[ WP ] Humans are the only intelligent species in the universe to have evolved from predators . Every other sentient species has evolved from a prey species ... and so they are terrified of us . Now it 's up to you to persuade the Galactic Council that we wo n't hunt them down and eat them all .

I stared at the slender figures before me, trying to collect my thoughts. 
 
 I was n't prepared for this. Hell, several of my friends were vegetarians and I had joined them for a while. 
 
 Would humans hunt down and eat other sentient beings? 
 
 Of course we would. 
 
 Frowned upon in society or not, some humans still hunted other humans. Not to eat, perhaps, but to claim some part of them. Their life, their sense of worth... We may be omnivores, but the predatory side certainly showed through. Hell, some of us were still cannibals. 
 
 It was hard to even mentally compare it to the purely socialistic society that sat in front of me. These deerlike beings with curving antlers and dark eyes that seemed both compassionate and wary. 
 
 `` It's too much work.'' I finally sighed out. 
 
 The representative from Andromeda flicked her ear. 
 
 `` It's too much work.'' I repeated, pursing my lips as I tried to think of a good explanation. 
 
 `` We have already domesticated the animals we wish to eat, and we keep them healthy and happy, living until that day. It is not a lot of effort on our part, and the systems are already set up.'' 
 
 I could see ears being pulled back, necks tensing with disgust at what I was saying. 
 
 `` But listen - they agree to live for us.'' Possibly a lie, but I did n't know what cows actually thought about living within fences - more like a guess. They could n't tell. Hopefully they did n't speak cow. 
 
 `` We protect them from other predators, give them a peaceful and worry-free life, with the best foods, clean water, and cure their diseases. In return, when their lifespan is up, we kill them as quickly and painlessly as physically possible. No worry of a disease ravaging their bodies for years - no food shortages, and their death is guaranteed to be peaceful.'' 
 
 I took a moment to swallow, my throat feeling a bit dry. I scanned my audience, noting the position of their ears, thanking my dad for teaching me to read the body language of horses as I carefully avoided direct eye contact - did n't stare at any one of them for too long. I did n't want to challenge them. I did n't want to make them nervous. 
 
 `` We really do n't.... hunt, anymore. Actually attacking something else means we have to put our life on the line for food, instead of just working together with the ones we already have agreements with. Our bodies are kinda weak in the grand scheme of things'' I was lying, but horses only knew that if you let yourself react outwardly. They could sense discomfort in body language, but they were n't telepathic. 
 
 I kept my hands in view, kept my eyes wandering. 
 
 `` Not to mention, you reached out to us, first. Humans do n't even properly have space travel yet. To be completely safe, all you'd have to do is... not visit earth.'' 
 
 
 I exhaled, looking up calmly and attempting to radiate calm assurance. 
 
 I did not bring up HOW we evolved - using intelligence and endurance to simply... exhaust our prey. Walk them to death. Outsmart them and corner them and push them into endurance races that we knew we would always win. 
 
 Baby steps at first. 
 
 First we needed space travel. They could provide that, once they accepted we were harmless. 
 
 After we could pursue them to the ends of the universe, well... 
 
 I'm sure some of us would be interested in trying new cuisines.
