how many times have you failed? To integrate, that is.'' 
 
 `` 16 of your percents.'' Difur was proud of this number, integration was a joy to experience as a new people joined the Q'uria. 
 
 One of the Humans with many bright decorations on its chest did something strange. Its lips moved and then its mouth dropped open and it urgently whispered to the Madam Secretary. `` 12 out of 79 is roughly 16 %, Madam Secretary,'' Difur's implants picked up. 
 
 Difur was flooded with shame even as the Q'uria took the ensuing panicked withdrawal of the Humans to the other 66 sophonts. It had failed after four wonderfully successful integrations, and now it would lose its Accordat status. 
 
 There had to be something it could do to prevent the Humans from being the 13th System.
