[ WP ] The Fifth Hegemony has called a council to figure out Humanities place in the Galaxy .

`` Sir what can these humans even do?'' 
 
 The Gazorpian leader spoke up to the head of the council. While the Gazorpians were a very intimidating race, with large bulging muscles all over their body and thick dark-red skin, their intellect was still plenty advanced among the council. 
 
 The others simply looked to their level-headed leader for answers, awaiting the reply to the Gazorpian's question. From their purview, humanity had nothing to offer. So why were they even holding this council? At the front of the room, contained in a glass container of embryonic fluid, floated a large head. The origin, age, or species of the being was unknown, but he was known to be as wise as he was ancient, hence why he was chosen to be the Head of the Council. 
 
 `` Do they possess any sort of superior intelligence?'' the Gazorpian asked, building on his previous inquiry. The Head began to answer the Gazorpian. 
 
 `` They are not a very intelligent race. In fact, they are actually quite primitive. Unlike the Seers, the are very poor at focusing their minds and understanding the universe around them. They lack any usable skills in terms scholarly and technological pursuits.'' 
 
 The room looked befuddled by the response. Surely, there was no reason to consider humanity if they lacked the brains to provide anything to the rest of the Universe. 
 
 `` How about physical labor? Do the humans have any skill in that area?'' asked the brutish Brovonian minister. 
 
 While the Brovonians lacked the brawn of the Gazorpians or the intellect of the Seers, they were quite skilled entrepreneurs, excelling in the ways of venture capitalism. They were quite proficient at allocating resources and using the skills of those around them, even if they were as menial as manual labour. 
 
 `` I'm afraid not,'' answered the Head. `` The humans are fragile creatures, made up mostly of water and carbon-based substances. They have constructed some rudimentary machinery to assist them in these exploits, but ultimately their physical prowess falls far short to be of any practical use.'' 
 
 This, again, befuddled the council, who were still unsure what value, if any, humanity provided to the rest of the Universe. 
 
 `` What about justice?'' pleaded the Jagon president. `` Have these humans at least shown the ability to be fair and impartial?'' 
 
 Even among the council, the Jagons were a peculiar race. They excelled in no major skill, yet they managed to build a society where they all allocated their skills effectively. They lacked talent, but were efficient and calculating, which was enough to be useful. In effect, they were superior bureaucrats. 
 
 `` This may be perhaps the greatest failing of man,'' the Head responded. `` They are a selfish race by design, consistently choosing the individual over the greater good. In addition, humanity's leaders and judgement systems are littered with corruption and ill decision-making.'' 
 
 `` So what exactly can they do?'' inquired the head of the Seers, seemingly a little impatient. 
 
 While the Seers had intelligence to spare, they were far from all-knowing beings. They understood complex mathematical theories, complicated technological concepts, and the even the most verbose and difficult of written or verbal communications, but their intellect was concentrated in academic pursuits. It was because of this they failed to understand the usefulness of man. 
 
 `` I direct you to the screen above me, Seer,'' the Head responded. 
 
 Above the Head, a screen flashed on, opening a routine desktop background. Telepathically, the Head lead the cursor on the screen to the Safari tab, opening what the humans called an internet browser. 
 
 In the next days, the Council experienced sensations they had never encountered before. Greeted with the literature of Shakespeare, Baudelaire, and Hemingway; the comedy stylings of Richard Pryor, Abbot and Costello, and George Carlin; the acting prowess of Robert De Niro, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Denzel Washington; the musical pieces of Motzart, Beethoven, and Elvis Presley; and even the video games of Sid Meier and Shigeru Miyamoto; the Council rode a roller coaster of different emotions. They were thrilled, scared, and overjoyed. They were overwhelmed with suspense and overwhelmed with laughter. Perhaps above everything else, they were *feeling*. They felt like they had n't ever before. 
 
 `` Behold, the value of man,'' stated the Head. `` And that is only the beginning.'' 
 
 After a unanimous decision, the council voted to accept humanity into their ranks. Swiftly, the spaceship descended down just above Earth's atmosphere, sending a signal to all of the screens on Earth's surface. From every Iphone to the huge screen in Times Square, every screen displayed the same video feed. On those screens, as humanity stared, the Head stared back beginning his announcement to humanity. 
 
 `` Hello Humans,'' the Head began. 
 
 `` I am the Head of the Intergalactic Council of the Fifth Hegemony, the Universal Federation. We have deliberated and decided to accept you into our ranks. We are happy to have you. It is a great day for the Universe as a whole, indeed. 
 
 Welcome, Humanity, to the Universal Federation's newly founded Arts Division.''
